“Salieri, portrayed by the phenomenal Matt Daniels, tells the tale, in a narration that oozes with jealousy and spite.
Daniels can whip up an audience into rapt attention like few other actors (which explains the glowing reviews he’s received for his Ebeneezer Scrooge in The Milwaukee Rep’s A Christmas Carol for the past four years), so this role suits him, and vice versa.”
— Around the Town Chicago
“Matt Daniels as Salieri and Zach Thomas Woods as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are perfect counterparts — delivering acting masterclasses individually and together.
Daniels is endlessly fascinating as an initially good man – devoted to God and music – devolves into a bitter, cruel tormentor.”
— Broadwayworld
“It is Matt Daniels (as Salieri) who draws the most attention. His excellent performance is the heart and soul of this production. He appears to time-shift his appearance effortlessly, which is a mark of professional distinction.”
— Milwaukee Shepherd-Express
“The Skylight has assembled fantastically good actors, notably Matt Daniels as Salieri... Personally, I would run to anything Daniels does, so polished a vocal and physical actor he is, with a manner that draws attention.”
— Urban Milwaukee
“It is fascinating to watch Daniels in this leading role about a powerful man’s inner torment just weeks after he finished playing Scrooge in Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s “A Christmas Carol.” In the latter, the Juilliard-trained actor shows a conversion in the heavenly direction; in “Amadeus,” the character arrow is reversed. “Amadeus” gives Daniels many chances to express a specific artistic anguish: even as he yearns to destroy Mozart, Salieri is the only living human in the world of the play who hears and appreciates how great Mozart’s music is.”
