"By the time Sarah Jane Nelson manipulates the house with a rendition of Fever that could melt the spotlight in her blond curls, the temperature in the room is already about 102." THE PHILADEPHIA INQUIRER
"Sarah Jane Nelson's crystalline soprano is surprisingly versatile... standout numbers include Nelson's slinky Fever." THE COURIER POST
"It's an extraordinary journey, and the highlights of the trip are numerous: Sarah Jane Nelson's achingly rendered "Walkin' After midnight,..." PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
" … if this production offers up any new star in the making it would have to be Sarah Jane Nelson, who steals the stage on at least two different occasions. One is a hilarious reinterpretation of Julie London's classic "Cry Me a River," which Nelson performs as a duet with trombonist Jonathan Arons. She sings the lyrics; he answers her in trombone. The other is a transcendental rendition of Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer's gorgeously sad "Skylark" which is the one instance in the entire show when the audience is apt to get lost in the moment and forget they're sitting in a theater. Which is to say it's a very believable performance. Nelson is sexy, funny, sweet, sultry, and intense all at the same time - a real tomato, as they used to say in the hip vernacular of the era when this music was first popular." LA NEW TIMES
"The show's knock-'em-dead singer is Sarah Jane Nelson, a sultry blonde who can zero in on the ache in a lyric. Her duet with trombonist Jonathan Arons on "Cry Me a River" is a masterpiece of low-key comedy intertwined with a beauty of tone and style."
THE MIAMI HERALD
"The Mercer and Carmichael ballad "Skylark" is sung by a waitress (the lovely Sarah Jane Nelson)…and Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me A River" is a clever duet by first-rate singer Nelson and slide trombonist Jonathan Arons." THE MIAMI HERALD
"Sarah Jane Nelson, the best comedian of the bunch gets to do a wonderful good girl/bad girl routine with Ellington's "Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce." Be prepared for her lightning-fast costume change - huge crowd pleaser…Nelson does a steamy duet with trombonist Jonathan Arons - a down tempo rendition of Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me a River"- that made me loosen my tie and swab by fevered brow." THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
"Statuesque Sarah Jane Nelson has a lovely voice (displayed beautifully in Skylark), & she gets to make fun of a lack of rhythm in Ann Hampton Calloway's "Hit Me With a Two and Four." Her "Cry Me a River crooned to repentant trombone player Jonathan Arons, is equally delightful." THE LA DAILY NEWS
"Sarah Jane Nelson portrays a "square" woman who finds the beat in "Two and Four," and transforms herself into a "sultry jazz goddess." Later, Nelson and trombonist Jonathan Arons create the night's most memorable number, a playful duet of Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me a River." RAVE LA
"Nelson provides one of the shows genuine highlights with the wonderful Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer song "Skylark." THE PRESS ENTERPRISE
