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"Coaching with Nancy has taught me the most important lesson in acting: how to keep the performer out of the way of the actor. Her approach can be summed up in three words: Keep It Simple. It has worked for me in spades, from classical to musical theatre, and from auditions to performance. And it has led not only to repeated callbacks and offers, but more importantly working with her has rekindled my passion for the process."
- Thom Sesma
"Nancy is a fantastic coach!!! Her own talents and experiences mean she can quickly identify what is standing in your way and then has the gift for helping you change it. Nancy has taught me that auditioning is not about making the right choice, but about making choices that allow you to live within the circumstances of the material so that ultimately you bring truth, creativity and spontaneity to your audition."
- Kimesia Hartz
"Working with Nancy has given me a greater confidence when I walk into an audition. Whether it is television or stage, comedy or drama, Nancy knows exactly how to bring the best of your abilities to the table to book the job".
- Nick Verina
The funniest thing I've seen on stage in quite a long time. (My Deah)
- Theatremania.com
She is a delight as My Deah, whom she portrays as a swaggering Barbara Stanwyck type, a cross between a velvet-tongued, coquettish belle and a snarling drill sergeant. But she is just as much fun, boasting an outrageously un-P.C. accent, as My Deah's cackling helpmate….
- Isherwood, NY TIMES
On Broadway, the role of Medea has been played by such extraordinary actresses as Judith Anderson, Zoe Caldwell, Diana Rigg and Fiona Shaw. But none of them ever had to say, "I don't need rage therapy." In "My Deah," the line gets tossed off with ferocious comic conviction by Nancy Opel. The actress has been a sturdy, dependable Broadway performer for years, appearing in such shows as "Urinetown" and the recent revival of "Fiddler on the Roof." On the Abingdon's tiny stage, she gets to unleash her considerable flair for fun, not only as My Deah, but as the woman's loyal servant, a deranged octoroon named Lillie V. The actress, a veteran of comedies by David Ives, displays impeccable timing, whether executing a double-take or working her way through Epperson's giddy, histrionic dialogue.
- Michael Kuchwara AP
The reason to see My Deah is the star-turn performance of the multi-talented Nancy Opel.
- NYtheatre.com
Opel, her mouth steeled into a gaping rictus of rage, tears enjoyably into the title role.
- TimeOutNY
Though her recent Broadway work might lead you to brace yourself for shrillness, here she is ranging from extreme vindictive frenzy to breathy seductiveness and back without putting a scrape on her voice or falsifying an emotional beat.
- Village Voice
The brilliant Nancy Opel - who plays both My Deah, a former Louisiana beauty queen, and her ratty, chatty maid Lillie - has the gravity and range to go there. Called upon instead merely to play a deadpan grande dame in a Reba-red wig and a dress that's equal parts Greek robe and Marilyn Monroe, Opel holds her own as a larger-than-life femme fatale among a gallery of well-drawn drag caricatures: This "My Deah" has fabulousness to spare…
- Newsday
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