Annie Get Your Gun - Civic Light Opera South Bay Cities
 
  • "But when it comes to the question of who can do what better than whom, nobody comes close to outgunning Cotton, who fits the role of Annie like a Winchester in a well-oiled scabbard.

    The pinpoint accuracy of her characterization is remarkable, especially when you consider that she's performing the part for the first time. Her comic timing and vocal inflections, thunderstruck passion for Frank, spunk, spine and songbird singing style make Cotton's performance irresistible." -- JIM FARBER, Daily Breeze
 
Sophisticated Ladies - Civic Light Opera South Bay Cities
 
  • "... the sublime Misty Cotton, who bounces the audience into the Misty Cotton Club from "Hit Me With a Hot Note" onward. Her range, whether high belting, scatting with hipster Rob Thompson or channeling Carol Burnett in "Imagine My Frustration," remains astonishing." -- DAVID C NICHOLS, LA Times
 
Oliver - Civic Light Opera South Bay Cities
 
  • "Misty Cotton is both earthy and tender as battered girlfriend Nancy, whose delivery of the maudlin torch song, ‘As Long As He Needs Me,’ is one of the evening’s highlights." -- MartiniRepublic.com

  • "Misty Cotton delivers the vocal and acting talents for a very strong performance as Nancy, the bar-singing lady of ill repute who becomes Oliver’s only true friend in London’s shady underworld. " -- ROB HOPPER, San Diego Playbill
 
Last 5 Years - Pasadena Playhouse
 
  • "Cotton has great power, but colors the delivery of each song with the right emotion.  She has to start the show on the losing end, but manages to mitigate that by maintaining her strength.  The sadness, though it can definitely be felt, never compromises her clarity of character." -- TheatreRealtor.com

  • "The well-matched Tatar and Cotton deliver brilliant performances... " -- Los Angeles Times


  • "...golden-throated Misty Cotton sings his wife’s role so convincingly and sympathetically... " -- LA City Beat
Lana Mae's Honky Tonk Laundry - Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
 
  • "Cotton is allowed more in the way of physical humor, which she executes with excellent timing." -- RUSS BICKERSTAFF, OnMilwaukee.Com
Parade - Musical Theatre Guild
 
  • "Misty Cotton delivered yet another gem in a series of breathtaking performances as Lucille, Frank's wife, who finally finds the love and the courage to fight for her husband's life." -- Rob Stevens, Showmag.Com

  • "Misty Cotton delivers the stirring "You Don't Know This Man," in which Frank's wife, Lucille, rises to loving, impassioned defense. Later, hope takes flight as she and Ira Denmark, as Frank, twine their voices in "This Is Not Over Yet" and "All the Wasted Time." -- Daryl H. Miller, LA Times.
Company - Starlight Musical Theatre
 
  • "...and the exuberant, intelligent, free-thinking, Marta (played by Misty Cotton, which, according to her bio, truly is her real name!) who lends her strong and lovely voice to Another Hundred People." -- Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill.
 
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Music Circus
 
  • "Von Essen and Cotton teamed well as Joseph and the Mom/Narrator. Both have excellent voices and seemed right at home in the roles." -- Joe Blenkle, Sacramento Stage & Theatre.

  • "Crystal-voiced Misty Cotton plays the mother and also sings the central narrator role connecting the episodic plot points. Cotton relates the story, which takes over the play, of the biblical Joseph, one of 12 brothers living in Canaan." -- Marcus Crowder, Sacramento Bee.

  • "As Joe's mother, who morphs into the story's narrator, Misty Cotton is perfect. She performed this role in previous productions with both Donny Osmond and Sam Harris; she has a lovely voice, and her diction is so clear that we understand every word." -- Bev Skyes, Enterprise Drama Critic
Anyone Can Whistle - Matrix Theatre
 
  • "As Nurse Apple, earnest Misty Cotton belts out the triumphant "There Won't Be Trumpets" with a striking voice, at once passionate and compassionate." -- Jonas Schwartz, Theatermania.Com.

  • "Cotton does great justice to the emotional ballads "There Won't Be Trumpets' and the title song. She also displays a sexy comedic flair, joining Bisom in the vampish "Come Play Wiz Me.'" -- Julio Martinez, Udailynews.com

  • "Cotton is tremendous with "There Won't Be Trumpets," her surprisingly optimistic anthem, and she is quite solid in her flirtatious numbers as well." -- Sharon Perlmutter, talkingbroadway.com.

  • "Cotton gets the fun, frothy, fizzy, and French "Come Play Wiz Me," as well as the standard "Anyone Can Whistle." She does great with both of them. She and Bisom team up for the touchingly heartfelt "With So Little to Be Sure Of"..." -- Rob Stevens, Showmag.com.

  • " Luckily, fresh off her Ovation Award-winning turn as one of the Hilton Sisters in the Colony's Side Show was Misty Cotton, who took over the role of Nurse Fay Apple and plays it to the hilt." -- Travis Michael Holder, Ticket-Holders.
Spitfire Grill - Laguna Playhouse
 
  • "Misty Cotton brings a powerhouse voice to bear on her character Percy..." -- Christopher Trefa, OC Metro.

  • "Anchored by Cotton's subtly moving lead performance..." -- Kelly Flynn, Orange County Weekly.
Triumph of Love, Performance Riverside
 
  • "As Princess Leonide, Misty Cotton carries the show on her slender and very capable shoulders. She easily segues from lovestruck ingenue to clever manipulator. And what a voice!" -- Rob Stevens, Showmag.Com
Triumph of Love - International City Theatre
 
  • "This "Triumph" shares a leading lady with the Colony Theatre's recent production of "Side Show." Misty Cotton sings with clarion power and brings plenty of engaging enthusiasm to the character of Princess Leonide - enough to make us excuse the character's more manipulative qualities." -- Don Shirley, LA Times

  • "Actress Misty Cotton, simultaneously preparing for her role of Princess Leonide and closing the award-winning Sideshow at the Colony in which she played one half of Siamese twins, demonstrates her stamina in her physically demanding part." -- Melinda Schupmann, Showmag.Com
Side Show - Colony Theatre
 
  • "Cotton and Dixon Jackson make a stunning duo. They also create unique, different variations on their twin identities. Violet's shyness and vulnerability are keenly etched as are Daisy's brassier dreams and desires. Their Act One closer, "Who Will Love Me As I Am," really deserves the honor of being called a showstopper the way these actresses sell it." -- Rob Stevens, Showmag.Com.

  • "Jackson and Cotton are extraordinary, in visual appeal, histrionic effectiveness, and hair-raising vocal power." --- In Los Angeles Magazine.

  • "As the beleaguered twins--thicker-skinned Daisy and heart-on-her-sleeve Violet--Jackson and Cotton evoke laughter and tears and boast spectacular singing voices. In such splendid duets as "Who Will Love Me As I Am," and "I Will Never Leave You," these joined-at-the-hip gals are four-star heartbreakers." -- Les Spindle, Backstage West.
 
 
     
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