Reviews
“Anchoring the story is the delightful Mia Zappacosta, whose spirited and brash Jo March is the heart of the show. Zappacosta brings relentless energy to the character who defies the Victorian conventions that were expected of women at the time. Zappacosta’s Jo is appealingly headstrong and bold as she defiantly focuses on her goal of becoming a writer, as well as humorously awkward when she is forced to dress ‘like a lady’ for a party.”
Kathy Lauer-Williams for Lehigh Valley Stage
“At the play’s center is Jo March (Mia Zappacosta). There’s always an area actor who appears in the firmament of the Lehigh Valley stage like a comet. Such is Zappacosta in her Playhouse debut. She made the character, by turns, audacious, humorous, serious, and pleased to receive $30 for her first newspaper article as the American Civil War swirls around the March family.”
Paul Willistein for Lehigh Valley Press
“Other stand-out performances include the cold and calculating Lady Capulet (Tetiana Dalton), the paternal Friar Lawrence (Jordan Ross Weinhold), and the sassy Benvolio (Mia Zappacosta).”
Rich Mehrenberg for Broadway World Central Pennsylvania