“Vinnie's endless enthusiasm for each day made shooting 5 Takes:Latin America a joy. He always had a quick ad-lib or an unexpected reaction which raised the level of excitement for each of his segments. His ideas came so fast it was hard to keep up with him! He gave the editors countless ‘gem’ moments to choose from. Wish you could have seen everything from the cutting room floor. We could have constructed an entire new season just from his outtakes.”

— Douglas Bachman, director

“One of the Great Ones is... hilariously farcical... about an amazing Librarian (Jane Altman). When Lee (Vinnie Costa) comes in with a question for a scavenger hunt, just as the library is closing, Enid Stump, the Librarian, jumps into action, assisted by library ensign Jimmy (Ashley Green). Hank the Janitor (Marc Castle) doesn't believe she can find the answer before the library closes. All the actors are comic perfection, and the direction never flags.”

— Duncan Pflaster,
BroadwayWorld.com

“Vinnie Costa is a comedic genius and I just cannot see why he doesn't have his own sitcom yet! Come on NBC, CBS, Fox or even ABC...grab him up before cable gets him!”

— Cristina Cerone,
X-Stina's X-Ploits

“Finally, anyone who has called the New York Public Library for help in fact-finding will find One of the Great Ones, by playwright Chris Widney, delightful. Even if you haven't, you will. Jonathan Warman includes enough quirky details in his direction to make each character sparkle. Jane Altman, as the dedicated and obsessive librarian, lets nothing stand between her and her facts—not even her desk. Goading her on is Hank, the maintenance man, played with perfect drawl by Marc Castle. Ashley Green gives us an intimidated yet earnest librarian-in-the-making, while Vinnie Costa rounds out the cast as the unassuming employee seeking the final answer to a company scavenger hunt.”

— Jo Ann Rosen, NYTheatre.com

“He's funny, I guess... Why you askin' me?”

— Vinnie's Dad

“Weimar Hole by Sara Jeanne Asselin, directed by Jonathan Warman, pokes gleeful fun at the pretention and excesses of performance artists. Gustav Friendly (J. Stephen Brantley) and Ericka Ericka (Maya Rosewood) perform a hilariously over-the-top piece for an appreciative audience of other artists at an international festival- then at the talkback the other artists (Deb Armelino as an American artist, Kaolin Bass as a French artist, and Vinnie Costa as 'Human' a German artist, as well as Moe Bertran as Cyrus, their host) get to have their say. Fine work from everyone- especially Brantley and Rosewood, who give bravura performances, and Costa, who steals the show with his hilarious Germanic mannerisms.”

— Duncan Pflaster, BrowadwayWorld.com

The final piece of the evening, and one of the most disturbingly amusing I've seen in a while, is Jon Spano's Family Comes First. Featuring a cast of characters that makes the Addams Family seem like the Osmonds, the tagline for the play is, "The family that lays together, stays together." Living on an isolated vineyard, Clarissa (Lawrence M. Bullock), her brother/husband Elfin (Blake Walton) and their children Hammer (Dusty Alvarado), Rubinesque (Vinnie Costa) and Troy-Toy (Adam Schneider) are coming up with a plan to keep the family matriarch from giving all their fortune to the church. To describe much more will give away much of the nasty and funny secrets in this over-the-top play. The all-male cast does an excellent job, especially the outstanding Vinnie Costa as Rubinesque. Also worth mentioning are J. Stephen Brantley, as the long-suffering and sassy Caterpiller, and Dusty Alvarado who gleams with a feral sexiness as Hammer. This John Waters meets Charles Addams play will not be for everyone, but those who like their comedy on the absurd side will have fun.

— Byrne Harrison, StageBuzz.com