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Katie Tomlinson, in the News
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Feb 2006)
"...singers in the cast standout, particularly Tomlinson, as
the grown Estella."
-by Neil Harvey for The Roanoke Times
ORPHAN TRAIN (Oct 2005)
"...the more than a dozen members of this production's excellent ensemble do full justice to the show's acting and singing. It's hard to pick a star from so many stellar and diverse performances, though Katie E. Tomlinson stood out as the dedicated young social worker, Harriet Penderton..."
- by Elyse Sommer for CurtainUp.com
"Katie E. Tomlinson is notable for her grace with the children and her restrained anger at adults."
- by Larry Litt for NYTheatre-Wire.com
PLAY IT BY HEART (May 2005)
“Seattle theatre heavyweight Katie E. Tomlinson is Jamie Lynn, the sister of… Jeannine. Showing an incredible range, Tomlinson shifts here from a legit soprano role in The Secret Garden to a belting country-rock role here.”
- By Ethan J. Thompson, BroadwayWorld.com theatre critic
“…as Jamie Lynn, the youngest Jasper woman, Katie E. Tomlinson is an interesting mix of petulance, determination and pizzazz.”
- By Joe Adcock, Seattle Post Intelligencer theatre critic
“Katie E. Tomlinson gives (Jamie Lynn) a nervy, true-to-the-bone feel”
- By Mary Martin, King County Journal theatre critic
THE SECRET GARDEN (November 2004)
“Katie E. Tomlinson, as the ghost of Lily, is suitably angelic with her skilled soprano, paired with Bayles (Archibald Craven) in duet or inspiring her bed-ridden son, Colin to explore the magic of her abandoned garden.”
- By Gianni Truzzi, special to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Dallyn Bayles (Archibald Craven) sensitively partners Katie E. Tomlinson's limpid and lovely Lily on ‘A Girl in the Valley’ and ‘How Could I Ever Know?’…and Tomlinson's Lily is most winning as she steps out of her portrait to sing the lovely ‘Come to My Garden.’”
- By David E. Hughes, TalkinBroadway.com theatre critic
“Katie Tomlinson really hits her stride, I found, as Lily — the ghost who haunts her husband and their son, Colin, who was born as Lily died.
Tomlinson’s voice soars, and she doesn’t have to do anything perky or cute, unlike some of her recent roles. She handles Lily well, perfectly pulling off a role that requires a stately, optimistic dignity that isn’t always available in musicals. Her duets with Archibald are ecstatic, especially the well-known ‘How Could I Ever Know.’”
- By Larry Johnson, Issaquah Press
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS ... (May 2004)
"...the show's claw-to-the-top plot and Frank Loesser's snappy, memorable score get solid treatment from the cast. That includes the tip-top singers Jason Collins, who as Finch croons the bracing self-love ballad, "I Believe in You," and dulcet-voiced Katie Tomlinson as Rosemary (the secretary who sets out to bag Finch in the ultimate little-wifey ode, "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm.")"
- Misha Berson, Seattle Times theatre critic
"As love interest Rosemary Pilkington, Katie Tomlinson....brings to mind an image of Mary Tyler Moore, and her characterization is as sweet as Moore herself. Tomlinson delivers her numbers with sincerity, successfully overriding our enlightened modern sensibilities."
- J.J. DeWitt, TalkinBroadway.com theatre critic
RAZZLETOWN (June 2003)
”Between gigs in bigger productions, enterprising musical-theater performers sometimes take the bull by the horns and concoct their own revues.
That is what singer-actors Katie Tomlinson, Joshua M. Bott and Jenna Hawkins are up to with "Razzletown," their energetically tunesome… new cabaret show.
…enjoyable are the 20-plus musical numbers — namely, anything featuring Bott's robust tenor or Tomlinson's pretty pipes, and everything with three- or four-part harmony.”
- Misha Berson, Seattle Times Theater Critic
“A little troupe in a little theatre is staging a little musical that makes good use of vaudeville’s mortal remains. Five talented and dedicated performers breathe new life into the old song/ dance/ comedy format.
- Joe Adcock, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Theatre Critic
OKLAHOMA! (September 2002)
“As cheerful as (the) moments with well-known songs are, it’s only when the supporting cast gets it’s chance that the show soars. Thick headed Will Parker’s tales of sophistication and sin in “Kansas City” begin to reveal the show’s contour and the high level of dance. Equally delightful (is) Katie Tomlinson’s Ado Annie, Parker’s girl who “Cain’t Say No” and snares the peddler Ali Hakim.”
- Gianni Truzzi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Theatre Critic
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM (July 2001)
"Katie Tomlinson and Crystal Dawn Munkers are consistently on target with Sondheim’s tunes and lyrics. They are natural and effortless in their delivery, and both have voices that can handle Sondheim’s many demands.”
- Mary R. Martin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Theatre Critic
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