Reviews
"As Cassio... Robert O. Berdahl conducted himself with dignity,
honor, and grace."
-Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
"Sporting an Errol Flynn size and swagger, Robert O. Berdahl might
have made a better Iago, though his flippant, disrespectful Cassio was the
monkey and not Ann Kim’s independent Bianca."
-Jeffery
Gantz, The Boston Phoenix
"For once, Cassio is no patented pretty boy. Robert O. Berdahl conveys a
foolish cockiness that makes the character an easy mark."
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Mal Vincent, The Virginian - Pilot
"Robert O. Berdahl plays the lounge lizard, Hugh Butternut. Whether singing
or tickling the ivories, Berdahl gives one heck of a good Barry Manilow
impression in this role. His performance infuses great energy into the show."
-Jody
Crossman, The Des Moines Register
"Robert Berdahl plays Butternut, the smarmiest man ever to sit down at a
piano. Berdahl makes ample use of his solar-flare smile..."
-Erin
Crawford, Des Moines Cityview
"Robert Berdahl artfully leaps in and out of several comic roles."
-Jamie
Meyer, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Smudge, Robert O. Berdahl is a smouldering hunka-hunka of burning passion
hidden behind dark, horned-rimmed glasses. Berdahl, who sings bass and has
a nice higher range too, was featured in only a few songs. Tennessee Ernie
Ford's chart topper, "16 tons," is one of my favorites, but it was his "Rags
to Riches" number that made me wish I had heard more of his solo."
-Mary
Snell, Portland Press Herald
"...memorable solos by the show-stealing Berdahl on songs like Sixteen Tons..."
-Kendra
Meinert, Green Bay Press-Gazette
"Robert Berdahl contributes a fine performance as Sigfrid, the brother,
finding the enthusiasm of youth and the reflective pain of the realization
of an early death."
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Peter Vaughan, Minneapolis Star tribune
"Robert Berdahl as his brother Sigfrid and Randi Harrington as his first
girlfriend are standouts..."
-Roy
M. Close, St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Warmest part of the story is the romance of George Gibbs and Emily Webb,
played beautifully by Robert Berdahl and Elizabeth Mestnik...It is always
a wonderfully tender moment when romance really blossoms and it is especially
well done by Berdahl and Mestnik. Their fine portrayals carry on right through
young maturity, a beautiful wedding scene and the touching cemetery segment."
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Dave Nicolette, The Grand Rapids Press
"It's the love story of emily and the boy next door, George Gibbs (well
done by Robert O. Berdahl)."