Work Examples and Reviews

Piano and voice solo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDWeTTYkPH0

From Bat Boy: the Musical. Music Director and piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZHMoGK9PCk&feature=youtu.be&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_fl
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"...I found myself really liking the...production of 'Bat Boy....' Musical variety is at the top. The sung
narrative balanced with spoken dialogue is straight-forward and clear; often including harmony...The
[pit orchestra's] performance is brisk, bright, and powerful." -Rosemary Laughlin, News Gazette

"Backing the performers is a small but mighty pit orchestra. Off to the side of the stage, I marveled [sic]
at the cohesiveness between the pit players and the actors. Musical Director Griffin Jenkins and the
musicians didn’t drop a beat or rush the performers. Masterfully, the band handled the musical genre
shifts from (bad) ‘90s rap to hoedown country to heartfelt ballad to over-the-top gospel. All of the pit
orchestra — Griffin and Li-Wen Wong [sic] on keyboards, Chadsworth “Bam Bam Boom Boom” Schwenk
and Chris Patterson on drums, [Max Dragoo] on guitar, Charles “Charleston Chew” Applebee on bass,
and Robert Sweedler [as the] synthesizer programmer — brought their valuable musical expertise to the
production."
-Sarah Kein, Smile Politey periodical

From Green Day’s American Idiot. Music Director and piano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWsumVsHQTs&t=35s

"...godDAMN can we get a hand for the BAND? A show like this, in which the music is so very crucial (and
so widely well-known), absolutely demands that the band be up to the task. Thankfully for the cast, the
producers, and anyone in the audience like me (who played the American Idiot CD on a constant loop
when it was new), the orchestra is tight and right. ...I could not have been happier with the sounds being
flung defiantly off that stage. In addition to the unseen violin (Johnny Lusardi), viola (Rebecca Saul), cello
(David Goldenbaum), and keyboard (Musical Director Griffin Jenkins), I must give special recognition to
the on stage ‘house band.’ These four individuals—David Butler and Eli Knoke on guitar, Efrem Tutwiler
on bass, and Ian Shaw on drums—are the driving force behind this production, and respect must be
paid." - See more at:
http://www.smilepolitely.com/arts/i_dont_care_if_you_dont/#sthash.X6OH9JZ0.dpuf

From Urinetown. Music Director and piano for this clip.

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From Heathers. Music Director, keys, winds.

“The orchestra holds together well, lead [sic] by Griffin Jenkin with a few choice moments that stray
from the 80's, but the vocal and ensemble work was excellent throughout.”
-Patrick Kelly, Harmonious Events & Broadway Dreams NZ
“Musical Director Griffin Jenkins leads an excellent band which plays in feisty fashion but so restrained in
such a small theatre space.”
- Pauline Vella, Stage Whispers
http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/heathers-musical-4

“The musicians are in full view and they're cool. Like, really cool. The Saxophonist get's [sic] to be the
frontline centre for a cameo and super clever Musical Director Griffin Jenkins picks up a variety of
instruments throughout the show.”
-Monica Moore, Broadway World
https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-zealand/article/BWW-Review-HEATHERS-at-North-Shore-Music-
Theatre-20180419

From [title of show] – Playing Hunter

“Griffin Jenkins plays the part of writer Hunter Bell. He attracts the audience like a fly to honey and is a
delightful mix of the Elder Cunningham character from Book of Morman [sic] and an older Julian
Dennison with his own 'mix' of fabulous delivery of understated humour and one-liners. You need to be
quick to pick them all up. I've witnessed his magnificent musical direction before but I do hope he
doesn't discount his onstage options.”
-Monica Moore, Broadway World
https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-zealand/article/BWW-Review-TITLE-OF-SHOW-at-Westpoint-
Performing-Arts-Centre-20180905