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“Newcomer Rawhouser is a find as Diana, with a stunning voice and flawless delivery to go with her utterly convincing acting.”
“We watch as Diana (excellent, marvelous-voiced Rebekah Rawhouser) visits several doctors of sometimes questionable ethics…”
“Whatever you might have heard about the musical, you have to see and hear for yourself Rawhouser’s performance. Her voice is haunting and her portrayal of Diana is heartbreaking, somewhat like an open wound that won’t heal... Hers is a performance that is simply electrifying, real and painful.”
“The story follows Diana’s path as she slips off the rails after a long period of relative calm, but as the satin voice of Rawhouser seeps into many of the songs the feeling of delusional highs and devastating lows that can be an empty substitute for staying alive...All character’s give strong performances, but it is the depth that Rawhouser goes into that stirs your heart.”