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Sunday in the Park with George

Sondheim Celebration Avery Fisher Hall, October 2002:
"Melissa Errico and Mr. Esparza made "Move On" an eloquent evocation of the need to accept change and move forward in life" -- Stephen Holden, New York Times

Production at The Kennedy Center, Washington DC Summer 2003:
In the musical's leading roles, Raul Esparza and Melissa Errico give polished and effective performances….Errico, in radiant voice is particularly fetching as the young Dot - she's more demure than Bernadette Peters' prickly original" -- Charles Isherwood, Variety

"Melissa Errico sings charmingly": "Ms. Errico is stirring in the climatic hymn to artistic progress in 'Move On." -- Ben Brantley, New York Times

"(Raul….) and the lark-like Melissa Errico confidently occupy a sparer, subtly modernized stage, and in doing so they (Raul and Melissa) cut more sharply to the heart of the matter" -- Lisa Schwartzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

“As George and Dot, Raul Esparza and Melissa Errico gave extraordinarily rich and nuanced performances. The relationship between them became so real that their scenes together were, at times, embarrassingly intimate for the most voyeuristic of audiences. Errico was languorous, playful, sensual and seductive. Errico’s Marie was knowing, sharp and both proprietary and protective in her love of George and Elaine. The most winning surprise was a perfect Charleston accent – the seeming proof of her pedigree. I don’t remember such powerful resonances as in the penultimate scene of this production: When the 20th century George was confronted by Dot and Seurat’s mother, there was a sense of the continuum of past, present and future through both genetics and the influences of each generation of artists on their successors.” -- Mark Eden Horowitz, The Sondheim Review