“Markus fully inhabits Evan, his eyes downcast, his voice pitched high when he’s especially nervous and his defeated posture evoking his inner conflicts. He handles the show’s huge vocal demands with ease and, judging from the tears streaming down his face in a couple of songs, connects with the story’s emotional arc as much as we do.”

“As Evan, Robert Markus leads an exceptional cast who sell this strange, cynical story alarmingly well. Markus’s Evan is so vulnerable and loveable that the audience can’t help but root for him despite the terrible hole he digs for himself”

“A Canadian musical theatre star shows off next-level capacities for operatic singing as the reporter Mary Sunshine [...]”

“The kinetic Robert Markus translates fury and obsession into a charismatic performance as the man who’s being set up for for tragedy — railroaded into being the eternal villain by the act of betrayal without which Jesus’s superstardom will not be possible. Markus has the kind of edge and energy, both dramatically and musically, that are the raison d’être of rock. In the hell scene, Judas rocks out in white satin, with an angelic back-up trio on one side and a more worldly sequined trio on the other: he’s conflicted to the end.”

“As Evan, Mr. Markus, who’s starred in Tommy and The Rocky Horror Show at the Stratford Festival, impresses right from the top, flawlessly making his way through Waving Through a Window’s vulnerable falsetto and blast-you-to-the-back-of-your-seat belting. [...] There’s something more depressed and repressed in Mr. Markus’s performance that makes the character’s often too-convenient collection of anxieties a little more plausible and less of a show.”

“Fortunately, Theatre Aquarius’ Las Vegas look at things was enlivened by Markus in the title role. He sings the songs with enthusiasm and wears the rainbow coat with style. [...] No wonder he’s going to be at Stratford next summer. Full of talent, this guy’s a real find.”