ALESSANDRO COLLA
Actor, Director, NYC
Blurbs and Links
Taming of the Shrew
"Mr. Colla's Petruchio is a hearty presence... played with beery growling sea-dog swagger."
Richard III
Review by Andy Webster
New York Times
"Mr. Colla is a powerhouse actor. Mr. Colla speaks the speach smoothly... alternately elated and enraged, and more than a bit smug and hammy. It's a shrewd mixture."
Review by Ken Jaworowski
New York Times
"You wouldn't want to miss a moment of Mr. Colla's performace"
As You Like It
Review by Aaron Grunfeld
New York Theatre Review
[Rosalind's] scenes with the fool Touchstone (an ever sturdy Alessandro Colla)... are wonderful by any standard."
Hamlet
Review by Ken Jaworowski
New York Times
"Colla’s scratchy vocal gymnastics and bouncy physicality are eerily reminiscent of a young Bobcat Goldthwait. While certainly different, the kooky-sexy/smart-ass nature of his Hamlet... is bold, interesting, and very watchable."
Review by Heather McAllister nytheatre.com
"Colla possesses an emotional palette that goes from subtle to hard-pounding power...
His is a hard-boiled Hamlet with a gritty New York edge."
Review by Deirdre Donovan A Curtain Up Review
"Colla's punk-like Hamlet is consistently arresting."