Oh Kay! at 42nd Street Moon (2011)
Both Lisa-Marie Newton (as the stuck-up socialite, Constance Appleton) and Brian Yates Sharber (as “Shorty” McGee, a bootlegger masquerading as a butler) had just the right spirit for landing one gag after another.
-George Heymont, My Cultural Landscape
Abigail Dreary at Boxcar Theatre (2011)
Lisa-Marie Newton as Sharon, Nicky’s mom, is effective in her portrayal of the confused mother…For all of the fun of the supernatural plot, her genuine concern and panic got to me and I cried.
-Charles Kruger, Bay Area Theatre Examiner
Assassins at Ray of Light Theatre (2011)
Lisa-Marie Newton mined every ounce of comic gold from Sara Jane Moore.
-Robert Sokol, The Sondheim Review
Lisa-Marie Newton is first-rate.
-Sean Martinfeld, SF Sentinel
Lisa-Marie Newton is utterly hilarious.
-Gregory M. Alonzo, StarkInsider.com
…scary-funny.
-Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
Equally transporting is isa-Marie Newton as the deadly ditzy Sara Jane Moore.
-Evan Wynns, EDGE San Francisco
Another Night Before Christmas at City Lights Theatre (2009)
Newton gives Karol a flinty outer shell to hide her soft side.
-Karen D’Souza, SJ Mercury News
[Newton] does a fantastic job.
-Steve Papoli, MetroActive
Bat Boy: The Musical at Foothill Music Theatre (2009)
Lisa-Marie Newton gives a vivid performance as Meredith.
-Richard Connema, Talkin’ Broadway
Newton allows Meredith’s ferocious mothering instincts to drive her.
-Kevin Kirby, Palo Alto Weekly
…warm, clear voiced Lisa-Marie Newton
-Joanne Engelhardt, InsideBayArea.com
Bat Boy: The Musical at Altarena Playhouse (2008)
Lisa-Marie Newton is radiant and strong-voiced.
-Sam Hurwitt, East Bay Express
…excellent
-Sharon Reid, Alameda Sun
…trouper Lisa-Marie Newton
-Ken Bullock, Berkeley Planet
A New Brain at Custom Made Theatre (2008)
Lisa-Marie Newton is a vocal standout.
-Richard Connema, Talkin’ Broadway
Lisa-Marie Newton … is Stellar and fascinating.
-Lee Hartgrave, BeyondChron
Well played here by Lisa-Marie Newton.
-Chad Jones, SF Examiner
All My Sons at Filbert Steps/MVCPA (2008)
Newton is a perfectly icy Sue. She lets dirty secrets and vicious truths fall off her tongue without innuendo or anger.
-Marianne Messina, MetroActive
Lisa-Marie Newton is scary as a backbiting neighborhood doctor’s wife.
-John Angell Grant, Palo Alto Daily News
