I'd never really thought of avaricious Bloody Mary as a more anodyne version of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage," but there are moments in Strumecki's performance where her barely sublimated rage makes that seem possible.
- Kerry Reid (Chicago Tribune)
She has both the comic and vocal chops required for this role of the local entrepreneur who introduces her lovely teenage daughter to Cable.
- John Olson (Chicago Theater Beat)
Strumecki has ripened into the role and is the solid anchor at the shows center core.
- Jim Schneider (Showbiz Chicago)
a role she was born to play
- Alan Bresloff (Around the Town Chicago)
Ms. Strumecki’s Blood Mary is more than simply a comic caricature with two great songs. She’s a real mother desperate to secure a better life for her young daughter, Liat (lovely, graceful Victoria M. Ng). Her rich, deep singing voice caresses the melody and lyrics of “Happy Talk” with the ferocity of a car salesperson needing to make her sale.
- Colin Douglas (Chicago Theatre Review)
a portrait full of quicksilver mood swings