What the Critics are Saying


WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING

"Memphis-native singer/songwriter, Shelley Fisher, rips the roof off the Santa Monica Playhouse with her bluesy, ballsy, autobiographical one-woman show, The Hebrew Hillbilly - while ripping at the heartstrings of her packed houses."

~Xaque Gruber (Huffington Post)

Memphis-native singer/songwriter, Shelley Fisher, rips the roof off the Santa Monica Playhouse with her bluesy, ballsy, autobiographical one-woman show, The Hebrew Hillbilly - while ripping at the heartstrings of her packed houses.

Xaque Gruber
Huffington Post

Fisher has a spectacular voice, worthy of a cabaret performance, along with a charming country drawl. She is the epitome of down home charm meets urban sophisticate.

Bonnie Priever
Examiner.com

A rare Southern Gem

Rachel Bailit
InHollywood Magazine

Thanks to this talented lady from Memphis, TN - who is a dash of Mae West, and a pinch of Dolly Parton - the stage vibrates with her songs, anecdotes...and Yiddish charm.

Pam Price
SanDiegoTheatreReviews.com

She is a radiant performer who, by her warm presentation, gives her audience a feeling that they know her and can empathize with her.

Carol Kaufman Segal
ReviewPlays.com

The “Hebrew Hillbilly” is a unique and personal musical and dramatic experience of one womanʼs journey growing up as a Jewess in the South...Memphis Tennessee, to be exact. Shelley Fisher will have you laughing your kishkes off one moment as she describes her version of Jewish Southern Cuisine....(think “Gefilte Gritz”) with lines like, “My house is kosher, but my stomach ainʼt”, and in tears the very next, as we are invited into her roller-coaster world of triumph and disappointment, vulnerability and determination as she pursues her dreams to become the “star” her mother always wanted to be!!!! Shelleyʼs story touches the “neshomah” in all of us because, although the dream may be hers, the emotions belong to all of us who have dared to live life and dream dreams. As a spiritual leader within the Los Angeles jewish community for the past 30 plus years, I feel confidant in recommending “The Hebrew Hillbilly”. I assure you...you will be highly entertained!!!!

Cantor Linda Rich

When I watch Shelly Fisher on stage, I feel as if I am immediately transported to the world of laughter and tears.  I've so enjoyed this journey, which she presents with taste and the greatest level of artistry.  Not only does her singing touch your heart, but her songs (many of which she wrote) and her acting is of the top calibre artists.  What an evening!

Cantor Judy Fox

I attended your performance in Santa Monica on Sunday. A tour de force! I was very impressed with your powerful voice, your expressive songs and your charismatic presence on stage.

Cantor Doug Cotler