What
The Critics Say:
My
Fair Lady
New
York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center
"For
sheer theatergoing delight, few evenings this year matched the
Philharmonic's staged concert version of My Fair Lady,
starring Kelsey Grammer and the luminous Kelli O'Hara as Professor
Higgins and Eliza Doolittle."
New
York Magazine's "Best of 2007"
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The
Most Happy Fella
New
York City Opera
"
The choreographer is Peggy Hickey, who produced last season's
best choreography at City Opera, in Puccini's 'La Rondine.'
Here again, she's just terrific. In fact, she is one of the
rare choreographers who actually listen to the music.
The big number, titled 'Big D,' is led by another supporting
player, the sidekick Cleo. Played to perfection by Broadway
veteran Leah Hocking, this was a swirling and high-energy dance
extravaganza out in the grape fields that was tremendously exciting
and seemed somehow in Technicolor compared to the rest of the
piece."
The
New York Sun
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On
the 20th Century
Goodspeed Musicals, East Haddam CT
"The
real star of the evening is choreographer Peggy Hickey.
Having toiled in the wilds of the west coast for too many years,
Hickey makes her Goodspeed debut with a blitheness that fuels
her tap dancing chorus with high octane petrol."
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American
Musical Theatre of San Jose
"Choreography
by Peggy Hickey is effervescent, and one of the highlights of
her work is the terrific "She's A Nut" number, which
is a vivid re-creation of slapstick '30s film madness."
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here for full review
Richard
Connema
Talkin' Broadway |
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La
Rondine
New York City Opera (debut)
"There
were two significant debuts this Sunday afternoon. Choreographer
Peggy Hickey fashioned a simply superb second act: The females
of the waltz lifted up like carousel horses as they approached
the front of their swirling circle. The dancing underscored
that this work is really about illusion and its unique place
in our perceived and romanticized reality. A magnetic pair
of apache dancers at stage center tells the story even more
forcefully than the singing lovers at the corner table."
The
New York Sun
New York, NY |
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Brigadoon
Goodspeed Theater, East Haddam CT
"Of
course, the choreography by Peggy Hickey, whose Goodspeed credits
include the superb "On The Twentieth Century," deserves
credit, too. (She's following in imposing footsteps; Agnes deMille
choreographed the original.) Hickey's dances, infused with
some Scottish folk flavor, create a romantic vibrancy often
more powerful than even the "Brigadoon" score."
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"Choreographed
by Peggy Hickey, the dancing is energetic, lively and full of
the boisterous elements that one might expect from a town that
appears only once in a century."
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"Choreographer
Peggy Hickey has found enough room for the dancers to perform
blissful ballet steps with ease and grace. The dancing's high
point comes in the dramatic sword dance at the first act's conclusion,
dominated by the passionate Mullaney."
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"The
current Goodspeed production also spotlights outstanding choreography
by Peggy Hickey. The mourning scene featuring dancer Elizabeth
Ferrell is as memorable as it is moving. And Patrick Mullaney,
as dark Harry, takes your breath away with his leaps and turns
and fancy footwork in the sword dance."
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The
Merry Widow
Los Angeles Opera
"There
is much dance in this production, all designed by choreographer
Peggy Hickey, and all remarkably effective. The second act folk
dance sequence is constrained by the small size of the stage
available, but her third act dances, one a complete miniature
miniature ballet with Reid Olsen and Lisa Gillespie as lovers
who discover each other at Maxim's, are wonderful. The Grisettes,
Kelley Cabrera, Karen Christenberry, Palmer Davis, Nicole Harlan,
Candy Olsen, and Yvette Tucker put on a can-can that stops the
show."
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Beach Press Telegram |
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Carnival
of Wonders
At The Reno Hilton
"The
inventive choreography of Peggy Hickey, whose theatrical flair
- she's done extensive work for Los Angeles Opera - has tightened
the production's grip on the exotic world of carnival. Hers
is a major addition to the show and makes it a much more cohesive
thematic entertainment vehicle than last year's edition."
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Jack
Neal
Nightclub Reviews |
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A
Little Night Music
Goodspeed Opera House
"'A
Little Night Music' is by no means easy to mount, especially
on the Goodspeed's small stage. All the more credit to Tresnjak,
his cast and the design team he often works with, and to Peggy
Hickey, whose choreography is more deftly dove-tailed movement
than actual dance.
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7
Brides For 7 Brothers
Music Theater of Wichita
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"Choreographer
Peggy Hickey whips up three (production numbers). The first
-- at the town social -- stopped the show with extended
applause opening night. There was also a terrific wedding
finale filling the entire Century II stage with 26 dancers
cavorting at once.
But
my personal favorite was an ethereal spring fling number with
the brothers and brides barefoot in the meadow. Lovely, lyrical
and balletic, it's reminiscent of the famous dream ballet
of "Oklahoma!"
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Bob
Curtright
The Wichita Eagle |
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Carousel
Cabrillo Music Theatre
"Peggy
Hickey's choreography for the large chorus is lively and exciting.
Her ballet, featuring the wonderful Lisa Gillespie (as Billy's
tomboyish daughter Luisa), is a remarkable and moving piece
of theater."
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here for full review
Rob
Stevens
Critic's Pick - ShowMag.com |
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"[Lisa
Gillespie's] graceful ballet with Harlan Bengel as Carnival
Boy was brilliantly choreographed by Peggy Hickey and
seemed to be the talk of the party following opening night."
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Ryan
O'Quinn
Thousand Oaks Acorn |
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Faust
Los Angeles Opera
"...
choreographer Peggy Hickey [has] brought excellent ideas for
the visual stage aspects of 'Faust'".
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here for full review
Allison
Dixon
Daily Bruin |
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