Reviews

The Frogs - Sondheim / Lane version (Virilla, ens.) at freeFall Theatre. Directed by Eric B. Davis.

"Becca McCoy brought some Ethel Merman brassiness to Virilla, queen of the Amazons." - John Fleming, The Sondheim Review (vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 2011)

‎"Audiences and critics were thrilled to witness Becca McCoy's performance as the sexually voracious Amazon queen Virilla, decked out in a cast iron bra." - from the November 2011 AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE, the article "Fast Times in Tampa Bay" by Mark Leib.

Motherhood the Musical (Brooke) at the Jaeb Theatre at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Directed by Lisa Shriver.

"There's Brooke, played comically by Becca McCoy as the hyperactive attorney and mom juggling her schedule down to the nanosecond" - Sharon Kennedy Wynne, St. Petersburg Times

"Brooke, played by Becca McCoy is a hard working mother who juggles her job, her children and sex with her husband. She is a refreshing and realistic character whom the audience bonded with and related to very well." - Ellie Hirsch, Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine

"But when the talented cast of MOTHERHOOD started singing... I actually laughed, thinking, "This isn't so bad after all."" - Catherine Durkin Robinson, Creative Loafing (from review titled "That's My Baby: A Musical That Could Make Even a Jaded Mom Smile (or Sniffle).")

The Wild Party - LaChiusa version (Miss Madelaine True) at freeFall Theatre. Directed by Eric B. Davis.

"The large cast includes top-flight performers in sharply etched character roles, such as Becca McCoy as a lesbian stripper..." - John Fleming, The St. Petersburg Times

"Director Eric Davis has assembled a superbly talented cast that sings Michael John LaChiusa's potently jazzy anthems with Broadway assurance, and acts the script by LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe as if their hedonistic, thrill-seeking lives depended on it. In 10 years of reviewing theater for Creative Loafing, I can't remember another show that was both so visceral and so polished. If this is any indication of what freeFall has in store for us, then the bar for Bay area theater has just hit the clouds." - Mark E. Leib, Creative Loafing Tampa

Love's Labour's Lost (Princess of France) at American Stage Shakespeare in the Park. Directed by Kenneth Noel Mitchell.

"Becca McCoy was something of a revelation as the Princess of France." - John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times

"...a visiting French princess (wonderfully played by Becca McCoy)..." - Joanne Milani, Tampa Tribune

"...and Becca McCoy's Princess of France stand out in a largely excellent cast." - Mark Leib, Weekly Planet

"Becca McCoy powers out a stunningly regal debut Shakespeare in the Park performance as the Princess of France, teasing out emotions from lines that would become staid in the mouth of an actor who had a lesser understanding of Shakespeare." - Stephanie S. Morgan, The Performing Artist Magazine

Seussical the Musical (Sour Kangaroo) at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Directed by Eric Rosen.

"Becca McCoy is the strong-voiced Sour Kangaroo" - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

"...clear, smart, sincere, fast-paced, exceptionally well-sung... the show is superbly cast with some fine Chicago performers" - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

"SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL is close to perfection. The cast has been assembled with some of Chicago's best talent... ,and Becca McCoy is a very strong Sour Kangaroo. Just watching these actors is worth the ticket price." - Al Bresloff, SalsaChicago.com

A Moon for the Misbegotten (Josie) at Illinois Theatre Center.

"Becca McCoy, in a standout portrayal, comes through with poignant vulnerability as the feisty and blunt Josie." - Betty Mohr, The Daily Southtown

"The play, however, belongs to Josie. McCoy's performance rings true throughout, giving the audience a Josie who, despite her rough, sometimes crude, edge, is sympathetic and commendable." - John K. Ryan, The Star

Oliver! (Widow Corney) at New American Theatre.

"The most commendable performance on the distaff side is Becca McCoy as the Widow Corney. This is one of the finest performances I've seen in a long time in any sort of role. She is simply flawless." - Bill Beard, The Stateline News

"The NAT production makes the most of [the familiar score] with talented voices like Becca McCoy as the Widow Corney (in the lightly randy "I Shall Scream")." - Victor R. Yehling, Rockford Register Star

Blithe Spirit (Mrs. Bradman) at American Stage.

"Matt Lunsford and Becca McCoy are also delightful as the Bradmans." - Mark E. Leib, Creative Loafing

"It's a masterful production of shining performances and deft comedic timing." - Kathy L. Greenberg, Tampa Tribune

Smoke on the Mountain (Vera) at Round Barn Theatre.

"McCoy's sense of comic timing and her larger than life voice make Vera a delight."- Frank Ramirez, The Goshen News

"McCoy's firm mezzo is an asset to solos and family numbers and her tale of the June bug is beautifully built to a smashing finale." - Marcia Fulmer, Elkhart Truth

Nunsense (Sister Robert Anne) at Angel Cabaret Theatre.

"Becca McCoy shows us over and over just how good she could be if she WERE the star." - Ruth Raven, Pasco Entertainment Review

"Becca McCoy makes a strong Sister Robert Anne, the convent tomboy with a tender spiritual side." - Barbara Fredricksen, St. Petersburg Times

"Over the past 18 months, some fine Equity performers have been on Ferraro's stage- ...Becca McCoy in the current production of Nunsense..." - Barbara Fredricksen, St. Petersburg Times

Candida (Candida) at Illinois Theatre Center.

"[Becca] McCoy's Candida carries the character's strength and motherly actions with spunk and confident sincerity. She also manages tenderness and gives Marchbanks a tantalizing hint that perhaps he can win her over." - Myra Eder, The Star Newspaper

Macbeth (Macduff) at Alley Cat Players. A gender-reversed adaptation.

"Becca McCoy is a spirited Macduff" - John Fleming, The St. Petersburg Times

The Abandoned El (Shari) at Illinois Theatre Center. A world-premiere production.

"Both actors delivered powerful performances... McCoy and Robel are perfectly cast, individually and together" - Myra Eder, The Star

School House Rock Live! (Dori) at American Stage. Directed by Jay Berkow.

"Becca McCoy can sing a touching song about migrating to America and play a rhinoceros with equal aplomb." - Peter Smith, St. Petersburg Times

Fiddler on the Roof (Yente) at Charleston Stage Company.

"Yente as played by Becca McCoy is so well handled you would swear you were on 42nd Street." - Carol Furtwangler, Post and Courie