The Marvelous Wonderettes Reviews
Stage and Cinema- Recommended
"...It's uncanny that ever since Roger Bean wrote and directed this asinine jukebox musical in 1999, it's lightweight nostalgia factor and updated arrangements of 50s and 60s tunes keeps packing them in from coast to coast. Since The Marvelous Wonderettes was clearly designed to appeal to an older crowd seeking sentimentalism (a cheap trick which staged jukebox musicals have been doing since the 1980s), it's understandable why most viewers will look past the many shortcomings and see this as a charming love letter to classic songs (no wonder the run at the Sierra Madre Playhouse has been extended well into September)."
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...From "Dream Lover" to "It's My Party" to "Lollipop" to "Son Of A Preacher Man" to "Wedding Bell Blues," the Greatest Hits of the ‘50s and ‘60s (as performed by the quartet of comedic charmers best known as The Marvelous Wonderettes) guarantee the Sierra Madre Playhouse one finger-snapping, toe-tapping summer hit."
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
"...Directed by Robert Marra at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, Roger Bean's The Marvelous Wonderettes offers a sparkling showcase of pop songs from the 1950s and 60s. For folks of a certain age, it's a fun trip down memory lane: Not only is the music enjoyable and entertaining, it's executed by an adept and comically talented ensemble who bring as much vitality to the corny book as they do to the vintage sounds."