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"With its deceptively easy blend of concert and story, FLOWERCHILDREN keeps us engaged with the power of its music and its insight into the travails and triumphs of this short-lived but memorable 1960s band… Flowerchildren is as simple in form as it is rich in content. Four and a half stars."
"Flowerchildren is as original and impressive a piece of music theatre as you are likely to find... No amount of remastering of old recordings can match the high fidelity - the extended range, strong bass and dynamic percussion - of live performance. Here the fidelity extends to all corners of the production."
"GREAT songs combined with human tragedy is the perfect recipe for a musical… Their four-part harmonies are spine-tingling and you'll be singing California Dreamin', Monday Monday and I Saw Her Again Last Night for days."
"New Australian musicals often struggle to get off the ground but this grassroots effort could easily leap to the main stage... compelling theatre. The biggest surprise comes in the form of Idol alumni Casey Donovan, whose incarnation as Mama Cass is a revelation. I'd happily spend an entire evening in her company; here's hoping this musical doesn't suffer the fate of its subjects."
"Flowerchildren succeeds where so many tribute pieces fail because the narrative is inseparable from the music and it uses the truth of their personal relationships… It's so good that it has to be seen more and must find it's way to the homeland of this group."
"great music and strong performances put it in the 'must-see' category."
"The stars of the show … all bring something very special to this production, not the least of which is their terrific voices. Their perfect harmonies bring all the songs we know so well to life."
"an exceptional piece of Australian musical theatre and I can only envision great things for the entire production."
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