Suffs Reviews
Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
"...The show is having its Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in a touring production that is smooth and smart. Taub's work deserves nothing less than an "A." The cast is excellent, the staging is graceful and the political message could not be more timely."
Stage Scene LA- Recommended
"...On an entirely positive note, I can only rave about the performances being delivered on the Pantages stage, in particular the captivating and powerful star turn delivered by Keleher (a young Sutton Foster) and by the remarkable Lopez, who most performances is not even in the show, but soared in the major role of Inez on opening night."
Angeles Stage- Highly Recommended
"...The “Suffs” touring company has now stormed into LA, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Angelenos can witness how this striking (in more ways than one) new musical is so germane to the present moment."
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
"...Actress and composer Shaina Taub’s new musical “Suffs” couldn’t be better timed to perform at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. It’s about the early 20th-century U.S. women’s suffrage movement, but Taub’s vibrant music and compelling lyrics ensure it’s not just a dry history lesson. Instead, this touring production’s powerhouse cast soars vocally, each emotionally invested in their character, making a politically charged statement for today."
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
"...Not since Hamilton has a show focused on education and rebellion been so invigorating and spirited as the Tony-award winning musical Suffs, now at the Pantages. The national tour cast contains earnest actors who sing about a long-ago page of history that is back in the headlines once again, woman's rights."
Showmag- Highly Recommended
"...The Broadway production, while critically praised, had trouble with ticket sales and closed after 301 performances. Fortunately for regional audiences, Suffs’ touring show is giving a larger audience a chance to see and hear this highly entertaining history lesson. The opening night audience was on its feet at the end to award the cast enthusiastic kudos. It really is a must see show."
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
"...This insightful and timely show — book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub—draws upon the stories of various women, both prominent and obscure, whose valiant fight for women’s suffrage finally resulted in the narrow passage of the Nineteenth Amendment — a nail-biter that ultimately came down to a single vote in the Tennessee House."
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
"...Suffs goes to the top of my list as one of the most ambitious and memorable musicals of all time, providing a moving, inspiring, entirely credible, and still enjoyable experience paying long overdue homage to a defining moment in our country’s history while still managing to be a charming character-driven entertainment."
Broadway World- Highly Recommended
"...Now on its national tour after completing an award-winning, 300-performance Broadway run in January, SUFFS brings a thorny part of our history thrillingly to life. A multi-cultural cast of 18 women directed by Leigh Silverman delivers an evening of heart, longing, regret and rage. If you don’t already know them, you’ll likely want to look up the names of Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells and Ruza Wenclawska…after you’re done applauding until your palms are raw, that is."