A Year with Frog and Toad
"As Toad, Jeremy William Hilgert, who'd be cast as Curly if Hollwood remade the Three Stooges. Whether or not this Toad has warts, he certainly is a worry-wart. Kids at Sunday's matinee roared at the big galoot every time he became a big baby." The Star-Ledger Oct. 24, 2006
–Peter Filicia / "Just a couple of blokes who croak."

The Story of the Nutcracker
"Round-faced Hilgert gets the lion's share of laughs as the Mouse King, a cheesy shrinking violet living in the shadow of his mother's tail. Hilgert and Lid make the most of the slapstick comedy added to their roles..." Daily Record Dec. 1 2006
–William Westhoven / "Growing Stage looks anew at 'Nutcracker'"

A Midnight Cryb>
"Jeremy William Hilgert, who was so sensitive as Toad in Growing Stage's recent "A Year with Frog and Toad," shows his range by drawing all the terror from the vengeful Bullard." The Star-Ledger January 26, 2007
–Peter Filichia / "A tale of unbridled spirit."

Seussical
"Finally, lets not forget to pay respects to Hilgert, who get to utter Horton's immortal line, "I meant what I said and said what I meant, an elephant's faithful 100 percent." With a clean, round head and an equally round body, Hilgert needs only a pair of grey over-alls to present a proper pachyderm pressence. Following turns in this season in "A Year with Frog and Toad" and "The Story of the Nutcracker," Hilgert is quickly becoming an audience favorite here." Daily Record March 16,2007
–William Westhoven / "Seussical gets enchanting revival."

"Jeremy Hilgert makes Horton a most earnest elephant." The Star-Ledger March 14, 2007
–Peter Filichia / "Doctor in the house."

The Dinosaur Musical
“Growing Stage offers two of the state's best musical performers: Lea Antolini and Jeremy William Hilgert. As King Marcus, Hilgert's a gentle and appealing despot. Luckily for the audience, after the king dies, the actor returns as a vaudevillian promoter who stages a dinosaur benefit. Hilgert shows an uncanny understanding of a type of entertainment that died long before he was born.” The Star-Ledger October 3,2007
–Peter Filichia / “Stone-age musical won’t rock your world”

Plain and Fancy
“... Jeremy William Hilgert is perfect as Papa, with a soaring tenor voice and the ability to be a lovable patriarch one minute and a stubborn stick-in-the-mud the very next.” The South Bend Tribune
–Ed Ronco / “’Plain and Fancy’ still worth a look”

The Music Man
“Even the more cartoonish of the characters, such as Mayor Shinn (Jeremy William Hilgert) and his wife, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn (Rachel Black), have glimmers of a real, actual human being in them.” “Both Hilgert and Black, by the way, are a treat for audiences every time they set foot onstage.” The South Ben Tribune - January 21, 2008
–Ed Ronco / “Rousing Performance in ‘Music Man’”

Carousel “The voices are strong. Amber Burgess as flighty Carrie Pipperidge and Jeremy William Hilgert as her "intended," Enoch Snow, carry off their comic clashes with solid timing and an obvious rapport and their duets are right on the mark. Elkhart The Truth
–Marcia Fulmer / “My favorite kind of weekend”

“The very round, bald-headed Hilgert brings out the audience’s laughter with just a shake of his head, and his voice blends well with Burgess’ when they sing “When the Children Are Asleep.” South Bend Tribune
–Karen Rallo / Round Barn’s Carousel has its ups and downs