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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

What Everyone Is Saying About The Stephen Schwartz Project

"...the brand-new arrangements by John L Cornelius II soar in Bobbitt's bouncy revue, with medleys that blend well with enough solo material to feature almost every one of the nine bubbly performers." -Jolene Munch, The Examiner

"...Amber Iman Moorer, is still in college but possesses the poise and roof-raising voice of a seasoned professional, as does another student performer, Jobari Parker-Namdar." -Jayne Blanchard, Washington Times

"The Stephen Schwartz Project company (a cast of nine young, gifted performers) bookends the Project with rousing renditions of “The Spark of Creation” from Children of Eden." -GaryMcMillan, DCTheatreScene.com

"Director and choreographer Michael Bobbitt finds new ways to present well-known songs..." -Brad Hathaway, Alexandria Gazette Packet

"...this is a great venue to which I will certainly want to return. The cast showed tremendous talent and seemed to having fun with the material. The costumes were the best I've seen in a long time."

"[Florrie] Bagel enlivens 'West End Avenue' with her big, warm voice and ebullience and sings 'Since I Gave My Heart Away' with admirably straightforward lyricism. [Priscilla] Cuellar also eschews the vocal furbelows for simple, heartfelt singing in her solos 'Defying Gravity' ... and 'Where Is The Warmth.'" -Jayne Blanchard, Washington Times

"This is a lively musical revue... The cast is spirited with fine voices and the choreography is simple but well done."

"Felicia Curry is featured frequently enough to lift any audiences’ spirits, especially in the rousing “Ain’t It Good?” from Children of Eden.... Jobari Parker-Namdar delivers a very sweet rendition of “Cold Enough to Snow” that is heartwarming enough to melt a glacier. Kerry Deitrick sings beautifully through the challenging ballad, “Meadowlark"..." -GaryMcMillan, DCTheatreScene.com

"The cast's youthful appeal and skill with the demands of full-out Broadway-style singing make "The Stephen Schwartz Project" worth seeing." -Jayne Blanchard, WashingtonTimes

"...it was very entertaining... I think everyone should take advantage of this at this price. Where can you go in D.C. where any seat is a great one and be entertained at this cost? No where else."

"If you enjoy seeing a young troupe of talented performers sell the heck out of up-tempo tunes, catch this show." -Brad Hathaway, Alexandria Gazette Packet

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