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[The cast] all have terrific voices and execute Samantha Whidby's clever choreography with style.
Director Kristin Towers-Rowles mines all the wry humor.
This is an amusing and entertaining evening in the theater and you'll have the most fun trying to identify the parodied songs and musicals.Patricia Rye, Patricia Foster Rye Reviews
Christina Morrell's singing is especially impressive as she moves through the show's five very different musical styles as Abby.
Jason Chacon as Jitter and Jason Peter Kennedy as Billy steal the scene again and again with their hilarious twisted facial expressions.
All in all, "The Musical of Musicals, the Musical!" is an amusing show with a funny and talented cast. It's definitely worth a weekend trip to the cozy Chromolume Theatre.Gigi Gastovich, NeonTommy
There is a little theatre company in the Mid-City of Los Angeles called Chromolume Theatre...that has one of the most hysterically funny musical treats you’ll ever see.
If you love musicals of Broadway...you’re just gonna be in tears with laughter throughout the entire show!
Directed by an amazing and truly undiscovered (by Broadway or Hollywood) talent/diamond named Kristin Towers-Rowles
My first nod has to go the enormously expressive, humorous and vocally amazing talents of Eduardo Enrikez...Eduardo does an amazing job with his dance, moves and expressions and is pure fire on stage. His voice is so amazing it would rival those on Broadway right now...Eduardo is simply a delight to watch, amazing in his characters and he really will keep you laughing all night long.
My second and triumphant hats off must go to Kelly Meyersfield playing the one who is the wiser and acts as the advisor to our young heroine throughout. Kelly just lights up the stage with her amazing comic timing and expressions.
Jason [Peter Kennedy] has an incredible voice and resonance that, in its various forms and his various characters, will just capture your eyes and ears and keep you smiling broadly throughout.
Kimberly Hessler is a sweet, charming and immensely funny performer...Her beautiful voice and syncopation with some of the songs will truly amaze you with her vocal range.
With some of the most funniest and perfect parodying choreography by Samantha Whidby, the “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical” is artistically directed to where the action, attitude and humor is sharply played by the enormously talented cast, that you can tell Director Kristin knows musical theatre to make this entire production such a pure joy to watch. I haven’t had so much fun watching a show in a long time and whether you love musicals or you love to make fun of musicals, either way, you just going to eat this show up!Lorenzo Marchessi, The Geek Authority
I haven't laugh this loud in a long time thanks to the perfect comic timing of Jean Altadel, Jason Chacon, Jason Peter Kennedy, and the hilarious and very talented powerhouse that is Christina Morrell.
Make sure to catch The Musical of Musicals, the Musical whether you're a musical fan or not, you'll leave the theatre wanting to see the musicals they're parodying on stage.Victor Sotomayor, Italo's Corner
The Musical of Musicals, the Musical hysterically parodies the best loved musicals of all time.
Shari Barrett, BroadwayWorld
Half Christopher Durangs “The History of the American Film” and half “Forbidden Broadway” “The Musical of Musicals, the Musical” is a deliciously witty and razor sharp satire of the Great White Way. In the cross hairs are the most sacred of sacred cows in modern musical theatre, and by the end of the evening those sacred cows are rendered hamburger.
This is pitch perfect parody at its peak.
Director Kristin Towers-Rowles and choreographer Samantha Whidby cleverly capture the styles and essences matching each musical manifestation
This is a great show, with a great cast, that I guarantee is a great time.Earnest Kearney, Working Author
These performers can really sing which makes the whole evening even more enjoyable. They all have just the right amount of camp sensibility to carry it all off with tongues squarely in cheeks. I was told the show is often done straight but the camp element made for some real hilarity and that takes some skill on the part of the director and perfumers to pull it off without going overboard.
This is a fun show to see, well-executed and witty as hell. Go see it.Robert Macray, StageHappenings
It takes a masterful team to parody other masters so effectively and [Eric Rockwell and Joanna Bogart] have created such a smart, hilarious and easily produced a little masterpiece that no musical theater fan or show-tune aficionado will want to miss it! In fact, the puns comes so fast and frequently, you’ll have a great time trying to count them all!
All of the lampoonery scores a big bull’s-eye when it comes to garnering big laughs; each member of the cast is a vocal powerhouse and each has their individual moments to shine.
[Christina] Morrell has a brilliant voice worthy of a 9999 seat house.
Director Kristin Towers-Rowles has crafted one large fast-paced, nutty rollercoaster ride wherein the laughs are deep and genuine. Choreography is by Samantha Whitby who does a great job filling the stage with only a quartet of performers.
Musical Director and Accompanist Richard Berent’s inspired scene change music make even the scene-change blackouts highly enjoyable.Leo Buck, Buck-Ing Trends
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All five segments are a hoot.
Kristin Towers-Rowles’ direction is excellent, as are the cast performances, but the real star is musical director Richard Berent and his dazzling piano.Lovell Estell III, LAWeekly
WOW!
Director Kristin Towers-Rowles demonstrates supreme imagination (and an encyclopedic knowledge of musical theater) in bringing Rockwell & Bogart’s book, music, and lyrics to sparkling, highly visual life, aided and abetted by choreographer Samantha Whidby, who knows her Agnes de Mille, Bob Fosse, and Michael Bennett by heart.
Each and every cast member shines in multiple roles.
[Jean] Altadel simply couldn’t be more appealing as June, whether in quintessential Rodgers & Hammerstein mode...or discovering new sides to her girl-next-door persona as a pizzazzy Junita to give Patti LuPone a run for her money.
[Jason Peter] Kennedy does terrifically too, from cowman Big Willy to eternal juvenile William to a drag-sporting Villy.
[Eduardo] Enrikez has never been better, or seen to better advantage, than in a series of roles that give Miss Saigon’s Chris the chance to play villain—and look fabulous in lipstick, mascara, and a dress
[S]ensational New York-to-L.A. transplant [Christina] Morrell steals every scene she’s in, whether as a homespun Mother Abby or a hammered Abby or a divalicious Abigail, her renditions of Follow Your Dream, We’re All Gonna Die, and Over The Top proving bona fide showstoppers and showcases for some amazing pipes.
Musical director Richard Berent not only provides expert keyboard accompaniment throughout, he links each mini-musical with his own hilarious, ingenious takeoffs on the composers.
Costume designer Kara McLeod ingeniously modifies the cast’s basic black to create one instantly recognizable character after another.
Lauren Wemischner lights with panache.
In this month of Thanksgiving, [Musical of Musicals] provides musical theater lovers ample reason to give thanks.Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA