"Beale is delightful as the wide-eyed, strong-voiced King, Kennedy is sweetly seductive, and holdovers like david Hyde Pierce and Hank Azaria have relaxed and fully embraced the show's casual lunacy."
Kathy Henderson - Entertainment Weekly
"The other newcomer, Lauren Kennedy as the Lady of the Lake, is equally felicitous... she's a more technically accomplished singer and actress who handles ... her role with aplomb."
Frank Scheck - Hollywood Reporter
"Special hurrahs for Hank Azaria and the new Lady of the Lake, Lauren Kennedy. Sublime silliness still reigns."
John Heilpern - New York Observer
"Lauren Kennedy has a pretty voice and a lean and spiky physical allure that recalls the young Madeline Kahn's."
Ben Brantley - New York Times
"Another shining light is singer Lauren Kennedy as the Lady of the Lake, who rises up from the water in a glittering green gown of seaweed and entices Sir Dennis Galahad to join King Arthur in his search for the Holy Grail. The impressive and versatile Kennedy can belt out these rather tuneless tunes in the style of Aretha Franklin and Ann-Margret and then switch to Ella Fitzgerald's scat."
Dottie Ashley - Charleston Post and Carrier
"Lauren Kennedy gives a star making performance...Her singing rings out as clear as a fingernail flick on a crystal champagne glass. She is intoxicating in her range. Through out the evening she throws herself into the role..."
Peter Filichia - New Jersey Star-Ledger
"Wildhorn's score is polished and pleasant to the ear as are the stellar voices and perfect chemistry of Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick (Zelda & Scott) who are magnetic towards one another, as well as towards the audience. Kennedy delivers a star performance with an exhausting amount of belting numbers. She is a convincing Southern vixen who charms her "gallant prince."
Pati Bueler - Broadway World
"Kennedy will wow you with her intensity and focus, making a miniature one-act of Jason Robert Brown's "I Can Do Better Than That," a sexy romp atop the baby grand in "Lost and Found" (from City of Angels) and a hilarious, naughty-but-nice schemer in David Friedman's "Rich, Famous and Powerful." Best of all is her full-out, visceral rendition of the classic "At Last."
Roy C. Dicks - The News And Observer
"I'm in love with a wonderful girl and her name is Lauren Kennedy...she dazzles you with her looks and cockeyed optimism"
Robert Gore-Langton - Daily Express London
"A sparkling new American star, Lauren Kennedy..."
Michael Coveney - Daily Mail London
"Lauren Kennedy is a toothy, goofy Nellie Forbush but sexy and funny and genuinely poignant... "
Charles Spencer - Daily Telegraph London
"Lauren Kennedy is a star in the making..."
Lisa Martland - The Stage London
"Lauren Kennedy is both personable and sweet-voiced"
Jack Zink- Miami Sun-Sentinel
"Lauren Kennedy's joy and intoxicating spirit and her gift for uneasy silences is a thing of rare beauty"
Scott Ross - CitySearch.com
"I dare say that many who witnessed Kennedy's performance will have occasion to say, in future times, that they saw her sing Evita in 1993, before she was the star that she will be"
Philip Van Vleck - Durham Herald-Sun
"Lauren Kennedy is sexy and funny"
Howard Kissel - New York Daily News
"Kennedy is not just another pretty face and extraordinary body... You will be surprised how much she moves you.."
Peter Filichia - New Jersey Star-Ledger
"Lauren Kennedy...does a solo number 'How Long Has This Been Going On' which stops the show"
Mike Haikin - Jewish Herald-Voice
"A triumph for everyone involved: for it's two principles, Lauren Kennedy and Norbert Butz, who sing it to the high heavens"
Richard Christiansen - Chicago Tribune
"Kennedy embodies the endearing mix of all-American beauty and gawkiness, and turns her wedding vow scene into a deeply moving expression of her characters insecurity and innocence"
Heidi Weiss - Chicago Sun-Times
"Kennedy, the talented young actress has blossomed into a musical blockbuster, who has all the energy to spare, and who has developed a stage presence that bring your attention to her the moment she steps on-stage"
Alan Hall - The Chapel Hill News
"Lauren Kennedy is lovely and tender but of strong voice in a demanding role...she is glamour personified"
Harry Hargrave - The Raleigh News and Observer
"Kennedy has the remarkable range the score demands, sliding easily from gentle ballad to high-powered rock"
Scott Ross - CitySearch.com
"The audience favorite was Lauren Kennedy..."
H.Collester - The Theatre Buff