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REVIEWS
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
“IN HER ICONIC BEAUTY & THE BEAST ROLE, SMITH IS NEARLY FLAWLESS. HER SINGING IS EXCEPTIONAL, HER LOOK IS PERFECT, AND HER ACTING IS A STUDY IN WATCHING A SKILLED PERFORMER KEEP A CHARACTER ALIVE AND ENERGIZED EVERY MOMENT ON STAGE. I APPRECIATED THAT SHE MADE BELLE HER OWN BY ELEVATING THE FEISTINESS AND STRENGTH OF THE ROLE, SMITH’S CHEMISTRY WITH GOMEZ’S MAURICE WAS SOME OF THE BEST IN THE SHOW.
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— JEFF ASHCRAFT, RIVER CITIES' READER
THE LITTLE MERMAID
“RESIDENT PERFORMER ANNA CATHERINE SMITH, WHO PORTRAYED BELLE LAST YEAR IN “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST,” RETURNS THIS YEAR, PROVING SHE IS MADE FOR DISNEY PRINCESS ROLES. SMITH SHINES AS THE TITULAR LITTLE MERMAID, ARIEL. HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE IS FULL OF EMOTION DURING SONGS SUCH AS “THE WORLD ABOVE” AND “PART OF YOUR WORLD.””
— SAMANTHA PIDDE, MYCARROLLCOUNTYNEWS
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
(WORLD PREMIERE)
"MEANWHILE, JACK'S LOVE INTEREST LUCY WAGNER, PLAYED BY ANNA CATHERINE SMITH, WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER. SMITH MANAGED TO PULL OFF EVERY SONG SHE SANG WITH GREAT ELOQUENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE PERFORMED THE TIMELESS TITLE TUNE. (HER RENDITION WOULD'VE MADE LOUIS ARMSTRONG PROUD, AND THOSE ARE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL.) AND EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T LIKE THE ARRANGEMENT OF "FIGHT SONG," SMITH WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HER OWN"
— ROCHELLE ARNOLD. RIVER CITIES' READER
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