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“...Siegfried's true love is spunky cowgirl Brunnhilde (a super Billie Wildrick), whom he rescued from a 20-year exile on a rugged mountain. (Don't ask.).
Some favorites? The sweet two-step love duo "Slide a Little Closer," sung by Davis and Wildrick. A hilarious trio for synchronized swimmer Rhine Maidens. And, natch, that ode to S&M on the range, "Hog Tie Your Man."
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-Misha Berson
“This musical is an ensemble piece and there's no single star, just a whole constellation of extraordinary talent. Anne Allgood, Carter Davis, Jennifer Sue Johnson, Billie Wildrick, and Richard Ziman all shine together, even as they pull off a stunning number of costume switches (designed by the fabulous David Zinn, creator of last season's The Women) and character changes. Or, as one friend put it as she clapped for the five people bowing on ACT's stage: "I thought there were more people in the cast than that."
- Rosemary Jones
Seattle Performing Arts Examiner
“The musical’s cast of five highly talented actors – Anne Allgood, Carter Davis, Jennifer Sue Johnson, Billie Wildrick and Richard Ziman – brilliantly act, sing and dance their way through a hilarious array of characters (over 20 in all) and situations.
Especially memorable is the duo by Brünnhilde (Wildrick) and Gutrune (Johnson), whose double-wedding goes terribly wrong, leaving them alone together at the wedding barbecue. The pair give new meaning to the term “comfort food” as they manage to devour the entire spread – roasted pig, baked beans, cornbread, and all – as they vocally lament their misfortune in “Barbecue for Two.”
- Marsha Kuykendall
“Billie Wildrick as Brünnhilde adds another trophy performance to her growing list and makes something really special out of one of composer Warrender's most wistful tunes, "County Fair," before showing off her comic chops in the hilarious duet "Barbecue for Two" opposite Jennifer Sue Johnson's gutsy Gutrune.”
- David Edward-Hughes
“For all the characters in “Barbecu,” there are only five actors: Anne Allgood, Carter J. Davis, Jennifer Sue Johnson, Billie Wildrick and Richard Ziman. They are quite extraordinary, both in energy and talent. The articulation of various characters is often so acute, one is hard pressed to tell the difference...”
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-RM Campbell
“The three women (Anne Allgood, Jennifer Sue Johnson, and Billie Wildrick) and two men (Carter Davis and Richard Ziman) each take on numerous roles and maintain highly energetic vocal power. The women are especially impressive. Siegfried’s death feels abrupt and out of place, but no one in the audience really cares; they’re far too entranced by Wildrick’s Brunnhilde ballad.”
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-Brent Aronowitz
“Wildrick, best known for her romantic leads in musicals, shows some new comedic dimension here...”
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-Gianni Truzzi
“The dozens of characters that flitter across the stage are played amusingly by a cast of just five: Anne Allgood, Carter J. Davis, Jennifer Sue Johnson, Billie Wildrick, and Richard Ziman. All five manage to give a distinct flair to the handful of personas they each inhabit through the course of the evening (the costume changes and acting choices are so crisp, it’ll take you half of Act 1 to realize the people don’t just happen to look alike).
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-Kacey Shiflet
“Billie Wildrick (Brunnhilde) brings the right amount of haunting desire for love and a desire for a normal life to the role... The actors were so believable in playing several different roles that at the end of the show, when the curtain came down, I wondered where was the rest of the cast.”
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-Ethel W.
“ACT's production, broadly directed and choreographed by Stephen Terrell, utilizes six outstanding actors who play multiple characters. Three women - Anne Allgood, Jennifer Sue Johnson, Billie Wildrick - are all terrific.”
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-Milton W. Hamlin
“...Countering Jennifer Johnson’s manically perky Gutrune is the self-reliant Brunnhilde of Billie Wildrick, who contributes the loveliest voice to the show and has real chemistry with her man Siegfried.”
-Kicgysleriler
Seattle Metropolitan - Out Post
“...The show fondly pokes at the gargantuan ridiculousness of opera in general and The Ring in particular. Brunhilde (Wildrick, sounding sweeter than ever) explains her prior predicament thusly: “I was asleep for 20 years. On a rock. Ringed with fire. Don’t ask.”... Brunhilde and her befuddled beau Siegfried (Carter J. Davis)—separated by shenanigans involving a drugged drink and, eventually, a dastardly dwarf—sing a charmed “Slide a Little Closer” duet that wouldn’t shame a serious country and western musical.”
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-Steve Wiecking
“Les cinq comédiens impressionnent par la rapidité avec laquelle ils passent d’un personnage à l’autre. Chapeau.”
“...Siegfried and Brunnhilde will win you over soon enough—despite the, erm, familial issues with their relationship.”
- Anna B.
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