“Devin Ilaw, as Kim’s nasty betrothed, is the show’s strongest singer, and his talent survives even an echo chamber effect for his final appearance.”

– Ben Brantley, NY Times, March 2017 (MISS SAIGON)

“…stand-outs in the main supporting roles include a solid Nicholas Christopher (John) and Devin Ilaw (Thuy), who sets a very high bar, vocally, for the rest of the cast.”

– Michael Hillyer, New York Theatre Guide, March 2017 (MISS SAIGON)

“Devin Ilaw is appropriately sinister as Thuy, Kim’s cousin, who was long ago promised her hand in marriage and has become an officer in the North Vietnamese Army.”

– Robert Kahn, NBC NY, March 2017 (MISS SAIGON)

“Devin Ilaw fills El Gallo with a thrilling fire. He enters with a radiant smile, and it's impossible not to trust someone with those flashing eyes, even if his cool self-assurance warns that we shouldn't. Ilaw enchants as a dancer and singer as El Gallo lets himself be touched by events he once appeared to control.”

– Alex Brown, Seven Days VT, June 2019 (THE FANTASTICKS)

“Devin Ilaw’s rogue El Gallo is not the cliched charlatan with the black cape and lilting guitar. Ilaw’s El Gallo walks a fine line between scamp and scoundrel. There is often an edge to Ilaw’s playing that makes us wonder whether or not we should like this ne’er-do-well. Ilaw’s duets with Gonzalez – “I Can See It” and “Beyond That Road” – prove thrilling.”

– David Lampe-Wilson, Chester Telegraph, June 2019 (THE FANTASTICKS)

“The clincher is that all the performances in this touring production are absolutely superb. Peter Lockyer as Jean Valjean, Andrew Varela as Javert, and Devin Ilaw as Cosette's love interest, Marius, give passionate performances with solid vocals that are consistently captivating.”

– Bob Abelman, The News-Herald, Feb 2013 (LES MISÉRABLES)

“Devin Ilaw is sweet and youthful as Marius, the young man who instantly falls for Cosette… You can see how he matures a bit as Marius deals with the deaths of his fellow students on the barricades.”

– Jay Handelman, Herald-Tribune, Mar 2013 (LES MISÉRABLES)

“And then there was Devin Ilaw... Hello, eyes, meet candy. With a voice as pretty as his face, this talented tenor gave out with a WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN (an honorarium to the cruisey, old Marine Bar & Grill) that had the audience alternately laughing and sighing as his notes, his performance, and his dimples softly seduced each and every one.”

– Bobby Patrick BroadwayWorld Feb 2020 (THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS)

“[Devin] Ilaw impresses whenever he opens his mouth to sing. The “Heart Full of Love” trio by Marius, Cosette and Eponine is beautiful.”

– Bev Sykes, The Davis Enterprise, June 2013, (LES MISÉRABLES)

“Megan Masako Haley and Devin Ilaw are exquisite in the roles of Tuptim and Lun Tha. All […] actors create such well-rounded characters and sing Richard Rodgers’ music as if they were born to play these roles. The young lovers’ peerless performances of “My Lord and Master,” “We Kiss in a Shadow” and the magnificent, “I Have Dreamed” are romantic with a touch of melancholy.”

– Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review, Nov 2014 (THE KING & I)

“Devin Ilaw’s Lun Tha thrills with bubbling passion, and I have never heard this character’s deceptively difficult music delivered with such control and musicality.”

– Aaron Hunt, Newcity Stage, Oct 2014 (THE KING & I)

“The young lovers themselves have a powerful chemistry and terrific voices. Yoonjeong Seong is an exquisite Tuptim, a recent “gift” to the King from a neighboring fiefdom. Tuptim loves her guard, Lun Tha, played by a handsome and ardent Devin Ilaw. Her soaring soprano and his virile tenor vibrate with desire and longing in “We Kiss in a Shadow” and “I Have Dreamed.”

– Martha Heimberg, Theatre Jones, March 2015 (THE KING & I)

“Through it all, Drew Taylor as Rene Gallimard and Devin Ilaw as Song Liling worked energetically to keep the momentum. They succeeded admirably. […] And [director] Catherine Doherty’s relentless exploration of human layers and surfaces creates a rich piece of theatrical chocolate.”

– Charlie McMeekin, The White River Valley Herald, Feb 2012 (M. BUTTERFLY)

“Dionysus the god of joyous wild abandon played and sung with power that is both vigorously masculine and at the same time fey by Devin Ilaw. […] This production certainly makes a case casting the Euripides work in a heavy metal rock style musical. We routinely hear of rock gods, and the flying locks, the bare chest, the leather pant and the posturing by Devin Ilaw were plenty Dionysian.”

– George Walker, Indiana Public Media, Aug 2009 (THE ROCKAE)

“Allan Mangaser and Devin Ilaw deserve special honors for not only wringing every last drop of energy and comedic effect from the characters of Bun Foo and Ching Ho, but learning what I am told is impeccable Chinese just for the show.”

– Robert Boyd, Talkin’ Broadway, June 2008 (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE)