"The actors are all very funny and fill out their colorful roles with great gusto. The direction (by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer) is very clear, bold, and keeps everything moving swiftly....In fact, I both laughed and cried. I got a good gnawing guilt trip about keeping my parents at a distance. I tried to call my Grandmother on my way out of the theatre. I also got to hear some pretty unforgettable lines and got treated to some hilariously comic images. And in the end I took heart that as crazy as my own family seems at times, it still has nothing on the Natives."

- nytheatre.com

"Like good wine, this play will leave a taste in your mouth you’ll remember for a long time to come. Erasing the many stereotypes behind stories of this type, it forces you to look at the people involved in the situation and not the situation itself."

- ReviewFix.com

"The Milk Can Theatre Company has staged Galileo with unmistakable dedication to Bertolt Brecht’s rarely-produced masterpiece....The bold acting of the cast is to be applauded along with Balzer’s taut direction....Don’t be complacent—go to this show!"

- TheatreScene.net

"The production has genuine dignity: Ann Bartek’s assemble-when-required set fits beautifully onto a tiny stage, and Erin Elizabeth Murphy provides some handsome costumes. Performances, for the most part, are as polished as the production values. Director Julie Fei-Fan Belzer’s work has a reassuring confidence to it as well: She keeps her company onstage as adjuncts to the sound design, having them chirp in dawn scenes or tap out some surprisingly evocative rain."

- Time Out: New York

"Within minutes of the start of this festival of short plays, one gets the impression that the Milk Can Theatre Company is a multitalented, imaginative group of theatrical artists. The 5 Borough Plays is a 75-minute ode to a beloved New York by an adoring New York theatre company. For this program, five playwrights were randomly assigned a borough. The results are inspired and highly entertaining....expertly directed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer."

"Few playwrights can write an interesting dramatic work about Heisenberg's most famous theorem of quantum physics, which postulates that one cannot know both the position and momentum of an object with absolute precision. Even fewer writers can take such an idea and make it accessible to the audience through a moving, funny, meaningful, and relevant story. But Bethany Larsen has done both in The Uncertainty Principle...The play's themes are heady, but it's told in such a breezy style that it never feels like a chore to follow...Aided by set designer Carrie Mossman, director Julie Fei-Fan Balzer turns all of the limitations of the compact theater into creative opportunities."

"The largely successful script is a testament to the young Milk Can Theater Company's commitment to developing new material through workshops, readings, and constructive critical dialogue with emerging playwrights...managed to build in a minimalist flexibility that worked well with Balzer's fluid staging...The Uncertainty Principle is a fun and entertaining exploration of serious themes and a refreshing reminder that existentialism and optimism don't have to be mutually exclusive. It is also, in the play's own words, a 'New York story,' a celebration of life in a city that has suffered substantial blows in the early years of the 21st century but shows no sign of giving up its high-wire act."

"In the Milk Can Theater Company's production of Stoppard's 1966 play, action is the name of the game....Director Julie Fei-Fan Balzer shows us a northern kingdom where almost everyone is frantically trying to outrun, outfight, outscrew, or outmaneuver his own fate....the Players do the most engaging and enjoyable re-creation of Hamlet 's play-within-a-play, The Murder of Gonzago, that I have ever seen....The title of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead being what it is, the fates of the two hapless courtiers from Shakespeare's most famous tragedy should come as no surprise. But it's a testament to the production that when, as the third act begins to wane and it begins to dawn on the characters (and the audience) that death is how things will end for these two, the effect is heartbreaking."

On Mushroom in Her Hands:

"The Milk Can Theatre Company clearly likes a challenge...Under Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's capable direction, the actors are let loose to play. Jessi Gotta perfectly captures the innocence and impudence of 14-year-old Alice...Daryl Lathon tackles five roles and makes each his own distinct creation, stealing every scene he is in with his outrageous humor...[Carolyn McDermott] hits a grand slam with each of her four roles, most notably her hilariously hypersexual March Hare. Her deliciously inappropriate behavior makes you laugh out loud...[Costume Designer Marija Djordjevic] creates a world of brilliant imagination, and her costumes come alive. Djordjevic's Wonderland is a cross between Willy Wonka and the world of the Marquis de Sade...The Milk Can Theatre's production is a bold attempt to present something unique."

--offoffonline.com

On Ashes:

"The Milk Can Theatre Company's production of Ashes deserves a big 'bravo' and a longer performance run...[ Ashes ] is poignant yet humorous, and carries a dynamite cast with an identifiable message - a credit to all involved in the production. The Milk Can Theatre Company should definitely be proud of this one."

-- BroadwayWorld.com

On Mrs. Warren's Profession:

"[T]he endeavor's genuine merit lies elsewhere, namely in the clarity of approach on the part of the director, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, and, especially, in the performances she has coaxed out of the two strong actresses playing a pair of Shaw's most fascinating heroines...."

-- The Irish Echo

"The Looking Glass Theatre production of this play gracefully lives up to the high standards that Shaw's writing has created and offers a delightful evening of pithy remarks and smart one-liners while critiquing important social issues."

-- Show Business Weekly

On Twelfth Night:

"[T]he whole production...has as much fun with a classic comedy as one can imagine...Many of Balzer's innovations are delightful...the cast's energy and Balzer's deft direction make this a Twelfth Night that's a treat, enjoyable both for its modern silliness and its easy handling of Shakespeare's complicated plot."

-- TheatreScene.net

On 31 Bond:

"What ever you do you cannot miss 31 Bond. This could well be the best off-Broadway play of the season!"

-- BrooklynOnline.com

On Man With Bags:

"[T]he result was an entertaining and resonant evening, full of freshness and pleasant surprises, as well as the occasional shock of recognition. Aristotle would have been proud."

--Off Off Broadway Review