For her comedy songs and music videos, including Princess Rap Battle, a series which has had a billion views throughout the web
"Mirth maestro" and "digital princess" in the Comedy Impact Report, alongside Judd Apatow, Elizabeth Banks, Larry David, Eddie Murphy, Paul Rudd, and Lily Tomlin. --Variety
A BAMF on the list of the Internet's Most Fascinating people, alongside Beyonce, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Schumer, George Takei, and Waffles the Cat. --Cosmopolitan
"the greatest fake Disney thing ever" --KISS FM El Paso
"A Frozen battle of epic proportions" --MTV News
"[today's] best thing on the internet.... from the brilliant mind of Whitney Avalon" --Rachael Berkey, Nerdist.com
"mega-LOLz insults" --Irish Examiner
"an instant classic.... there’s a clear winner... Whitney Avalon" --John Frost, TheDisneyBlog.com
"one of the funniest videos I have ever seen" --CourtneyLuv.com
"A wonderful voice and a definite talent for twisted lyrics" --Dr. Demento
"it's a sassy rap battle, and it's amazing.... brilliant.... hands down the most hysterical thing you will watch today" --Alex Rees, Cosmopolitan
"That Doesn't Make Sense is our 2014 winner for Outstanding Comedy Music Video of the year!" --The Logan Awards
For creating the role of Joan in Pope Joan
"Avalon is impeccable as the maiden who doesn't know how to handle the gifts she has been given and strives mightily to find the balance between her commitment to God and the physical love she has for Louis. Vocally, Avalon instills a captivating veracity into the yearnings of a young woman ('Ballade'), her counsel to Bryce Blue's callow young cleric Lucius ('Outside These Walls') and Joan's confrontation with the papal hierarchy ('Another Rome')." --Julio Martinez, VARIETY
"As Joan, Whitney Avalon is a model of wide-eyed saintliness, and her crystalline voice is one of the marvels of this production." --Kyle Moore, Tolucan Times
"The cast is anchored by the outstanding performance of Whitney Avalon as Joan, who gives the role an understated gravitas and spirituality that makes the character real." --Laura Hitchcock, CurtainUp Los Angeles
"Avalon boasts a ravishing singing voice." --Les Spindle, Back Stage
"From Whitney Avalon’s sincere, passionate Joan (with a gorgeous soprano to match) to Doug Barry’s sexy, golden-voiced King Louis..., these are first-rate performers doing first-rate work." --Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"Whitney Avalon's stellar vocal dynamics as Joan... stand out among a talented cast." --Kayte Deioma, GO Los Angeles
"With a lovely soaring voice, Whitney Avalon plays Joan with a certain wide-eyed understatement that belies the strength and chutzpa a woman would need to pass oneself off as a man in a world filled with deceit and subterfuge." --Jose Ruiz, REVIEWPLAYS
For Bing in Pulp
"Terry is trapped in a triangle between bad-girl Bing (the luscious Whitney Avalon) and mysterious Miss Vivian.... the musical numbers, though diverting, don't have much punch (only Avalon has a remarkable voice)." --Thomas Garvey, the Boston Globe
"Pulp is a sapphic delight.... Bing (Whitney Avalon), the joint's femme fatale, is the first to sink her teeth into 'the new butch in town'.... this show delivers nothing but laughs." --Nick Dussault, the Boston Metro
"Whitney Avalon as Bing has all the curves and all the sultry petulance you could ask for." --Jon Lehman, the Patriot Ledger
"The music also accompanies the numbers performed in the club by the ensemble, including Bing (Whitney Avalon), the seductress who performs a hot bump and grind number as she sets her sights on Terry.... The cast is great all around.... The timing of this likeable ensemble is a pleasure to watch." --Loren King, Bay Windows
"It is very funny, very smart and very entertaining.... The cast is perfect... Whitney Avalon is a bodacious babe - all boobs and innuendo as Bing." --Howie Green, EDGE Boston
"[a] series of songs, the best of which are 'I'm Gonna Do What I Please', vividly sung by the sultry Bing, and the show's torch-like finale.... Maureen Keiller is strong and quite effective as the play's center of romantic complication and Whitney Avalon as the competitive and lusty Bing are the evening's best and most compelling performers." --Norm Gross, PMP Reviews
"HILARIOUS! Just the right mix of satire, parody, camp, fresh-faced-innocence and pure depravity in one neatly-boiled-down act." --Larry Stark, Theater Mirror
For Ariel in The Tempest
"[Director Timothy Smith] anchors this production with splendid performances from Ann Marie Shea as Prospero, Whitney Avalon as Ariel.... Shea and Avalon rise to the occasion brilliantly.... Avalon is a marvel of physical grace as Ariel, sculpting the air with a fluidity of movement that is often breathtaking. Her performance is the definition of enchantment, as she beguiles one and all to a happy denouement. " --Paul Kolas, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
For Nancy in Oliver!
"As Nancy, Whitney Avalon is perfect for the role... when she sings and dances, she makes you want to jump up and join her." --Diane Sprung, Post & Courier
"There are several top-notch performances in this production; namely Whitney Avalon as Nancy, the prostitute, who, like Oliver, remains hopeful in spite of her past actions. Avalon has a marvelously clear singing voice and a spirited presence onstage." --Jennifer Corley, the City Paper
"Among the others in the huge cast, I liked best Whitney Avalon's Nancy, tough and handsome and big-voiced." --Robert Jones, Special to the Post & Courier
For Catherine in Proof
Nominated as the season's Best Actress in a Play by EMACT in their Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors Program.
"Whitney Avalon gave a performance that started quietly and became wonderfully rich, powerful, and textured.... The remarkable thing was her ability to navigate the transitions so adroitly. They never seemed too abrupt or implausible.... In total it was a rare performance from an actress who showed vast technical skill and a deep understanding of and affinity for the character." --Robert M. Hallisey, EMACT Adjudicator
For Ikea Heights
"I thought it was very playful and fun and complimentary to our brand" --Mona Astra Liss, IKEA's director of public relations
"Brand-wise, IKEA Heights is absolutely harmless. In fact, Seger and his friends have essentially done for free what Easy to Assemble cost IKEA $50,000 to do. And done it better." --Dan Neil, The LA Times
"this is one of the more silly yet inventive short drama series I've seen online" --Linda Holmes, NPR
"so brilliant and awesome that its glories can really only be diminished by additional words.... my favorite new web series" --Whitney Pastorek, Entertainment Weekly
"The geniuses at Channel 101 made a web series shooting guerrilla style inside of an IKEA store. The entire web series was still easier to put together than any piece of furniture from the store." --Gonzalo Cordova, ComedyCentral.com
"A significant coup.... It’s all good soft-boiled fun, and the currently three-part series is completely buoyant thanks to its kitschy and somewhat nostalgic backdrop." --Michael Shaw, tilzy.tv
"I've long thought that Ikea would serve as an ideal backdrop for a drama of marital discord and corporate intrigue and, now, finally, it is.... It's worth noting that this is MUCH funnier than Ikea's own Ikea comedy." --Carrie McLaren, consumerist.com
"a terrifically terrible and brilliant online soap opera parody" --Benjamin Sutton, The L Magazine
"[The show creators] have seen the potential of the Ikea model of retail stores and they have taken full advantage, using the ready-made rooms as the backdrop for their melodrama Ikea Heights, which details the scandalous goings-on in the living-room, kitchen, office, and bath sections. It’s a tale of murder, deception, sex, and greed. Also, polyester." --Ross Rosenberg, Coilhouse Magazine
For Kate in Holes
"Whitney Avalon captures Kate Barlow's haunting transformation from hopeful romantic to scary fatalist." --Jules Becker, the Jewish Advocate
"Whitney Avalon and Darius Omar Williams are touching as the ill-fated Kate Barlow and Sam....Wheelock's solid production... is well-paced, engaging, and richly textured." --Karen Campbell, the Boston Globe
For Pam in The Full Monty
"Also first-rate are Larsen,... Avalon as the exasperated but still sympathetic Pam, and Gretchen Goldsworthy..." --Paul Kolas, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"A trio of smart actresses plays the wives who are at once supporting and liberating. They are Gretchen Goldsworthy as the sultry Vicki Nichols, Whitney Avalon as the prudent Pam Lukowski and Anika Larsen as the longing Georgie Bukatinsky." --Chet Williamson, Worcester Magazine
For creating the role of Mina in CarnEvil
"There’s no denying the talent on stage at Sacred Fools, with Sumner, Avalon, and Baron possessing rock pipes so powerful that any band would be lucky to have them as lead singers." --Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
For Pearl in The Iceman Cometh
"It was exciting to see that so many local thespians, heretofore only seen in far smaller spaces, had no trouble at all carrying a Broadway-sized house.... The women were just as strong: Whitney Avalon, Joy Lamberton, and Caroline Delima all made the most of the broad strokes." --Thomas Garvey, WBUR blog
For Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap
"Delicious performers stick around for just desserts.... Whitney Avalon brings a melancholy hauteur to expatriate Casewell, who's daring in pants." --Carolyn Clay, the Boston Phoenix
"The most entertaining show in the Boston area.... you are ever poised between laughter and nail biting and [Director Adam Zahler] has beautifully shaped his actors into eight interlocking pieces of the Christie puzzle.... Laurels to them, all!" --Carl A. Rossi, Theater Mirror
"A fine cast of old pros and up-and-coming young talent.... Whitney Avalon scores as a young woman with a secret.... the cast plays it straight as an arrow, which makes the show that much more believable." --Rich Fahey, the Daily Item
For The Threepenny Opera
"Once again, artistic director Rick Lombardo has assembled a first-rate cast.... there hasn't been a better production anywhere in the area this season than 'Threepenny.'" --Ed Siegel, the Boston Globe
"Lombardo and his phenomenal cast have used the intimacy of the New Rep's 150-seat theater to create a searing, shocking and satisfying production." --Terry Byrne, the Boston Herald
"The ensemble is so strong and the production is so superb that 'The Threepenny Opera' should not be missed." --Nick Dussault, the Boston Metro
For Sweeney Todd
"Quite simply astounding. It is a world class production and easily one of the most exhilarating theater experiences I have ever had." --Joyce Kulhawik, WBZ4 News
"Sweeney Todd as it was always meant to be." --TalkinBroadway.com
"You will never hear or see a better production." --Theater Mirror
"Mirth maestro" and "digital princess" in the Comedy Impact Report, alongside Judd Apatow, Elizabeth Banks, Larry David, Eddie Murphy, Paul Rudd, and Lily Tomlin. --Variety
A BAMF on the list of the Internet's Most Fascinating people, alongside Beyonce, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Schumer, George Takei, and Waffles the Cat. --Cosmopolitan
"the greatest fake Disney thing ever" --KISS FM El Paso
"A Frozen battle of epic proportions" --MTV News
"[today's] best thing on the internet.... from the brilliant mind of Whitney Avalon" --Rachael Berkey, Nerdist.com
"mega-LOLz insults" --Irish Examiner
"an instant classic.... there’s a clear winner... Whitney Avalon" --John Frost, TheDisneyBlog.com
"one of the funniest videos I have ever seen" --CourtneyLuv.com
"A wonderful voice and a definite talent for twisted lyrics" --Dr. Demento
"it's a sassy rap battle, and it's amazing.... brilliant.... hands down the most hysterical thing you will watch today" --Alex Rees, Cosmopolitan
"That Doesn't Make Sense is our 2014 winner for Outstanding Comedy Music Video of the year!" --The Logan Awards
For creating the role of Joan in Pope Joan
"Avalon is impeccable as the maiden who doesn't know how to handle the gifts she has been given and strives mightily to find the balance between her commitment to God and the physical love she has for Louis. Vocally, Avalon instills a captivating veracity into the yearnings of a young woman ('Ballade'), her counsel to Bryce Blue's callow young cleric Lucius ('Outside These Walls') and Joan's confrontation with the papal hierarchy ('Another Rome')." --Julio Martinez, VARIETY
"As Joan, Whitney Avalon is a model of wide-eyed saintliness, and her crystalline voice is one of the marvels of this production." --Kyle Moore, Tolucan Times
"The cast is anchored by the outstanding performance of Whitney Avalon as Joan, who gives the role an understated gravitas and spirituality that makes the character real." --Laura Hitchcock, CurtainUp Los Angeles
"Avalon boasts a ravishing singing voice." --Les Spindle, Back Stage
"From Whitney Avalon’s sincere, passionate Joan (with a gorgeous soprano to match) to Doug Barry’s sexy, golden-voiced King Louis..., these are first-rate performers doing first-rate work." --Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"Whitney Avalon's stellar vocal dynamics as Joan... stand out among a talented cast." --Kayte Deioma, GO Los Angeles
"With a lovely soaring voice, Whitney Avalon plays Joan with a certain wide-eyed understatement that belies the strength and chutzpa a woman would need to pass oneself off as a man in a world filled with deceit and subterfuge." --Jose Ruiz, REVIEWPLAYS
For Bing in Pulp
"Terry is trapped in a triangle between bad-girl Bing (the luscious Whitney Avalon) and mysterious Miss Vivian.... the musical numbers, though diverting, don't have much punch (only Avalon has a remarkable voice)." --Thomas Garvey, the Boston Globe
"Pulp is a sapphic delight.... Bing (Whitney Avalon), the joint's femme fatale, is the first to sink her teeth into 'the new butch in town'.... this show delivers nothing but laughs." --Nick Dussault, the Boston Metro
"Whitney Avalon as Bing has all the curves and all the sultry petulance you could ask for." --Jon Lehman, the Patriot Ledger
"The music also accompanies the numbers performed in the club by the ensemble, including Bing (Whitney Avalon), the seductress who performs a hot bump and grind number as she sets her sights on Terry.... The cast is great all around.... The timing of this likeable ensemble is a pleasure to watch." --Loren King, Bay Windows
"It is very funny, very smart and very entertaining.... The cast is perfect... Whitney Avalon is a bodacious babe - all boobs and innuendo as Bing." --Howie Green, EDGE Boston
"[a] series of songs, the best of which are 'I'm Gonna Do What I Please', vividly sung by the sultry Bing, and the show's torch-like finale.... Maureen Keiller is strong and quite effective as the play's center of romantic complication and Whitney Avalon as the competitive and lusty Bing are the evening's best and most compelling performers." --Norm Gross, PMP Reviews
"HILARIOUS! Just the right mix of satire, parody, camp, fresh-faced-innocence and pure depravity in one neatly-boiled-down act." --Larry Stark, Theater Mirror
For Ariel in The Tempest
"[Director Timothy Smith] anchors this production with splendid performances from Ann Marie Shea as Prospero, Whitney Avalon as Ariel.... Shea and Avalon rise to the occasion brilliantly.... Avalon is a marvel of physical grace as Ariel, sculpting the air with a fluidity of movement that is often breathtaking. Her performance is the definition of enchantment, as she beguiles one and all to a happy denouement. " --Paul Kolas, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
For Nancy in Oliver!
"As Nancy, Whitney Avalon is perfect for the role... when she sings and dances, she makes you want to jump up and join her." --Diane Sprung, Post & Courier
"There are several top-notch performances in this production; namely Whitney Avalon as Nancy, the prostitute, who, like Oliver, remains hopeful in spite of her past actions. Avalon has a marvelously clear singing voice and a spirited presence onstage." --Jennifer Corley, the City Paper
"Among the others in the huge cast, I liked best Whitney Avalon's Nancy, tough and handsome and big-voiced." --Robert Jones, Special to the Post & Courier
For Catherine in Proof
Nominated as the season's Best Actress in a Play by EMACT in their Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors Program.
"Whitney Avalon gave a performance that started quietly and became wonderfully rich, powerful, and textured.... The remarkable thing was her ability to navigate the transitions so adroitly. They never seemed too abrupt or implausible.... In total it was a rare performance from an actress who showed vast technical skill and a deep understanding of and affinity for the character." --Robert M. Hallisey, EMACT Adjudicator
For Ikea Heights
"I thought it was very playful and fun and complimentary to our brand" --Mona Astra Liss, IKEA's director of public relations
"Brand-wise, IKEA Heights is absolutely harmless. In fact, Seger and his friends have essentially done for free what Easy to Assemble cost IKEA $50,000 to do. And done it better." --Dan Neil, The LA Times
"this is one of the more silly yet inventive short drama series I've seen online" --Linda Holmes, NPR
"so brilliant and awesome that its glories can really only be diminished by additional words.... my favorite new web series" --Whitney Pastorek, Entertainment Weekly
"The geniuses at Channel 101 made a web series shooting guerrilla style inside of an IKEA store. The entire web series was still easier to put together than any piece of furniture from the store." --Gonzalo Cordova, ComedyCentral.com
"A significant coup.... It’s all good soft-boiled fun, and the currently three-part series is completely buoyant thanks to its kitschy and somewhat nostalgic backdrop." --Michael Shaw, tilzy.tv
"I've long thought that Ikea would serve as an ideal backdrop for a drama of marital discord and corporate intrigue and, now, finally, it is.... It's worth noting that this is MUCH funnier than Ikea's own Ikea comedy." --Carrie McLaren, consumerist.com
"a terrifically terrible and brilliant online soap opera parody" --Benjamin Sutton, The L Magazine
"[The show creators] have seen the potential of the Ikea model of retail stores and they have taken full advantage, using the ready-made rooms as the backdrop for their melodrama Ikea Heights, which details the scandalous goings-on in the living-room, kitchen, office, and bath sections. It’s a tale of murder, deception, sex, and greed. Also, polyester." --Ross Rosenberg, Coilhouse Magazine
For Kate in Holes
"Whitney Avalon captures Kate Barlow's haunting transformation from hopeful romantic to scary fatalist." --Jules Becker, the Jewish Advocate
"Whitney Avalon and Darius Omar Williams are touching as the ill-fated Kate Barlow and Sam....Wheelock's solid production... is well-paced, engaging, and richly textured." --Karen Campbell, the Boston Globe
For Pam in The Full Monty
"Also first-rate are Larsen,... Avalon as the exasperated but still sympathetic Pam, and Gretchen Goldsworthy..." --Paul Kolas, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"A trio of smart actresses plays the wives who are at once supporting and liberating. They are Gretchen Goldsworthy as the sultry Vicki Nichols, Whitney Avalon as the prudent Pam Lukowski and Anika Larsen as the longing Georgie Bukatinsky." --Chet Williamson, Worcester Magazine
For creating the role of Mina in CarnEvil
"There’s no denying the talent on stage at Sacred Fools, with Sumner, Avalon, and Baron possessing rock pipes so powerful that any band would be lucky to have them as lead singers." --Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
For Pearl in The Iceman Cometh
"It was exciting to see that so many local thespians, heretofore only seen in far smaller spaces, had no trouble at all carrying a Broadway-sized house.... The women were just as strong: Whitney Avalon, Joy Lamberton, and Caroline Delima all made the most of the broad strokes." --Thomas Garvey, WBUR blog
For Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap
"Delicious performers stick around for just desserts.... Whitney Avalon brings a melancholy hauteur to expatriate Casewell, who's daring in pants." --Carolyn Clay, the Boston Phoenix
"The most entertaining show in the Boston area.... you are ever poised between laughter and nail biting and [Director Adam Zahler] has beautifully shaped his actors into eight interlocking pieces of the Christie puzzle.... Laurels to them, all!" --Carl A. Rossi, Theater Mirror
"A fine cast of old pros and up-and-coming young talent.... Whitney Avalon scores as a young woman with a secret.... the cast plays it straight as an arrow, which makes the show that much more believable." --Rich Fahey, the Daily Item
For The Threepenny Opera
"Once again, artistic director Rick Lombardo has assembled a first-rate cast.... there hasn't been a better production anywhere in the area this season than 'Threepenny.'" --Ed Siegel, the Boston Globe
"Lombardo and his phenomenal cast have used the intimacy of the New Rep's 150-seat theater to create a searing, shocking and satisfying production." --Terry Byrne, the Boston Herald
"The ensemble is so strong and the production is so superb that 'The Threepenny Opera' should not be missed." --Nick Dussault, the Boston Metro
For Sweeney Todd
"Quite simply astounding. It is a world class production and easily one of the most exhilarating theater experiences I have ever had." --Joyce Kulhawik, WBZ4 News
"Sweeney Todd as it was always meant to be." --TalkinBroadway.com
"You will never hear or see a better production." --Theater Mirror