Twelfth Night
Directed by Darko Tresnjak, Hartford Stage Spring 2013
"[D]eftly played by the appealing Kate MacCluggage..."
- Anita Gates, New York Times
"Kate MacCluggage's Viola/Cesario avoids easy macho poses and instead conveys her disguised character with an effortless intelligence and grace that any cultured person would fall for. " - Frank Rizzo, Hartford Courant
Bell, Book and Candle
Directed by Darko Tresnjak, Long Wharf/ Hartford Stage Spring 2012
"As played by the enchanting Kate MacCluggage, Gillian is a very sexy witch
with full confidence in her seductive powers. If you ever saw Annette Bening in
the film “The Grifters,” you get the idea." -Anita Gates, New York Times
"What is assuredly bewitching (that word is inevitable here — and true) is the
performance by Kate MacCluggage who is some kind of fabulous." "The play — and the show — belongs to Ms. MacCluggage, who is convincingly enchanting, powerful, sexy and fun. " -Frank Rizzo, The Hartford Courant
"As Gillian, Kate MacCluggage is a stunner. With cool, feline movements in a cat-suit, she is sly and wily. As she slowly falls in love with the mouse with which she is toying, you can see MacCluggage’s Gillian struggle and melt. It is one of the freshest performances this year."
-Jacques Lamarre, broadwayworld.com
"As played by the enchanting Kate MacCluggage, Gillian is a very sexy witch
with full confidence in her seductive powers. If you ever saw Annette Bening in
the film “The Grifters,” you get the idea." -Anita Gates, New York Times
"What is assuredly bewitching (that word is inevitable here — and true) is the
performance by Kate MacCluggage who is some kind of fabulous." "The play — and the show — belongs to Ms. MacCluggage, who is convincingly enchanting, powerful, sexy and fun. " -Frank Rizzo, The Hartford Courant
"As Gillian, Kate MacCluggage is a stunner. With cool, feline movements in a cat-suit, she is sly and wily. As she slowly falls in love with the mouse with which she is toying, you can see MacCluggage’s Gillian struggle and melt. It is one of the freshest performances this year."
-Jacques Lamarre, broadwayworld.com
The Merchant of Venice
Directed by Darko Tresnjak, Theatre for a New Audience and National Tour, Spring 2011
*IRNE nomination and an Elliot Norton award for outstanding performance*
"As Portia, Ms. MacCluggage radiates a forthright intelligence inflected with both humor and, when she has declared her love for Bassanio (Lucas Hall), a glowing warmth."
- Charles Isherwood, New York Times
"[I]f Shylock stole the play from Portia somewhere in the 20th century, then Kate MacCluggage almost steals it back. [I]t’s ... hard to take your eyes off MacCluggage. Not only does she have Nicole Kidman-caliber beauty, she’s also a little tornado on stage. Her fire-and-ice Portia is the smartest kid in the room. [H]er beauty-with-a-backbone performance will have you putting Portia back on your list of Shakespeare’s greatest women." - Alexander Stevens, The Patriot Ledger
"How refreshing to encounter MacCluggage’s tart Portia, a romantic heroine who doesn’t always act heroically."
- Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
*IRNE nomination and an Elliot Norton award for outstanding performance*
"As Portia, Ms. MacCluggage radiates a forthright intelligence inflected with both humor and, when she has declared her love for Bassanio (Lucas Hall), a glowing warmth."
- Charles Isherwood, New York Times
"[I]f Shylock stole the play from Portia somewhere in the 20th century, then Kate MacCluggage almost steals it back. [I]t’s ... hard to take your eyes off MacCluggage. Not only does she have Nicole Kidman-caliber beauty, she’s also a little tornado on stage. Her fire-and-ice Portia is the smartest kid in the room. [H]er beauty-with-a-backbone performance will have you putting Portia back on your list of Shakespeare’s greatest women." - Alexander Stevens, The Patriot Ledger
"How refreshing to encounter MacCluggage’s tart Portia, a romantic heroine who doesn’t always act heroically."
- Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
The 39 Steps
Directed by Maria Aitken, Off-Broadway at
New World Stages March 2010- January 2011
"As the show’s assorted heroines, Ms. MacCluggage finds the aggression factor in both femme fatality and icy virginity."
- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"Kate MacCluggage (love that name!) is equally as engaging as she slips in and out of the three characters she plays. She is an ingénue with chutzpah. Damsel in distress, undercover spy, forlorn wife with a little larceny up her sleeve. She handles all three tasks with such skill that it is only the program that assures you it is the same person."
- Carol Rosegg, NewYorkTheatreGuide.com
"Everyone attached to the show is clearly having a great time. Behlmann and MacCluggage share perfect timing as well [as] cute chemistry." -Doug Strassler, Show Business Weekly
Other 39 Steps Press:
BroadwayWorld.com's photos here
Short Takes with Kate
Showbusiness Weekly Interview
Broadway.com's Backstage Photo Shoot
New World Stages March 2010- January 2011
"As the show’s assorted heroines, Ms. MacCluggage finds the aggression factor in both femme fatality and icy virginity."
- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"Kate MacCluggage (love that name!) is equally as engaging as she slips in and out of the three characters she plays. She is an ingénue with chutzpah. Damsel in distress, undercover spy, forlorn wife with a little larceny up her sleeve. She handles all three tasks with such skill that it is only the program that assures you it is the same person."
- Carol Rosegg, NewYorkTheatreGuide.com
"Everyone attached to the show is clearly having a great time. Behlmann and MacCluggage share perfect timing as well [as] cute chemistry." -Doug Strassler, Show Business Weekly
Other 39 Steps Press:
BroadwayWorld.com's photos here
Short Takes with Kate
Showbusiness Weekly Interview
Broadway.com's Backstage Photo Shoot
Three Sisters
Directed by Jess Chayes for The Assembly, January 2010 at The Red Room
"The three sisters are really nicely cast, in their contrast of character. Olga, played by Kate MacCluggage, is poised, strong-willed, and nurturing. " - Shelley Molad, nytheatre.com
"The cast carries the dramatic, classical dialogue very well. Kate MacCluggage equally charges the stage with matronly tenderness and a stern brow, as the head mistress and eldest sister, Olga." - Jennifer Rathbone, examiner.com
"The cast is an enjoyable ensemble to watch. Particularly MacCluggage, who is collected with a quiet sense of regret as Olga."
- Le- Anne Garland, Theater Is Easy
"The three sisters are really nicely cast, in their contrast of character. Olga, played by Kate MacCluggage, is poised, strong-willed, and nurturing. " - Shelley Molad, nytheatre.com
"The cast carries the dramatic, classical dialogue very well. Kate MacCluggage equally charges the stage with matronly tenderness and a stern brow, as the head mistress and eldest sister, Olga." - Jennifer Rathbone, examiner.com
"The cast is an enjoyable ensemble to watch. Particularly MacCluggage, who is collected with a quiet sense of regret as Olga."
- Le- Anne Garland, Theater Is Easy
(Photo credits, from top of page: Sarah Le Feber, T. Charles Erickson, T. Charles Erickson, Gerry Goodstein, Jenny Anderson.)
