Kathleen Madigan Mesa Concert reviews
Toogie
Sep 08, 2026
Annie needed to step up the pace
Kathleen Madigan thrilled my daughter in person with the musical numbers she performed. Through some of the depression-era details, particularly in the oval office, my daughter yawned and snacked her way. To be expected. Yawns through the whole production were unexpected on my part, mostly due to the pokey pace of things. The dialogue was slow, not snappy. Sometimes the pauses were so long they were awkward. The director seemed to substitute slowness for soulfulness in the sad bits. Just a little faster speaking and a bit peppier reaction times from the actors would have helped a lot!