“Daro turns a BEAUTIFULLY MODULATED PERFORMANCE as Claire, who is initially officious but ultimately sympathetic; the older sister may seem to lead a privileged life, but the actress lets us see the burdens that Claire grapples with.”
“Cheryl Daro BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE with sex appeal and a deep sultry voice as lesbian Madeline True, looking like a cross between Norma Desmond and the Spider Woman. Her DAZZLINGLY INVENTIVE “Old Fashioned Love Story” is the kind of performance than wins awards for a single song.”
“Another powerful moment of transition occurs when Claire (Cheryl Daro) appears drunkenly on the porch after her father’s memorial party, which has turned wild after his other PhD students show up…The power of this moment, enhanced by Daro’s EXCELLENT COMBINATION OF HUMOR AND SINCERITY…is a testament to Daro’s skill and Aguillon’s direction.”
“In the haunting “The Movie in My Mind,” another bar girl, Gigi (THE EXCELLENT CHERYL DARO) leads us into a song (with more serviceable lyrics) about the fantasy of escape: “And in a strong G.I.’s embrace / Flee this life / Flee this place.”
“The lead quartet deliver powerful vocals, well-backed by a chorus of 15, some of whom double as key characters. Chief among these are Cheryl Daro as a HILARIOUSLY desperate older lesbian and Michael Cavinder and Lola Ward as a lumbering boxer and his pint-sized girlfriend.”
“When ultra-competent, very “put together” older sister Claire arrives played by the RESPLENDENT Cheryl Daro, she makes sense on paper, but is clearly not working with the same set of variables as her little sister.”
