Broadway
Tina Maddigan, a blonde with a Grace Kelly jaw line, may be the standout of the cast; she sings and dances with pep, retaining enough vigor to execute a cartwheel in that busy finale. - David Finkle, TheaterMania.com
Ms. Maddigan is a luscious ingenue. - Ben Brantley, New York Times
Maddigan's perky, sweet Sophie feels authentic in both its warmth and its wariness - Charles Isherwood, Variety
As Sophie, Tina Maddigan is endearing despite being saddled with such lines as "I don't care if you've slept with hundreds of men." Maddigan delivers "I Have a Dream" with a lovely understated warmth. - Elysa Gardner, USA Today
Tina Maddigan is very appealing as Sophie. - Howard Kissel, N.Y. Daily News
Sophie (Tina Maddigan) a 20-year old ingenue who's like a bouncier Elisabeth Shue, has a private encounter with her fiancé, Sky (Joe Machota), a beach bum. These two are winsome and likable enough, as they start to sing "Lay All Your Love" with it's gorgeously severe cascasde of percolating devotion. The moment tingles! - Owen Bleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
U.S. Tour
Tina Maddigan as Sophie is sweet and lovable. It's easy to play her character as a ditz, but she avoids that and manages to make Sophie a mature and sensible 20-year-old. - Antonio Tan, TalkinBroadway.com
Maddigan, a refeshing natural actress and a lovely lyrical singer. - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times
Tina Maddigan has a beautiful voice and a charm all her own. - Mike Wilison, Hotspot Magazine
Sophie (Tina Maddigan) refreshly free of pretence. - LA Times
Maddigan has a sweet confident voice delivering the old ABBA material passionately and without vibrato, just like her predecessors. - LA Extra
Tina Maddigan is enchanting as daughter Sophie. - Jamie Portman, Southam News