Reviews

“… Analise Scarpaci could be a pop music concert star, if she wanted. She has the goods. She has the goods for Broadway and she has the goods for the music industry.

I'm not sure how many performers exist, or have existed, who have managed to walk the line between rock stardom and Broadway diva-dom, but Analise could ….”
- Stephen Mosher, Broadway World

  • Scarpaci channels the distinct style of a Fiona Apple or Ani DiFranco for the rousing “We Ain’t Leaving When the Lights Go Out."

    Theatermania (Cameron Kelsall)

  • Scarpaci’s sturdy but sensitive voice shines in “Scissors,” a solo somewhat musically evocative of Sarah McLachlan.

    Town Topics (Donald H. Sanborn III)

  • Another bright spot is Scarpaci, who delivers a heart-wrenching ballad that highlights the tougher parts of adolescence and is truly a showstopper.

    The Daily Princetonian (Isabella Rivera)

  • Analise Scarpaci is the galvanizer whose character, Deb, begins to take precedence because she is the most interesting. Scarpaci finds the intelligence and cynical rebel in Deb, who is ahead of her peers in many ways yet needs them to ground her in good old reality.

    U.S. 1 Princeton Info (Neal Zoren)

  • “Scissors,” performed with raw intensity by Analise Scarpaci as Debra, delves deep into her character‘s pain and self-destructive impulses, giving voice to a struggle that often goes unspoken. Item

    Broadway World (Chloe Yang)

  • “The sardonic Scarpaci also wrests her caustic character from the realm of potential cliché, showing the warm humanity beneath Debra’s guarded shell.”

    Theatermania (Cameron Kelsall)

  • "success…falls…on the impressive vocal cords of McClure and, as the family’s moody teenager Lydia, young Analise Scarpaci."

    — Deadline (Greg Evans)

  • "Scarpaci in particular nearly stealing the show with her emotionally complex, beautifully sung performance as teen daughter Lydia"

    — Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)

  • “Analise Scarpaci, who sings her face off as the angsty teenage daughter forced not only to wrangle her younger siblings, but to parent her parents”

    — Daily News (Chris Jones)

  • "Analise Scarpaci fills the eldest child with teenage angst that conveys her pain and frustration without diminishing her characters integrity. Her vocals add strength to her persona."

    — Theatre Reviews Limited (Joseph Veriezza)

  • "Young standout Analise Scarpaci"

    — Variety (Naveen Kumar)

  • "Can they make the eldest daughter Lydia less of a cipher? (Yes, by giving her several songs, which Analise Scarpaci kills.)"

    — Vulture (Helen Shaw)