REGIONAL REVIEWS
“POIGNANT AND SPINE-CHILLING! A SHOW WITH UNIVERSAL APPEAL !”
“THE SCORE IS EXCITING, INFECTIOUS, AND LIVELY!”
-Joel Hirschhorn, Variety
“SUPERB! AN IRRESISTIBLE SHOW!”
*CRITIC’S CHOICE *
-Don Shirley, The LA Times
“LOVELY, WINNING, AND FULL OF HEART! AN EMOTIONALLY SOARING SCORE!”
*CRITIC’S CHOICE *
-Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
"THOUGH THE MENU AT THE GRILL MAY BE HUMBLE, IT'S FOUR-STAR THEATRE!
SPITFIRE HAS ENORMOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL SCOPE FOR A DECEPTIVELY SMALL MUSICAL. DEEPLY INTIMATE, WITH AN IMPRESSIVE, COMPLEX, AND TUNEFUL ARRAY OF MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS.!"
-Sally Cragin, The Boston Globe
“AN ABSORBING SOCIAL/SPIRITUAL MUSICAL DRAMA THAT'S TERRIFIC ENTERTAINMENT !”
"SPITFIRE COVERS BIG THEMES AS VAST AS SALVATION, FORGIVENESS, AND REDEMPTION IN A
SPIRITED AND ENGROSSING EVENING OF THEATRE !"
-Ed Kaufman, The Hollywood Reporter
“THE MESSAGE IS UPLIFTING, THE SCORE IS LOVELY!”
-Michael Toscano, The Washington Post
“FRESH, SOULFUL, AND ENGAGING !”
-Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
“A TRIUMPH ! A CHARMING AND ENGAGING MUSICAL THAT EMBRACES ITS AUDIENCE.”
“TICKETS ARE SO HOT THE THEATRE IS ADDING CHAIRS !”
*CRITIC’S CHOICE *
-Damien Jaques, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
“THE SPITFIRE GRILL SENDS YOU HOME FEELING WARM ALL OVER!”
*CRITIC’S STAR *
-Kathy Janich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“A MUSICAL OF GENTLE SWEEP, QUIET CONVICTION, AND HOMESPUN CHARM...
“CALL IT THEATRE FOR THE HEART.”
-Charles Passy, Palm Beach Post
“A SOARING, SHIMMERING SCORE!”
-Christine Dolen, Miami Herald
“A RICHLY REWARDING EXPERIENCE. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!”
-Everett Evans, The Houston Chronicle
" THE SPITFIRE GRILL IS SUPPLIED WITH MAGIC IN FULL MEASURE!"
*CRITICS CHOICE*
-Roy Proctor, The Richmond Times Dispatch
“DRAMA WITH MUSIC DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!”
-Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News
“THIS TALE OF RENEWAL IS LIKE A PAIR OF ARMS, WAITING TO WRAP ITS AUDIENCE IN A HUG.”
-Daryl H. Miller, The LA Times
“THE SPITFIRE GRILL IS REMARKABLE AND PROFOUND! IN TIME IT WILL BECOME A CLASSIC.”
*CRITIC’S CHOICE *
-Tom Williams, The Chicago Critic
“LIFE-AFFIRMING, WARMLY HUMOROUS, STIRRING, AND EXULTANT !”
-Misha Berson, The Seattle Times
