The Buzz
After 4 years, multiple awards and 500+ performances on stages across the U.S.A. and Canada, a lot has been said about these two. Get the scuttlebutt here.
Production still from "I Love Lucy Live On Stage"
Photo by Justin Barbin
"Lucy (Sirena Irwin) and Ricky (Bill Mendieta) are at it again... and their mutual adoration is obvious. They have a rhythm that’s equal parts natural and honed, borrowed and believable."
"Sirena Irwin's Lucy is a force of nature. You could close your eyes and imagine Lucy from Irwin's voice alone.”
“Mendieta has charm, polish... and manages to capture that mixture of Latin lover and genial good guy that Arnaz made his stock in trade.”
“ ...played by Sirena Irwin, there’s no mistaking the pitch-perfect authenticity of Lucy Ricardo’s signature fluttering eyelids, plaintive wails, distracted nail biting and jaw-clenched grimaces.”
The performance of Mendieta as Ricky Ricardo, kept me in stitches... Between his accent, his frustration with Lucy, his singing and his perfectly gelled hair, there was no way not to love him.”
"An out-of-body experience for Lucy fans."
