As Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby
"Then there is Myrtle Wilson, a character who could be brought to life as the ridiculous stereotype of the other woman. But actress Ashley Harris does something extraordinary: She brings soul to the role of the low-class girlfriend. My favorite moment, one that seems tragically pathetic, is when Myrtle makes up her “list of all the things I gotta get.” Despite her gaudy clothes and screeching accent, I felt sorry for Myrtle. She – like the other characters – thinks money will buy her happiness. But unlike the others, Myrtle aims low. And the audience knows she has no real chance of ever achieving her goal, even if she is utterly blind to that fact."
artsnash.com
"There is Myrtle Wilson, the low-class girlfriend desperate to improve her life with her pathetic 'list of all the things I gotta get.' Actress Ashley Harris brings to the role a convincing Queens accent and emotional fragility. Her Myrtle inspires empathy in the audience. Myrtle sees only one way out of her situation, but she dreams small and we feel it.
Karen Parr-Moody, Clarksvillenow.com
As Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady
"Harris is absolutely mesmorizing with her magnificent singing voice. She is equally diligent with every nuance of her character..."
Cliff Kasden,The Brooklyn Spectator
As Carla in Nine
"Carla (Ashley Harris), Guido’s primary non-wife squeeze, achieves greatness in keeping her towel at just the right position while creating lascivious images in the minds of the men in the audience."
Greer Firestone, Stage Magazine
As Fantine in Les Miserables
"Fantine, played with exquisite fragility by Roxy veteran Ashley Harris, carries great weight with the much-remembered song, ' Dreamed a Dream.' "
Karen Parr-Moody, The Leaf Chronicle
As Sandy Dumbrowski in Grease
"One of the musical’s standouts is Ashley Harris. She plays Sandy Dumbrowski, the girl from the right side of the tracks who crosses them by falling for Danny Zuko (Christopher Herr), the leader of a high school greaser gang. Harris, with her clarity of voice, sings songs such as “It’s Raining on Prom Night” with such fragility that she reminds the audience of the searing pain that is teen angst. "
Karen Parr-Moody, Clarksvillenow.com
As Roxie Hart in Chicago
"I loved the entire cast but Harris was most wonderfully perfect as Roxie, the doe-eyed murderess. How in the world could this harmless looking naif be so cold-blooded?"
Greer Firestone, Stage Magazine
As Laura Warwick in The Unexpected Guest
"Stunning Ashley Harris as Laura Warwick is deceptive as the fragile, but scheming widow. Could she really have murdered her cruel husband? Or is she merely another victim?"
Cliff Kasden, The Brooklyn Spectator