Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

"The show is filled with flashes of dark, hip humor that probably defied the expectations of its day [& ] a study of human nature at its most fallible and fragile depicted through the antics of anthropomorphized animals." - The Chicago Reader

"For being essentially a cartoon about a cockroach and an alley cat, Archy & Mehitabel is actually pretty deep. [& ] Optimism is a theme that pervades the piece, but in a particularly interesting way. [& ] The punchy dialogue is what unsurprisingly makes it work." - TheaterJones

"A skillfully woven series of songs and sketches." - The Evening Independent