"...a group of dancers, portraying members of a family look like they might be right out of Norman Rockwell - except, within minutes of starting the show, the clan suddenly shifts into being something from an Edward Gorey nightmare. Director Janet Roston's choreography is tight, energetic, and extremely sophisticated...the sense of detail in the movement suggests a mood that's both kinky and beguiling. The gleefully sour ball atmosphere is ultimately effective at crafting the sad yet bleakly funny meditation on the abject emptiness of longing."
L.A. Weekly

"Sometimes the best performance is the kind that takes time to grow and enfold you in its clutches, but once it has you, you’re in so deep you feel a love slave to it. Such is the case with "The Wanting." It’s a who’s groping on who type of family affair, whose torridness is portrayed entirely through the emotional tone of the music and impeccable choreography by Janet Roston. Roston’s direction of the movement of the bodies, the perverse grasping, grinding and pulling away make this production hard to dislike, ignore or forget. Part concert, part dance, part tale of love, lust, seduction, betrayal and insatiable desire, it is nothing short of a small masterpiece."
SoCal.com

“The Wanting” takes the audience for quite a wild ride. Director and choreographer Janet Roston blends the musical and dance performances seamlessly...it offers a music/dance/theatre experience like nothing else you will see in Los Angeles this season."
DanceHelp.com

John DiFusco, creator of "Tracers", and four talented actors share the touchstones and lessons of his life with appealing brio. Equal parts memory play and cauterizing ritual, this absorbing autobiographical piece reflects DiFusco's lifelong search for meaning. Under the smooth direction of Janet Roston and Che'Rae Adams, "Walk'n" dives into what he's learned with passion, grace and humor. As sparely elegant as the pantheistic shrine that centers the set.
Los Angeles Times

Thanks to an exquisitely written script, coupled with the imaginative, tight direction of Janet Roston and Che'Rae Adams, what could easily become an exercise in self-indulgence becomes a riveting journey incorporating poetry humor, music and movement.
Santa Monica Mirror

An inner and personal journey...the play explores different kind of worship, from stunning Native American ritual to Tai Chi. Staged and directed with intuitive grace and spare elegance by Janet Roston and Che'Rae Adams.
Curtain Up

Co-Directors Janet Roston and Che'Rae Adams frame a spiritual quest...with rich theatrical imagery.
Back Stage

A wonderfully entertaining piece of live theater comes to the Center Theater…all elements come together to make this an outstanding production. Choreographer Janet Roston builds on the strengths of each of her cast members giving the show a wonderful look.
Press-Telegram

Viscerally entertaining and musically inventive Avenue X is a feast for the ears... Musical staging by Janet Roston is excellent.
Drama-Logue

Janet Roston’s clever choreography adds flair to this enthralling production.
Back Stage West

The sheer gusto and simple precision of Janet Roston’s choreography activates the proceedings even further. They seem to know that love, peace and happiness are not just the themes of the play, they’re, more importantly, the feelings.
Los Angeles Theater and Entertainment Review

This cast projects an air of late ‘60’s spontaneity that belies their strength. Under the guidance of choreographer Janet Roston they hit their marks with precision and exuberance. Roston’s dances make imaginative use of the large platform across the back of the stage, with dance occasionally expanding into the audience.
Los Angeles Times

The production has a modern look thanks to Janet Roston’s bright choreography…Roston’s choreography enables Hinton Battle to become ballistic as he shoots across the stage, bringing fun and energy to the show.
Daily Variety

A dandy little musical, Partners, arrives at the Matrix Theater. Janet Roston’s choreography is first-rate. With nothing more than three chairs and an office desk the dance numbers are splashy and inventive.
Daily News

If you’re looking for a definition of theatrical ensemble, here it is – a living entity with all members sound, a body with all its parts but no “star”…true ensemble requires excellence from it’s production team…Janet Roston’s fine choreography, featuring fights and a t’ai chi/yoga session is first rate.
Back Stage West

At the Hollywood Playhouse nine choreographers from film, TV, dance-video and musicals present new pieces ….several choreographers overturn commercial-dance clichès. . For instance, Janet Roston’s “Lorna Mae Takes a Walk” focuses on the disgust of a restless young woman who discovers too late that she hates being a babe.
Los Angeles Times

There’s a special art to getting noticed and remembered on a program of short pieces by many choreographers…clarity of purpose is a must…the trick to being memorable may lie in projecting a singe high-profile concept…as in the juxtaposition of antique Barat Natyam from India with contemporary hip-hop and jazz dancing in Janet Roston’s The Tanjore Project.
Los Angeles Times