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Vanidades Magazine
HERMANAS, un exito! HERMANAS is featured in one of the hottest Spanish language magazines. November 2006 The Forward
Notes From the Edge Abundant Varieties of Jewish Identity at the New York International Fringe Festival by Ethan Kanfer September 15, 2006 An excerpt from the article/review: "Monica Yudovich's 'Hermanas' offers a colorful glimpse of a community seldom represented onstage. The members of the Herman family are Mexican American Jews living in Texas, where young Lisette (Yudovich) is attempting to establish her independence. It's no easy task when her adventurous big sister, Claudia (Adriana Gaviria), returns from New York and rekindles old sibling rivalries. To make matters worse, matriarch Telma (Kathryn Kates) has a habit of popping by Lisette's place unannounced, and usually at the worst possible time. Speaking a lively amalgam of English, Yiddish and Spanish, Telma has something to say about everything from Lisette's laundry to her taste in men. The three core players are entirely believable as a family and extremely deft at producing laughs without sacrificing authenticity. They are abetted by director Claudia Zelevansky and by a top-notch comic ensemble that includes Bridget Moloney as Lisette's twangy Anglo best friend, Paolo Andino as her brainless but mother-approved boyfriend, Denise Quinones (a former Miss Universe) as a maddeningly pretty neighbor and Ryan Duncan as an overachieving doctor who may not be as Jewish (or as straight) as the girls assume. Yudovich's script is as full of twists and achingly funny one-liners as it is packed with ethnic flavor, and it also delivers a poignant message about turning toward, rather than away from, family in the search for self-definition." Read the full article. Playbill.com
NYC Fringe, Take Two: Ten Festival Shows Return for an "Encore" Sept. 5-24 September 5, 2006 El Diario/La Prensa
Hermanas: cuando todo queda en familia August 27, 2006 Playbill.com FringeNYC 2006 Overall Excellence Winners Announced August 28, 2006 "With this disparate group of characters in place, Yudovich sets in motion some expected (and some pleasantly unexpected) romantic and comedic plot lines."
"Yudovich populates the play with terrific comic foils, none of whom behave completely as their backgrounds might indicate. Most delightful is the girls' mom, Telma, who, as played by Kathryn Kates, brings to mind Rita Moreno crossed with Renee Taylor." (Andy Propst, Backstage) Mija Magazine - Where Latinas Matter
HERMANAS August 22, 2006 New York Magazine HERMANAS selected as "Off-Off-Broadway Pick" for third week in a row. August 28, 2006 The Jewish Week Arts and Culture Listings August 23, 2006 The Yiddish Forward
Read the review in Yiddish! "It's written in the style of a television comedy in which the audience laughs...from start to finish." (Itzik Gottesman, The Yiddish Forward) August 18, 2006 The Jewish Week Sister Act, Mexican-Jewish Style August 18, 2006 "'Hermanas' is a new theatrical sitcom about Jewish Mexican-American sisters and all the Latin lovers and latkes that come with them. The dialogue certainly speaks to being a twenty-something in America ("He was friendly and I was drunk.") What keeps us in the simple story are the wonderful performances by actors like Paolo Andino, the hilarious Kathryn Kates and Bridget Moloney (making her New York stage debut...a delightful discovery)... the laughs are in good supply, and I walked out with a smirk thinking: Wow, I needed that." (J.P. Sarni, Joyhog.com)
"Hermanas has a soul to it, and it is a fully developed family comedy (not frequently spotted at Fringe). (It) lets one leave the theatre with a warm and fuzzy feeling, much like a member of la familia itself." (Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com) "This delirious array of outsized personalities is so well realized by these amazing performers in Monica Yudovich's play...Claudia Zelevansky's lemonade-crisp direction, equal parts raucous farce and considerate drawing-room comedy, gives the production the verve and fluidity it requires to sail effortlessly from one amusement to another. And when Yudovich slips in just the right joke for one of those subsidiary personages, expect a seven-car pile-up of laughs." (Matthew Murray, Talkinbroadway.com) "Pleasurably silly." (Patrick, justgoestoshowyou.blogspot.com) "The script itself falls between a...Neil Simon play, an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, and the collected works of Joe DiPietro; which means that there are plenty of zingers and one-liners." (Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com) "...a special nod to Kathryn Kates, who is lively and flavorful in an overbearing mother role; thankfully, it is written with enough spice to keep it from being too cliched. The guys are terrific- Ryan Duncan has fun with his role as a too-perfect guy next door - nearly everything out of his mouth adds ridiculously to how perfect he is and cracks the audience up. And, bringing endearing warmth and disarming goofiness to his hammy role as a machismo self-absorbed Latin lover, Paolo Andino is a gleefully tasty pleasure. The audience ate him up with a spoon." (Patrick, justgoestoshowyou.blogspot.com) "Crisp pacing by director Claudia Zelevansky, combined with terrific performances by Kates, Moloney, and Duncan..." (Dan Bacalzo, theatermania.com) "(Adriana) Gaviria is excellent in the tricky role of the older sister Claudia." (Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com) "(Paolo) Andino's delivery is pitch perfect." (Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com) "We get to meet Mrs. Telma Herman in the hysterical personage of Kathryn Kates who pulls off an impressive trifecta of being Jewish, Latina, and completely endearing." (Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com) "The attractive set, designed by Robin Vest, is worthy of an Off-Broadway production." (Dan Bacalzo, theatermania.com) "...many male hearts former Miss Universe (Denise) Quinones brings to a life-threatening stand-still..." (Matthew Murray, Talkinbroadway.com) "...Yudovich's graceful portrayal of the younger sister unable to escape her elder's shadow." (Matthew Murray, Talkinbroadway.com) "...a polished ensemble of actors..." (Josh Sherman, nytheatre.com) Playbill.com More Fringe Shows Selling Out August 17, 2006 Resident.com Painting the Town Resident Denise Quinones profiled August 17, 2006 The New York Times "Shows That Are Making Noise Amid the Crowd" August 11, 2006 Daily Candy The Weekend Guide NY August 10, 2006 New York Magazine HERMANAS selected as an "Off-Off-Broadway Pick" two weeks in a row. August 14, 2006 and August 21, 2006 The Village Voice The Fringe A to Z An Opinionated Guide to the NY International Fringe Festival August, 9-15, 2006 Broadwayworld.com First Sold Out Shows Announced for FringeNYC August 9, 2006 Playbill.com Original Altar Boy Cast in Fringe Comedy HERMANAS July 24, 2006 Broadwayworld.com HERMANAS Stars Former Miss Universe and Duncan in FringeNYC July 21, 2006
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