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"[Katie is] is wonderfully played and sung by Kerry O'Malley...In her first number, the delicate 'Make The Man Love Me,' O'Malley expresses Katie's naivete in a light voice that later turns darker and stronger, even fierce." -Malcolm Johnson, Hartford Courant
"Kerry O'Malley is terrific as Katie, swept away by ardor in the first act, dragged down by reality in the second, and almost mystically in balance by the end." -Alvin Klein, The New York Times
"O'Malley gives a convincing performance. Her Katie is aptly bright and in love in Act I, heartbreaking and emotionally crippled in Act II." E. Kyle Minor, New Haven Register
"As she ages into a furrow-browed mom, O'Malley seizes the acting opportunities offered by the role and becomes a most unconventional musical comedy heroine." Marc Miller, Theatermania.com
"As Katie, Kerry O'Malley's gorgeous voice underscores the pain we feel watching her joy of young love rust away under the burden of responsibility." -Don Bourret, Connecticut Journal
"Kerry O'Malley infuses Katie with a palpable sense of weariness and quiet angst. When Johnny sings her 'I'll Buy You A Star' at the end of act one, her face is edged in pained sadness, her mouth pulled tight and her brow creased; she realizes Johnny will never achieve his pipe dreams--and that he also will not allow himself to recognize that and will forever ignore the realities of the world. It's an exquisite moment, mixing love with sadness and resignation. She does a viscerally effective job as Katie slides from a love-struck, bright-eyed girl into a marriage-stuck, sad-eyed woman. The change isn't only physical but vocal as well, as her singing travels from nightingale peaks to bruised valleys." -Kristina Dorsey, The Day
"O'Malley brings sensitivity to her role as the wronged Katie." -Irene Backalenick, Sunday Connecticut Post
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