Reviews

“Tambunting was a revelation.”

- Wanggo Gallaga, Inquirer

“Able to bring specificty and pathos to it.”

- Jesse Green, New York Times

“Much of the show is carried on the skilled shoulders of Tambunting.”

- Maria Paz Alegre, TheEasy.com

Spring Awakening, The Sandbox Collective

“Tambunting…was a revelation. Melchior is ultimately the lead character of the play, and he manages to really hold the entire thing together. There’s an earnestness and authenticity about him that really makes the character work.”

- Wanggo Gallaga, Inquirer

“Nacho Tambunting delivers a strong performance, imbuing Melchior with a sensitivity that makes you root for him at his best—and wince when his impulses get the better of him. There’s an unmistakable boy-next-door quality to his portrayal, making his Melchior relatable (really, a 19th-century German relatable to a 2026 Filipino), but I guess that's the magic of his characterization.”

- Micah Avry Guiao, SPOT.ph

Felix Starro, Ma-Yi Theater Company

“Many of the songs are exceedingly well sung, especially by Tambunting who has the most biting material and is able to bring specificity and pathos to it.”

- Jesse Green, New York Times

“Nacho Tambunting gives Junior a sweet voice and a sincere charm.” - Michael Sommers, New York Stage Review

“Much of the show is carried on the skilled shoulders of Tambunting as Junior” - Maria Paz Alegre, theeasy.com

“Nacho Tambunting brings an earnest sweetness to Junior's conflict between familial loyalty and his dreams for the future. And he more than holds his own vocally during his seven featured songs.” - Gemma Lolos, CurtainUp

“Nacho Tambunting as Junior offers a compelling portrait of a troubled youth caught between family loyalty and righteousness. Mr. Tambunting’s animated boyishness is quite charming.” - Darryl Reilly, Theater Scene

Everything Beautiful Happens at Night, Capital Stage

“Tambunting’s character, Jake, is a delightful surprise. Watching him transform from a shallow party boy to someone very different is touching and eye-opening.” - Courtney Symes, Broadway World

“Tambunting is equally compelling with his cockiness that melds into neediness and insecurities” - Patti Roberts, New Times Magazine