“Maryrose [Brendel] reinvents the Karen Smith character and she is so witty and self-effacing but insightful in her own ways”
- WEST END BEST FRIEND
Brendel easily bounces back and forth between Karen’s stiff-armed, plastered-on-smile Barbie walk and moments of sassy brilliance as she epitomizes the old expression “acting is reacting,” often stealing the spotlight without uttering a word.
She finally gets the chance to show off her vocal chops in her Halloween number “Sexy,” combining effortless comedic skills with loveable moments of dingdong-ness.
- INTERMISSION BLOG
“Brendel’s Karen is a little-bit-Amanda-Seyfried with plenty of originality mixed in. Her version of the character is convincingly dense, delightfully deadpan, and downright adorable.”
- TRIANGLE ARTS REVIEW
You’ve got to be hella smart to play Karen (Maryrose Brendel) that dumb.
- VANCOUVER MAGAZINE
Karen (Maryrose Brendel) steals every scene she’s in, playing a head-empty hot girl with an affectingly sweet earnestness
- THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT • VANCOUVER •
“special mention goes to Maryrose Brendel as Karen Smith and her song, “Sexy.” This song had some peak comedic moments and allowed Brendel to shine as bright as Kate Rockwell did in the original Broadway production”
- BROADWAYWORLD VANCOUVER
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