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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE: Review: Cedar City’s ‘The Music Man’ lets the band play on
“This is expert chemistry, delivered to measure at almost every turn. When Marion’s caution over Hill turns to elation, Griffith resists the temptation to turn all gooey, a danger that’s inherent in productions of ‘The Music Man.’ When wisely side-stepped, as here, the narrative arch of an entire town's transformation becomes all the more persuasive.”
Click here to read the full review.
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UTAH THEATRE BLOGGERS.COM : Review: You really ought to give “The Music Man” a try
“Laura Griffith avoids the trap of playing Marian the Librarian as a cold-hearted snob when she meets Harold Hill; her Marian isn’t mean as she snubs Harold, she just simply isn’t interested in him. As her emotions grow, Griffith shows Marian come to grips with her emotions, even as they overpower the brain that she usually lets guide her. This was especially apparent as she hears rumors about Harold and as she uncovers her own proof that Harold is a liar.”
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ALIVE! UTAH SOUTH AREA: Review: The Music Man -- A Musical Classic
“Harold’s counterpart Marian Paroo (Laura Griffith) was delightful as the town librarian. Proper with a trace of scandal, she played Marian perfectly. She also had one of the strongest singing voices in the play and her rendition of ‘Good Night, My Someone’ fit the play’s era and setting.”
Click here to read the full review.
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DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE : Review: Geva Theatre’s ‘Amadeus’ a brilliant look at Mozart’s last years
"Holding her own is Laura Griffith, who brings a clever combination of bawdy fire to Mozart’s wife, Constanze. She is delightful to watch during Mozart’s juvenile antics but truly shines when facing the moral complexities of Salieri’s menacing demands."
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CITY NEWSPAPER : Review: Geva Theatre’s AMADEUS
"The production never shrinks from the play’s complexity, but it also remains accessible and very entertaining."
"Laura Griffith as Mozart’s wife Constanze Weber is delectably sexy."
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THE SEATTLE TIMES : Review: A soaring, witty 'Candide' at 5th Avenue
"Griffith's sublime rendition of the most famous tune, the killer bel canto aria "Glitter and Be Gay," truly brings down the house."
Click here to read the full review.
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SEATTLE WEEKLY : Review: A soaring, witty 'Candide' at 5th Avenue
"And any actress who can both be funny and knock out 'Glitter and Be Gay'—the showiest of all possible arias—as Laura Griffith does, is a gift from above. I suddenly understood why the production went for the '50s look: so Griffith would look fabulous in this scene, like a brunette Grace Kelly in a vintage Dior ad."
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TALKIN' BROADWAY : Review: 'Candide' is Happiness Indeed at the 5th Avenue Theatre
"The show is carried, however, by the perfectly pitched central performances of Stanley Bahorek as Candide and Laura Griffith as Cunegonde... Griffith grows her Cunegonde from flippant, spoiled schoolgirl to weary old whore, and brings down the house with her performance of Bernstein's celebrated aria 'Glitter and Be Gay.' The pair also ignite their duets 'Oh Happy Pair' and 'You Were Dead, You Know.'"
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SEATTLEMET.com : 'Candide' - 5th Avenue pays tribute to Leonard Bernstein with the right amount of wicked and wise in this comic operetta
"Laura Griffith turns in the show’s standout performance singing Cunegonde’s aria “Glitter and Be Gay” with ease—like hitting four high-E flats is the aural equivalent of running out to get coffee. She’s outstanding, and reason enough to see the show."
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THE EXAMINER : 'Candide' - Indeed!: 'Candide' at the 5th Avenue Theatre - review
"...hands down favorite in this production is Laura Griffith as Cunegonde. She flawlessly displays the full range of her lovely soprano voice, and her presence lights up the stage."
Click here to read the full review.
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BROADWAYWORLD.COM SEATTLE : Review: Candide at the 5th Avenue
"And an equal to match him was the incredible Griffith as his love Cunegonde. She is wielding one of the clearest most beautiful soprano voices out there complete with an incredible comic timing. Her rendition of 'Glitter and Be Gay' practically brought the house down."
Click here to read the full review.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES : Theatre Review 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' at La Mirada Theatre
"Portraying actual adults, trumpet-voiced Laura Griffith is fetching as the onetime competitor who now administers the bee."
Click here to read the full review.
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THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER : 'Putnam County Spelling Bee' a hot seat for young spellers
"All nine cast members are quadruple threats who can sing, dance, act and display sharp comic timing."
Click here to read the full review.
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THE WICHITA EAGLE : Cast, music lift MTW's 'Camelot'
"Laura Griffith, last seen here as Laurey in "Oklahoma!," has an exquisitely clear soprano...Griffith makes "Jenny" deliciously feisty as well as regal and beautiful. Her "I Loved You Once in Silence" sung to her forbidden love, Lancelot, is heartbreakingly beautiful."
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TALKIN' BROADWAY (SEATTLE) : Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
"Even better, and a world of an improvement from the trilling soprano of the film's Jane Powell, is the feisty, sassy
and golden voiced Laura Griffith as Adam's force to be reckoned with bride Milly. Able to caress a ballad tenderly,
or belt one out of the barnyard, Griffith, a young New York vet, is the heart of the show. "
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THE SEATTLE TIMES : "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers": Those adorable rubes sure can dance
"The 5th Avenue production boasts winning romantic and comic chemistry between a swaggering Edward Watts as
Adam and ultra-spunky Laura Griffith as the defiant Milly. "
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SEATTLEPI.COM : 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' leaps with energy at 5th Avenue
"Laura Griffith proves a keen match as Milly, the determined pioneer gal who agrees to Adam's brusque proposal to
marry. She sings her wedded delight in "Wonderful, Wonderful Day" and subsequent surprise in "I Married Seven Brothers" with polished brass."
Click here to read the full review.
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SEATTLEPI.COM : Seattle stages draw star Laura Griffith back
Click here to read the full interview with Laura about her experiences in Seattle theatre, as well as her role as "Milly" in
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.
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Laura is proud to support and continue her affiliation with the Los Angeles Music Center's Spotlight Awards program
which gives scholarships to high school students in the arts. When Laura was in high school, she was honored with the Spotlight Award which included a gala performance at the famous Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, a generous scholarship
and a fellowship to study voice at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado.
Click here to view an article about the Spotlight alumni from the Music Center's magazine, SCENE.
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NEWSREVIEW.COM : Venerable tradition, Les Miserables
"The love story takes center stage in the second act as Michael Hunsaker’s handsome, upright Marius and Laura Griffith’s innocent Cosette turn love at first sight into a reason to survive. Both are certainly beautiful—and beautifully voiced—enough to support the notion of love at first sight."
Click here to read the full review of LES MISERABLES.
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THE WASHINGTON POST: Exhilerating 'Songs for a New World'
"Griffith brought soaring tunefulness to her numbers, including memorable portions of "The New World," the show's stirring introduction."
Click here to read the full review.
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POTOMAC STAGES: Review - 'Songs for a New World'
"Laura Griffith...She was simply fabulous, hitting every note and enunciating every word with clarity while communicating the drama or comedy of each moment."
Click here to read the full review.
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES : A delicate romance in 'Piazza'
Lush music envelops the story of mother, daughter on Italy visit
"The "wow" factor is provided by Laura Griffith as the hot-tempered and saucy sister-in-law and Mr. Burnham's ardent
and
undone Fabrizio."
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BROADWAYWORLD.COM : Beauty of 'Piazza' Transcends Words
"Laura Griffith is a standout as the beautiful and embittered Franca Nacarelli, Fabrizio's sister-in-law whose troubled marriage to Giuseppe poses a stark counterpoint to the romance of Clara and Fabrizio. Griffith finds the humor, as
well as the poignancy, of her tempestuously Italian character."
Click here to read the full review of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE : A love story full of heartache illuminated by "The Light in the Piazza" is captivating
"Griffith's angry, jealous, voluptuous Franca is searingly comic as Guettel's romantic lyrics and score take a cynically bitter,
anti-melodic twist in 'The Joy You Feel.'"
Click here to read the full review of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
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TALKIN' BROADWAY (SEATTLE) : The Rocky Horror Show at The 5th Avenue
"Simply outstanding are Laura Griffith and Louis Hobson as Brad and Janet. Griffith takes her Janet from Doris
Day virginal
to Mamie Van Doren slutty with ease and comic abandon, and a killer voice..."
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THE SEATTLE TIMES : It's gender-bending musical madness at the 5th Avenue
"No gripes about Laura Griffith, brought in to play Janet. She's a swell singer..."
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THE NEW YORK TIMES : A 'Show Boat' Worthy of Its Score
Click here to read the full review of SHOW BOAT, in which Laura played Magnolia.
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