I was nominated to do this article for a website called Canvas Rebel. Their mission is to create a space for artists, creatives and entrepreneurs to be able to learn from their peers through the magic and power of storytelling.

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“Clue”

Role: Mrs. Peacock

“Mother Abbess, depicted with venerability and grace by Cathy Newman… Newman grounds her Mother Abbess with a modesty, but also a sagacity, that commands not through coercion but sincerity. ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’ takes on a greater import as Newman vocally ascends with a soulful earnestness.”

- Imaan Jalali, LAExcites

“Mother Abbess’s booming ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’ - sung deftly by Cathy Newman”

- Melissa Heckscher, Broadway World

“Newman chews up the scenery as she stops the show with her hysterical performance of “Looking For A Boy”

- Jason Mannino, Stage and Cinema

“Cathy Newman’s Duchess is spot-on. Properly imperious initially, the character later lets us in on her secret longing for love; her hilarious “Looking For A Boy” stops the show.”

- Bonnie Gilgallon, CVIndependent

“I also really loved the Senior nuns in Mother Abbess’s periphery: the wonderful Cathy Newman, who plays the ornery Sister Berthe (she also doubles as the VonTrapp’s harried but sympathetic housekeeper)…the three nuns make ‘How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria’ a delightful early highlight.”

- Michael Quinton, Broadway World

“Character actress Cathy Newman does double duty, bringing bite and humor to feisty Sister Berthe, and turning in a fine, layered performance as the Captain’s devoted housekeeper, Frau Schmidt.”

- The ShowReport

And though I can’t give proper credit to the reviewer, here’s my favorite review I’ve ever received: “I’m also pretty sure that Cathy Newman’s Aunt March is worth the price of admission alone; she steals the show, word-by-word, every scene she is in with equal parts steel, magic, and sharp-tongued wit.”

- Little Women, Bristol Riverside Theatre May 2011