Reviews

MEDIA REVIEWS

For SINGIN' IN THE RAIN:

"Kayla Peabody was a pert presence as Kathy Selden, showing off a magnificent singing voice in 'You Are My Lucky Star'."

--Review: " Making A Splash Onstage." Keith Waits.
Arts-Louisville.com. KY (April 2014)

"Ostergard and Peabody (in the Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds parts) are captivating young lovers. [...]The three of them barrel through an infectious “Good Morning” with its memorable couch overturning as they dance on it."

--Review: "DDP's Singin' in the Rain'' a knockout." Charles Whaley.
News and Tribune. IN (April 2014)

"Ostergard (Don) and Peabody (Kathy) had great chemistry and were very believable as a couple enthralled by their newfound love."

--Review: " It's Raining at Derby Dinner." Jenna Foster.

Louisville.com. KY (April 2014)

"The show starts Kayla Peabody (Kathy), Justin Ostergard (Don), and Matthew Brennan (Cosmo). This Triple Threat Trio sing and dance their way through several jolly hours of fun!"

--Review: " Singin' in the Rain at Derby Dinner Playhouse."

Whitney Trowbridge.
The Mommy's Nest.com. IN (April 2014)

For COPACABANA:

"Kayla Peabody has the voice of an angel and has fun camping it up as the small town ingénue Lola."

--Review: " Celebrate the Coming of Spring with a Musical Full of Color and Passion." Brian Walker.
Arts-Louisville.com. KY (Feb 2014)

"Kayla Peabody is the entrancing girl (“her name was Lola, she was a showgirl”) who hits the Big Apple from Tulsa."

--Review: " 'Copacabana' really gets in your head." Charles Whaley.
News and Tribune. IN (Feb 2014)

"Kayla Peabody(Lola/Samantha) portrays his partner who is a naive young woman from OK, true to character with her accent and all!"

--Review: "Copacabana Review and Giveaway." Whitney Trowbridge
The Mommy Nest.com. IN (Feb 2014)

For BOEING BOEING:

"The rainbow parade of stewardesses really takes off when Gretchen(Kayla Peabody) from Germany bursts on the scene and overwhelms the stage with her Teutonic traits. The dancing on the furniture signals the turbulence about to arrive."

--Review: " 'Boeing Boeing' is high-flying fun." Jim Hayden.
The Holland Sentinel MI (Sept 2012)

"Gretchen (Kayla Peabody), the domineering German, is the most outrageous, or "intense" as the maid describes her. She mistakes Robert for her fiance, and spends the rest of the play bouncing back and forth between love and hate, like a crazed cuckoo announcing the hour."

--Review: "Coffee, tea or all three in flighty farce at Mason Street."
Sue Merrell. EncoreMichigan.com (Sept 2012)

For A CHORUS LINE:

"Kayla Peabody is a comic Highlight as perky Val, a dance whiz in 'Dance 10, Looks 3,' who discovers plastic surgery to get noticed--and hired."

--Review: " 'Crown Uptown's 'A Chorus Line' sparkles, uplifts." Bob Curtright. The Wichita Eagle

For CHICAGO:

"Peabody mixed jealousy, rage and humor with a powerhouse voice and flawless dancing. During her solo, “I Can’t Do It Alone,” she danced up a frenzy, not missing a beat or a note."

--Review: " 'Chicago' Cast sizzles at Western Michigan University's Williams Theatre." Rebecca Bakken. Kalamazoo Gazette

For THE WIZ:

"Kayla Peabody as Addaperle, a good witch, is entrancing with her strolling and chirping."

--Review: " 'The Wiz' rocks at Milliken". Jill Beauchamp. Traverse City Record-Eagle

For DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS:

"Kayla Peabody does a good job as the twangy, high steppin' cowgirl Jolene Oakes."

--Review: "Four stars for 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' in Saugatuck." Sue Merrell. Grand Rapids Press

For THE DONKEY SHOW:

"Kayla Peabody is brilliant as Tytania--she's a terrific singer who moves like a classically trained dancer gone wild."

--Review: " 'Donkey Show' blurs line between audience and stage". Marin Heinritz. Kalamazoo Gazette