Don't Hug Me, We're Married Reviews
Broadway World- Recommended
"...Hilarity abounds as the script is basically a combination of vaudeville schtick and Carol Burnett Show skits set in the mosquito-ridden lake country. Campy to the extreme, and played firmly tongue in cheek, Don Schlossman steals the show as the local barkeep Gunner as well as his own sister Trigger, a stun gun happy forest ranger looking to marry Kanute (Bert Emmett, a master of one-liners and double takes), an outdoorsy kind of guy who happens to be Gunner's best friend – and about a foot shorter than the ranger. At one point during an offstage costume/character change, Don Schlossman carried on a conversation between the siblings in two distinct voices. The audience was in stitches in the best of all possible ways. And I especially loved his unintelligible impersonation of Bob Dylan during "The Day that Bob Dylan Was Here.""
ReviewPlays.com- Recommended
"...Once again the Olson Brothers have come up with one of their clever, humorous fun, and adorable plays in their popular Don't Hug Me series. Once again the book and lyrics are by Phil Olson and the music is by Paul Olson in this production of Don't Hug Me, We're Married. The world premiere of this musical comedy is being presented by the Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood, directed by Doug Engalla and choreographed by Stan Mazin."
Observations Along the Road- Recommended
"...When the show ended, I kept hearing the same word from others in the audience: "cute". Indeed, about 10 minutes into the show, that was my one word summary: "cute". This show is not high art - I don't think it was intended to be high art (in fact, Phil seems to imply that was the intent in this interview). The songs and dances related to the plot, but they weren't memorable and at times seemed to stick out (although they were well performed). The plot itself was very humorous, although it wasn't a joke-a-minute-fest, and some of the recurring gags recurred a little too much. But that's what this show was: cute humor for small casts; not high art but definitely entertaining. Art snobs wouldn't like it, but audiences would enjoy it. It wasn't "donuts for dinner" (as defined in "[title of show]"), but it wasn't a gourmet meal either. It was Applebees, ummm no, it was Cracker Barrel. A filling meal, a tasty meal, a meal you enjoy when you eat it even if the surrounding are a bit corny…. but a meal that you didn't choose because of the nutrition."