They all evoke the R&R superstars. But it’s Charles Evans Jr. who looks and sounds so much like Johnny Cash, it’s uncanny.
Million Dollar Quartet
Pat Launer Times of San Diego
All play their own instruments, and in several cases they show an uncanny ability to channel the people they’re portraying. That’s especially true of Evans, whose vocals on “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Walk the Line” and others are dead-on Johnny; he also carries himself with just the right grave, hangdog Cash comportment.
Million Dollar Quartet
James Herbert San Diego Union Tribune
Charles Evans Jr. plays Johnny Cash with remarkable depth from his rich bass tones and impeccable phrasing to his somber expressions and dark pompadour hair.
Million Dollar Quartet
Kris Eitland San Diego Story
Charles Evans, Jr. gets to show off his charm and mellifluous voice (“On the Street Where You Live”)
My Fair Lady
Pat Launer Times of San Diego
The funniest sight gag finds Fernandes pretending to perform ventriloquism with Evans dressed up as his dummy. Evans is a scene-stealer throughout, whether during this shtick or as Miles Shadwell, the BBC studio’s anxious, asthmatic producer.
CHAPS!
David L. Coddon San Diego CityBeat
Those lessons, performed exquisitely by husband and wife Charles Evans, Jr. and Caitie Grady, are nothing short of heavenly. Grady displays the operatic voice of an angel, and Evans’ rich baritone magnificently complements her crystalline soprano, in unfamiliar melody and harmony or in excerpts from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Truly divine.
Babette's Feast
Pat Launer Times of San Diego