Read some amazing reviews for one of the best comedies in the 2009 NY Fringe Festival!
FOUR STARS by TimeOut NY!!!
Grieving Mrs. Cratchit (Amanda Broomell) clutches Tiny Tim’s crutch in a scene from the Waterloo Bridge Theatre Company’s production of “Scrooge!: A Christmas Carol.” (The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango)
Mrs. Cratchit
“…Amanda Broomell and Emily Hartford are excellent as Jekyll’s many foils. Broomell camps it up as the inspector hot on Jekyll’s murderous trail, going for over-the-top, PBS-style mystery sleuthing…Both actresses are also dizzyingly funny as society matrons whom Jekyll encounters throughout the show…Broomell and Hartford voice the production’s many sound effects with great success…” (offoffonline.com)
“…The company, committed to emphasizing the communal nature of theater, puts its own stamp on the original Dr. Jekyll tale. The result is a deft, and…very professional, piece, thanks to actors Paul Daily, Amanda Broomell and Emily Hartford, and to director Edward Elefterion…”(New York Theater Scene.com)
“…The ensemble [in The Siblings] is uniformly strong…It would be remiss, however, not to note the especially memorable quality of Amanda Broomell’s turn as Gretel. Without upstaging her cast mates, she utilizes each facial expression, gesture, or word to draw the audience deeper into the ensemble’s sweetly spun fairy-tale world…” (offoffonline.com)
“…the acting is superb…but the two children (Paul Daily and Amanda Broomell) definitely carry the play with their nearly palpable terror and confusion…” (The Gothamist)
“… a noteworthy performance resonated from all cast members, especially Amanda Broomell’s portrayal of Gretel with her big eyes that effortlessly expressed the fear she and her brother encountered…” (broadwayworld.com)
“…All of the performers commit fully to the style and the characters. Paul Daily and Amanda Broomell as Hansel and Gretel come off as sad young adults rather than actual kids, and this adds to the macabre tone of the piece…” (nytheatre.com)
“…The performers also realize Elefterion’s morose vision. Daily and Broomell perfectly capture Hansel and Gretel’s innocence, and their disturbing evolution from passivity to violence..” (Show Business Weekly)
“…the five hard-edged performers, whose ghostly, ghastly meanderings and mutterings are so tightly choreographed and conducted that you know you’re watching a fully conceived and flawlessly executed piece of theatre…” (Talkin’ Broadway)