Media
Commercial Reel!
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
On Camera!
Download On-Camera Resume Here (224)
Reviews!
The Truth, Metropolitan Playhouse:
“The production is driven by a trio of splendid performances. As the shunned Eve, Shanara Gabrielle is heartbreakingly possessed, struggling in vain to win back a man who doesn’t want her.” – nytheatre.com
Twelfth Night, The Great River Shakespeare Festival:
“The actors, mostly young, are well-trained and delight my ageing ears. Greater delight occurs when patterns emerge that I hadn’t noticed before. At the end of her ring soliloquy, Viola (Shanara Gabrielle) alighted on the word “time” with ingenuous freshness–getting from the audience a solid laugh I had never heard at that place before.” – Peter Saccio, Shakespeare Bulletin
She Loves Me, Guthrie Theater:
“Shanara Gabrielle plays the bad-girl buddy; with her Kewpie-doll face and solid, bone deep instincts on how to sell a comic song, this young performer has the chops of an old-school character actress.” – St. Paul Pioneer Press
“Besides the musical’s two main characters, there are subplots involving the perfumery’s employees, deliciously and delightfully played by Steve Shaffer as Mr. Maraczek, Christopher Carl as Steven Kodaly, and Shanara Gabrielle as Ilona Ritter.” – St. Cloud Times
“The cast of some 23 is rich with talent. Shanara Gabrielle has a big, brassy voice that suits street-tough Ilona. Her most touching song is A Trip to the Library.” – Talkin’ Broadway
Guys and Dolls, Northern Stage:
“…Gabrielle, who as Sarah Brown, owns the show. She turns a lovely song, If I Were A Bell, into something truly splendid, a revelation at the heart of the play.” – Valley News
“Shanara Gabrielle sparkles as the very thin but gorgeous and endearing Salvation Army soul saver Sgt. Sarah Brown. She may be the show’s MVP. From her spritely piccolo playing in the comical Salvation Army band to her deft transformation from prim preacher to swooning love, Gabrielle’s expressive eyes alone command attention, and her facial contortions say as much in moment of frustrated silence as her ebullient voice and careening body language do when she delivers If I Were A Bell, a song overflowing with emotion in a drunken declaration of love.” – Connecticut Valley Spectator
“Shanara Gabrielle was perfectly cast as the virginal Sarah Brown, and let the real woman rip when unleashed. Gabrielle’s sweet voice expressed Sarah’s innocence.” – The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
“Shanara Gabrielle and Edward Cahill captured the breathtaking enchantment of Sarah and Sky’s whirlwind courtship. They played their romance with convincing charm and danced strongly, especially in the innovative and tricky Cuban number.” – Seven Days, Vermont’s Alternative Weekly
Lend Me A Tenor, Northern Stage:
“Shanara Gabrielle is perfect in her role as Maggie, somewhat naïve, a little hot to be near the bigtime, but generally just a nice girl who fits perfectly into the circus happening around her. Like Lawson, Gabrielle and her character quickly become on and the same, and Tenor and its audience are both winners because of it.” – Connecticut Valley Spectator
“As Maggie, Max’s love interest, Shanara Gabrielle walks a fine line between Midwestern naivete and sexual longing. Among the cast she seems best able to communicate character with movement. …Donegan and Gabrielle’s give and take in the show’s first scene and the comedy, both physical and verbal, in the second half of the show when the action gets faster and funnier, are polished to a high gloss.” – Valley News
Meet Me In Saint Louis, Musicals Tonight:
“Shanara Gabrielle is also very strong as the eldest sister, Rose, who is trying to win the proposal of her hedging millionare suitor.” – nytheatre.com
“Heather Parcells and Shanara Gabrielle interact perfectly as sisters, making every hug and angry glance look completely natural.” – offoffonline.com
The Spitfire Grill, Arrowrock Lyceum Theatre:
“Also a key player is Shanara Gabrielle as Shelby. As she did in Honky Tonk Angels and Guys and Dolls, Gabrielle proves she has one of the best singing voices in the Lyceum Resident Acting Company and an uncanny knack for portraying pure-hearted characters.” – Democrat News
Twelfth Night, New Day Repertory Company:
“The captivating Shanara Gabrielle’s Olivia is a lovable character, if a bit dramatic. Her lovesick giggles and passionate passes at Viola look ridiculous, though I admit I got caught up in Gabrielle’s schoolgirl enthusiasm. Clasby and Gabrielle turn in consistently strong performances in both dramatic and comedic scenes.” – The Times Herald-Record
