Reviews and Press
“...music director Jason Hansen [is] like the bass line of a popular song - the hidden bone structure and lifeblood that keeps everything alive.”
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
“The choice to have Jason Hansen compose and perform the wonderful Irish soundtrack and to even have them interact slightly was a brilliant choice, between the accents, the setting, and the music you leave having felt like you just spent two hours in Ireland.”
— Stages of MN
FAVORITE MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Jason Hansen - Christmas at the Local AND Falsettos AND Next to Normal, Theatre Latte Da
Twin Cities Theater Bloggers announce the winners here!
“…I reserve my highest praise for music director (and pianist and conductor) Jason Hansen for helping shape the uniformly outstanding vocal performances, beautifully balanced harmonies and tight-knit sound of the four-piece band. As long as this kind of devotion to polishing the music to a fine sheen holds sway at Latte Da, the future looks bright.”
— St. Paul Pioneer Press
“In a show that hinges on the transforming power of music, first honors in Latté Da's Once go to musical director Jason Hansen. Hansen had to work with the talent at hand to recreate the score's homespun yet deceptively complex music. They sound great playing together, and you are well advised to arrive early to enjoy splendid pre-show musical performances from this same crew, who look like they are having a blast.”
— Talkin’ Broadway
