National Tour, 2009-2010
"Call it a throwback to the golden age of Broadway, when song and dance reigned. 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas'...is a great big hit with Omaha audiences...'Oh, honey, isn't that beautiful?' a woman nearby said to her husband as Kerry O'Malley sang a sultry "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me', decked out in a black hourglass gown amidst a nightclub's silver palms and swagged drapes and chandeliers... At its heart, 'White Christmas' is a set of picture postcards set to music...Hats off to them, to [Lorna] Luft, to [Stephen] Bogardus and [Kerry] O'Malley." -Bob Fischbach, Omaha World Herald
"Betty [Haynes] was played by the remarkably talented Kerry O'Malley (who really shined in the solo number 'Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me' in the second act). [Stephen] Bogardus and O'Malley originated their roles on Broadway, and it showed. They owned the stage whenever they were on." -Kim Bousquet, Southwest Iowa News
"[Kerry] O'Malley is all you could ask for as Betty -- warm, down-to-earth, beautiful, and sings like a son of a gun. The characters sketched in for the two sets of romantic leads aren't exactly three-dimensional, but O'Malley makes you care about Betty." -Jackie Demaline, Cincinnati.com
"Kerry O'Malley's Betty was thoughtful, almost sad as she was realizing she didn't always like the world around her no matter how hard she tried to see the sunshine. She--and Bob--realize life does have a lot to offer in 'Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep.' And to say nothing of how amazing it was to hear [O'Malley and Megan Sikora] sing--in fact, the entire cast more than once brought a tear to my eye with their beautiful harmonies...This show is a wonderful tradition." -Christine Tarlecki, Philly2Philly.com
"Kerry O'Malley plays Betty Haynes as one part Jessica Rabbit, one part Rachel from 'Friends.' Her red hair, sultry voice and va-va-voom figure belie her unlucky-in-love, heart-of-gold heroine. And she's got the one-two punch of pipes and pathos--when she belts out 'Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me,' you really, honestly feel some cur has done her wrong." -Allan I. Ross, Lansing City Pulse
"'Irving Berlin's White Christmas'...is a big, flamboyant, familiar musical overflowing with warmth, nostalgia, and great Irving Berlin songs...Kerry O'Malley as Betty Haynes has the best voice on the stage...she gives the music a lovely smoothness and warmth." -Ken Glickman, Lansing State Journal
"White Christmas is helped along by its stellar cast, which consists of many old Broadway pros...Kerry O'Malley and Megan Sikora had just as many obstacles to overcome as their male counterparts. All doubts about the females are dismissed easily when they enter with the song 'Sisters'. Both women have great voices, and just as great stage presence. Their filnm counterparts would be proud of the performances given." -Review St. Louis
"In her soulful 'Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me' solo set in a swanky Manhattan nightclub (the show's sets and costumes are gorgeous), O'Malley sounds at times like [Rosemary] Clooney, for whom Irving Berlin wrote the special song." -Charles Whaley, Kentucky News & Tribune
"[Stephen] Bogardus and [Kerry] O'Malley perform the affecting "'Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep' with delicacy, and O'Malley delivers a smoldering rendition of 'Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me.'" -Robert Trussel, The Kansas City Star
Photo by Joan Marcus