Reviews
Jekyll & Hyde
Kokandy Productions / Broadway In Chicago
2025-2026
"As Simon Stride and Spider, Quinn Kelch moves effortlessly between clipped propriety and feral swagger, pairing sharp character work with vocals that cut cleanly through the score. "
-Ken Payne, Buzz Center Stage
"I found Quinn Kelch's performance as both Simon Stride and Spider to be outstanding. His lithe and supple body contorts into some very strange and unnatural positions perfect for his parts."
-Susan Lillis, Chicago On Stage
"Watching Quinn Kelch (Simon Stride/Spider) jumping and climbing on the railings during "Facade (Reprise 2)" is a thrill to watch"
-Emily Werner, Third Coast Review
"Quinn Kelch takes on multiple roles and he is particularly effective as the show's villainous presence. He plays evil so convincingly that, for a moment, you might actually believe he is."
-Jamale, Chicago Theatre Review
"Quinn Kelch's Spider is deliciously creepy, right down to the minute facial expressions."
-@theaterfanchicago
Avenue Q
Dunes Summer Theater
2026
"Kelch, a rising talent who is well-known to Chicago audiences, is terrific here, playing both Princeton, the newly-minted college graduate and Rod, the closeted gay neighbor. The performance of the night belongs to the enormously talented and versatile Kelch who, on more than one occasion, is required to exit as one puppet character and return immediately as another. I was confounded by an especially clever sequence where Kelch is literally in two places at the same time.
- Ed Tracy, PicksInSix
Spring Awakening
Porchlight Music Theater
2022
"Kelch is a treasure as Moritz; his elastic facial expressions bring an immediacy and focus to every moment he appears onstage. He also really leans into the pop punk influences on the vocals, bringing major Green Day vibes to "Don't Do Sadness." It all works so well, and Kelch really makes us root for his character who finds himself making a dire decision after failing out of school."
- Rachel Weinberg, BroadwayWorld Chicago
"Kelch’s Moritz is an emo-fired talent explosion that detonates across the theater. One part pure punk-rock adrenalin, and another part sheer vulnerability, Kelch’s performance stays with you long after you leave the theater. I happened to be sitting behind his sister when I saw the show; she is very proud of him. She should be."
- Doug Mose, Third Coast Review
"Quinn Kelch steals the show as Moritz...his wild-eyed neuroses and magnificent voice energized the show."
- David Giard