“In a role she was born to play, Brianna Kothari Barnes shines as Carole King. Her vocals soar and she convincingly captures the many facets from a pony-tailed teenage wanna-be songwriter to the composer of countless pop hits…to finding her own voice and recording her own compositions…”

-Lori Schneider, Aisle Seat

(Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Forestburgh Playhouse)

"Carole, and Brianna, really are 'beautiful' in more ways than one, and one can imagine, and even hope, to see Brianna play Ms. King in a tribute concert someday somewhere. She’s that believable."

-Florida Theatre On Stage

(Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre)

“The stunning Brianna Kothari Barnes sings the hell out of these numbers…Barnes carries the production handily, carving out King’s journey from ugly duckling to swan, finding her confident singing voice along the way.”

-Hap Ernstein, The Palm Beach Arts Paper

(Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre)

“But the star of this show without a doubt was Brianna Barnes. Her maturity as a performer revealed a deep understanding of “Lizzie” that was breathtaking. Barnes gets it; every time I’ve seen her on stage I’ve been impressed with what she brings to the table – and every time she ups her game... She is a mega-star waiting for her turn in the spotlight.”

-Kirk Sheppard, The Sappy Critic

(Lizzie in 110 in the Shade, Cohen Family Studio)

“Brianna Barnes captured my attention from the moment she entered the stage. She managed to give us a range of emotion carrying us through self-consciousness humbleness, rage, pity, sorrow, and love, played with truthfulness and energy... The highlight of this show was Brianna Barnes as Louise who was completely authentic and charismatic throughout this show, has great poise and vocal talent, and made a stunning transformation from Louise to Gypsy Rose that never seemed forced or faked. She is truly a star.”

-The League of Cincinnati Theaters

(Lousie in Gypsy, The Covedale Performing Arts Center)

“Brianna Barnes does a rip-roaring job with ‘I Am Woman.’ She belts it out, but with deft vocal control.”

-Marty Fugate, The Observer

(Lead Singer in The 70’s… More Than A Decade, Florida Studio Theatre)

PERFORMANCE REEL

Dream Roles Include:

Carole King (Beautiful), Jenna (Waitress), Maria (The Sound of Music), Louise (Gypsy), Fantine (Les Miserables), Alice Murphy (Bright Star), The Baker’s Wife (Into The Woods), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady)

RESUME

HEADSHOTS