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RAVES FOR DAVID AS ZAZA IN LA CAGE AUX FOLLES:

"Among the many excellent performances here, two are clearly standout, and David Edwards plays them both. As Albin, he is loving and vulnerable. As ZaZa, he is charming and seductive and suggestive and naughty. "
-- Bruce Bloom, The Scarsdale Inquirer

“…simply brilliant….David Edwards carries this very difficult role magnificently. From his first big number, when he sings about putting on ‘A Little More Mascara’ while making himself up and donning his gown and high heels, to the iconic number ‘I Am What I Am,’ which he delivers with a passion and a feeling I have never seen or heard equaled. This is a consummate display of acting.”
-- Roy Bradbook, Dan’s Papers

"Hit songs from the show include 'I Am What I Am' and 'The Best of Times' and at WBT they are engagingly sung by one of the best leading men that we have seen on stage in many a day. The leading man is David Edwards, who also appeared this season at WBT as the quixotic 'Man of La Mancha.' His 'La Cage' character, Albin, tilts at windmills, too, but he attacks the more down-to-earth issue of love between parents and children and love between companions of the heart....Mr. Edwards entertainingly embodies the sentimental spirit of a mother in the body of a father; he's a man who does double duty in the kitchen and on stage as the most celebrated cross-dressing entertainer on the Riviera....Mr. Edwards gives his character nuance, humor, sentiment and a fabulous dressed-to-kill strut."
-- Terry Joshi, Travelhost

"He gets both the humor and the pathos of Albin, the transvestite who is both a mensch and a mother."
-- Jacques LeSourd, Gannett Newspapers

“...superb and poignant performance by David Edwards…’I Am What I Am’ is his song of truth, and Mr. Edwards delivers this anthem with brilliant and heartfelt humanity, as he does his first act set piece, ‘A Little More Mascara.’ But more, Mr. Edwards is a consummate and sensitive and many sided actor, and his portrayal of Albin is a moving and memorable one.”
-- Lee Davis, The Southampton Press

“David Edwards’ performance as Albin was nothing less than marvelous and earned him a standing ovation. Edwards throttled the full range of his character’s personality and genders; he used Albin’s effeminate coyness and sentimentality to douse the audience with allure only to drop a well-timed sack of guttural manhood that won the crowd’s unanimous laughter. Edwards maxed-out Albin’s full value when he learned of the son’s disdain for him and then again when he tried his best to portray himself as a John Wayne type of man.”
-- Charles Lane, South Shore Press

"The role of ZaZa/Albin dominates the musical: a character larger than life, fabulous in costumes and attitude, and always in his heart 'a young man in love.' It demands a bravura performance and Edwards comes through."
-- Chesley Plemmons, The Times-News

"Albin, comically portrayed by David Edwards...He brings to life the joys and tribulations of the transvestite's being, sharing the warmth of his love for Georges and the pain of being turned away by those he loves. Edwards' self-judgemental rendition of "I Am What I Am" touches us deeply....warmly sung, breathlessly danced, and most important, truthfully acted."
-- Joe McDonald, The Rockland Reporter

"David Edwards (last seen at WBT as Don Quixote in 'Man of La Mancha') infuses Albin with humor and pathos. It is both hilarious and heartening to watch (him) subject himself to a macho makeover..."
-- Amy Beth Arkwy, The Westchester County Weekly

"David Edwards as Albin and Tom Urich as Georges carry the musical to a new high..."
-- Kappy Kapner, The Suburbanite

"David Edwards is a wonder as Albin/ZaZa..."
-- Don Collester, Journal America

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