John Returns to the live stage!
May 24, 2023
I’m returning to perform at Stonewall Inn in Lavinia Draper (Susan Campanaro) & Anthony Fett’s Tony Awards Show on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 7pm
Testimonials
The Reviews Are In
I’ve learned that the most damning reviews are silence.
Fortunately, these people had something to say.
NYC STAGE REVIEWS
Review for Jerby: Fully Loaded
"an iconoclastic wild man...a fearless performer who takes chances and sends out zingers, but aims even more arrows at himself...a force to be reckoned with ..."
"an iconoclastic wild man...a fearless performer who takes chances and sends out zingers, but aims even more arrows at himself...a force to be reckoned with ..."
Rob Lester
Talkin' Broadway
Review for Jerby: Fully Loaded
"Foul-mouthed, indecent, immoral and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!"
"Foul-mouthed, indecent, immoral and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!"
Cherry Jones
Emmy & Tony Award-winner
Review for Jerby: Fully Loaded
"When he's vulnerable he brings out the vulnerability in all of us. Only his sounds much better!"
"When he's vulnerable he brings out the vulnerability in all of us. Only his sounds much better!"
Brían F. O'Byrne
Tony Award-winner
Review for Jerby: Fully Loaded
"I had a ball and busted a gut...priceless and not to be missed!"
"I had a ball and busted a gut...priceless and not to be missed!"
Heather Goldenhersh
Tony Award-nominee
Review for Jerby With a "Y"
"With impeccable comic timing, he'll wrap up Broadway, rock and rap into a ball of bawdiness and then whack you with a left hook of pathos and relevance while you're distracted.
"With impeccable comic timing, he'll wrap up Broadway, rock and rap into a ball of bawdiness and then whack you with a left hook of pathos and relevance while you're distracted.
Michael Baker
thelunargemini. blogspot.com
Review for Madame Bovary
"John Raymond Barker as a Priest sang and acted well as did the other members of the cast who played various servants and townspeople..."
"John Raymond Barker as a Priest sang and acted well as did the other members of the cast who played various servants and townspeople..."
Joel Benjamin
TheatreScene.net
REGIONAL STAGE REVIEWS
Review for The Devil's Disciple at the Alley Theatre
"...makes an amusing lout of Chris, Dick's foolish younger brother."
"...makes an amusing lout of Chris, Dick's foolish younger brother."
Everett Evans
Houston Chronicle
Review for Shakespeare's R&J at Stages Repertory Theatre
"...best in his flashy turns as the outspoken and witty Mercutio."
"...best in his flashy turns as the outspoken and witty Mercutio."
Everett Evans
Houston Chronicle
Review for Shakespeare's R&J at Stages Repertory Theatre
"My enjoyment was due in no small part to the energetic and passionate actors...Barker is especially good with Mercutio's death speech..."
"My enjoyment was due in no small part to the energetic and passionate actors...Barker is especially good with Mercutio's death speech..."
Holly Hildebrand
Back Stage West
Review for The Devil's Disciple at the Alley Theatre
"...was quite funny as Dick's younger brother, Christopher."
"...was quite funny as Dick's younger brother, Christopher."
Holly Hildebrand
Back Stage West
Review for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? at Theatre Under The Stars
"...makes the most of her small role, as does John Raymond Barker in a comic turn as a mailman..."
"...makes the most of her small role, as does John Raymond Barker in a comic turn as a mailman..."
Holly Hildebrand
Theatremania
Review for Shakespeare's R&J at Stages Repertory Theatre
"...steals the scene as Juliet's mother, with body language and facial expressions perfectly suited to the part..."
"...steals the scene as Juliet's mother, with body language and facial expressions perfectly suited to the part..."
Kathleen Ballanfant
Village News
Review for Shakespeare's R&J at Stages Repertory Theatre
"Brian Byrne's fight choreography is exquisite and the actors are impressively controlled in these intense scenes."
"Brian Byrne's fight choreography is exquisite and the actors are impressively controlled in these intense scenes."
Fort Worth star telegram
Review for Grand Hotel at The 5th Avenue Theatre
“As with any great cast there are several players who work the hardest and get the least attention. But without them the show wouldn’t have the impact it does. So my hat is off, with many kudos to these first-rate cast members: John Raymond Barker…”
“As with any great cast there are several players who work the hardest and get the least attention. But without them the show wouldn’t have the impact it does. So my hat is off, with many kudos to these first-rate cast members: John Raymond Barker…”
Mark Finley
Seattle Gay News
Review for Shakespeare's R&J at Stages Repertory Theatre
"a sharp-tongued Mercutio..."
"a sharp-tongued Mercutio..."
D.L. Groover
Houston Voice
Review for Shakespeare's R&J at Stages Repertory Theatre
"...quite good and takes great command of the stage."
"...quite good and takes great command of the stage."
Joey Berner
Houston's Other
Review for Runaways at Masquerade Theatre
"...is at times heartbreaking (during "Current Events") and funny (during a mock rock concert) as Eddie."
"...is at times heartbreaking (during "Current Events") and funny (during a mock rock concert) as Eddie."
Joey Guerra
The Daily Cougar
