A rock musical with a universal message of loving through change: SHe Said

Seattle Gay News

SHe Said knocked my socks off,” trans activist and mentor Aiden Key said. “Jen Ayers opens the door to her heart and invites the whole dang world in. I had tears rolling down my face many times during the show. SHe Said is a road map for anyone on how to love. My heart is that much bigger for the opportunity to enter hers...” - by Mac Scotty McGregor

‘SHe Said’ Delivers Rockin’ Story of Relationship Evolution

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Through music, Jen Ayers pulls us into her thoughts and grapplings with her partner's transition. Her songs are beautiful and lively, with incredible lyricism and stunning vocals...” - by Parker Dean

SHe Said on KEXP

90.3FM KEXP / KEXP.ORG

"Speaking of exciting, live performances, on Monday 1/12/26 we featured an incredible KEXP Live Session from SHe Said. Last night I went to see the theater production of SHe Said at Intiman Theatre and it was absolutely incredible. It’s a powerful musical in the style of Hedwig And The Angry Inch from local musician and vocalist Jen Ayers - inspired by her family’s journey when her husband came out as transgender. It is just the most incredible show and music is a huge part of it, in fact, it’s just all over it. A one-woman show with this incredible band backing her. A story of a transformational path of love, identity and acceptance and I highly recommend it." 

- DJ Cheryl Waters, KEXP's Midday show

Iaan Hughes, Music Director

91.3FM KBCS

"Simply put, this album is beautiful. From the glorious production, to the intimate story told,  to the soaring vocals and glammed up piano chords played, I love all of it. I especially love the songwriting. Often, the songs on SHe Said work as metaphors, be it as a human cannonball or a marionette, or ultimately an expression of love. What is a metaphor but an alternative way to see something — an acknowledgment that what we see or think we see, that what we know or think we know, is at best incomplete, if not wildly inaccurate. This is an album and theatrical production that explores that in ways that are both heartbreaking and joyous, as it redefines what it means to love and be loved."

Seated behind the keyboard in Las Vegas, Jen Ayers comes to sudden life in the way a cougar comes to life when you startle it from sleep. She's an indoor maelstrom to match the sandstorm outside, a whirl of spinning hair, bright eyes, infectious grin… ”

— MusicDish.com