San Francisco
"Ashley Eileen Bucknam is a STANDOUT, doubling as sweet-carnal Kate Monster and her romantic rival Lucy the Slut with dynamic vocal flexibility."
:: Robert Hurwitt The San Francisco Chronicle
"The cast in this show is forever charming and uber-talented. The character of Kate Monster is brilliantly maneuvered by Bucknam, especially in scenes with Lucy..."
::David John Chavez The San Jose Theater Arts Examiner
:: Robert Hurwitt The San Francisco Chronicle
"The cast in this show is forever charming and uber-talented. The character of Kate Monster is brilliantly maneuvered by Bucknam, especially in scenes with Lucy..."
::David John Chavez The San Jose Theater Arts Examiner
Los Angeles
"Ashley Eileen Bucknam shows off her incredible vocal range and tonality, effortlessly managing to switch between her roles as the sweet, vulnerable Kate Monster and the torch siren shenanigans of Lucy The Slut."
::Kelly Hartog The Hollywood Patch
"Leading the pack are Corris, Bucknam, Liscio Jr, and Brackin, whose on-stage multitasking is just astonishing..."
:: Michael L. Quintos BroadwayWorld.com
::Kelly Hartog The Hollywood Patch
"Leading the pack are Corris, Bucknam, Liscio Jr, and Brackin, whose on-stage multitasking is just astonishing..."
:: Michael L. Quintos BroadwayWorld.com
Philadelphia
"...Outstanding players include Ashley Eileen Bucknam, who pulled off the impressive feat of singing a duet with herself as two disparate women while animating the puppet of one of them..."
::Steve Cohen The Broad Street Review
::Steve Cohen The Broad Street Review
Everywhere Else...
"Bucknam brought a cheeriness and naivety to Kate Monster, who made the audience instantly fall in love with her."
::Curtis Chandler The Easterner
"I haven’t laughed so much at a bunch of puppets since the heyday of “The Muppet Show...” I was also impressed on opening night with Ashley Eileen Bucknam, an understudy who that night took over the roles of Kate Monster and Lucy. It’s hard to imagine a more lovable Kate."
::Jim Kershner The Spokesman Review
"She plays the two extremes for all they're worth. As Kate, a mostly sweet Monster with a squeaky high voice who just wants to find a boyfriend, she steals the show with her heartfelt rendition of There's a Fine, Fine Line."
::GayOgunquit.com
::Curtis Chandler The Easterner
"I haven’t laughed so much at a bunch of puppets since the heyday of “The Muppet Show...” I was also impressed on opening night with Ashley Eileen Bucknam, an understudy who that night took over the roles of Kate Monster and Lucy. It’s hard to imagine a more lovable Kate."
::Jim Kershner The Spokesman Review
"She plays the two extremes for all they're worth. As Kate, a mostly sweet Monster with a squeaky high voice who just wants to find a boyfriend, she steals the show with her heartfelt rendition of There's a Fine, Fine Line."
::GayOgunquit.com