The Gershwin's AN AMERICAN IN PARIS The Alley Theatre World Premiere in Houston April 29th-June 22nd 2008 Director: Greg Boyd Choreographer: Randy Skinner Musical Direction: Rob Berman "The Gershwins' An American in Paris boasts more than enough great music, terrific dancing and solid laughs —Meredith Patterson is a key energizer as saucy soubrette Yvette. She dances sleekly, sings vivaciously, and exudes personality. In one of Ludwig's best comic bits, she cites American phrases she's learned from the movies, aptly mimicking everyone from Bette Davis to Shirley Temple to Mae West." The Houston Chronicle

ALL SINGIN', ALL DANCIN' The Song & Dance Of the Great White Way @ Town Hall Directed & Choreographed by Noah Racey  "The funniest dance number that has been seen in town in many a midsummer night was performed on July 30 at The Town Hall for one night only. It was billed in the program as “Inappropriate Medley.” Among the many unlikely songs that were hilariously dispatched in a whirl of mirthful dance by a disarming Meredith Patterson and Shonn Wiley were such gasp-inducing doozies as “ Poor Jud is Dead,” and “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” to name a couple. It was one of those brilliantly conceived laugh until it hurts experiences." TheaterScene.Net

NYMF's GOING DOWN SWINGIN' Directed by Jenny Lord "The show's entire cast sizzles. Meredith Patterson makes an alluring torch singer.” - Backstage.com "I particularly loved Meredith Patterson's 11 o'clock rendition of "Sorry, My Dear". Perhaps the most effective of these songs is the beautiful, revealing 11 o’clock number, sung wonderfully by Meredith Patterson.” - Broadway Bullet “The stone in this case is Annabelle Stone, played by Meredith Patterson who can indeed sing like a bird.” - Edge NY “In a shimmering moment in the first act, Stone—played by the polished Meredith Patterson—stops the show with a smoldering, bluesy number in which she croons, "I've been done wrong," and an awareness ripples through the audience that she is singing both within and without the radio show.” - NYTheater.com “The trio of female leads, Marla Schaffel, Meredith Patterson and Stacie Bono, capture the glamour of this 1950s period piece with a strong delivery of acting, comic timimg and even better singing.” - Blog, Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment :

FACE THE MUSIC Directed by John Rando Choreographed By Randy Skinner "Without any hemming and hawing, let's just face the facts: The best musical in town is the City Center Encores! revival of Irving Berlin and Moss Hart's Face the Music...played with stylish vim by a superlative cast of Broadway stalwarts! What also makes the show such a delight is that it's stolen by so many Great White Way thieves. Denman and Patterson repeatedly conjure Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers." David Finkle Theatermania.com

GYPSY Directed by Peter Flynn Chorepgraphy Liza Gennero "If you need a reason to justify sitting outside in 100-degree heat at yet another production of Gypsy, look no further than Meredith Patterson. In the title role as the guileless, gangly little girl who morphs into celebrated striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, Patterson is a beguiling delight. Not only is she a captivating performer, but she's a terrific listener. When others are center stage singing or dancing, she sits to one side and watches with rapt intensity. When Mama Rose (the forceful Karen Mason) sings the eerie Act One closer, "Everything's Coming Up Roses," Patterson physically shrivels. At the curtain call, as the cast waved goodbye to the audience, she was the last to leave the stage. Clearly, she is savoring every minute of this production — and her enthusiasm is contagious." River Front Times St Louis, MO

WHITE CHRISTMAS Directed by Walter Bobbie Choreography by Randy Skinner "Meredith Patterson, (and partner Mr. Denman) as the other half of the sister act that provides the show with a neatly symmetrical romantic plot, are fleet and ingratiating dance partners. By the time the show's beloved title tune arrives, shortly after this assault, the audience has been transformed into a single being dazed on showbiz sentiment, with eggnog for brains, you might say. Few will have the strength to resist the invitation to sing along. “ NEW YORK TIMES

“If you’ve been dreaming of a “White Christmas”, you’ll be happy to know this stage musical is just like Broadway shows we used to know. A Bay Area Native, Meredith Patterson, makes a big impression. As one half of a sister act booked to play the Vermont Inn, Patterson teams up with Jeffry Denman to nearly waltz away with the show! Patterson and Denman are the secondary leads, but they steal the audience’s affection early on with “Best Things Happen While Your Dancing”. We know they are meant to be together because the set fades away, the stage smoke starts to swirl, and the dancers have a major Fred-and-Ginger moment. They do it again and take no prisoners in “I Love A Piano” production number, and it’s a shame we don’t get to see them at least a dozen more times. They’re dazzling star turn makes things difficult for the primary romantic leads – Brian D’Arcy James and Anastasia Barzee.” OAKLAND TRIBUNE

“The voices are superb, the acting is engaging, the design entrancing, and the choreography positively exhilarating! Denman and Patterson’s Judy’s fiestier romance ignites several times over in wonderful executed song-and-dance duets. Patterson’s expressive face delivers and entire, enchanting back story of falling in love and the duo taps and floats and flamenco steps though Skinner’s evermore inspired “Dancing”. There beguiling enthusiasm seems to propel “I Love A Piano” into a ensemble tap eruption of exhilarating energy.” SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“The cast is excellent, particualry the principals, who take maybe 90 seconds to make the audience pretty much forget Crosby, Kaye, Vera-Ellen, and Rosemary Clooney. White Christmas is already a film classic, and it appears the stage version has a great shot at similar status.” CONTRA COSTA TIMES

"The cast is top notch. Meredith Patterson is an effervescent Judy and when these two (Denman & Patterson) dance together its like they are gliding on clouds." CAPE COD TIMES

THE UNDERPANTS Adapted by Steve Martin Directed by John Rando Spring 2004 “Meredith Patterson makes her Los Angeles stage debut at the Geffen, and a better debut an actress can only wish for. Sweet without being cloying, miserable without being a victim, Ms. Patterson holds the show!” LOS ANGELES FAMILY

“The manner in which director John Rando gets Meredith Patterson, as the publicly scruntized Louise Maske, to stop the play on a dime and make its ultimate point represents a marvelous transformation of character. Patterson has the fun task of turning on and off her randiness, depending on who’s in the room. Her interactions with Crivello border on absurd yet manage to feel tethered to the idea of a schoolgirl romance. She responds to him on a multitude of believable levels.” VARIETY

“Patterson, who, while possessing a refined touch in both physical and verbal humor, still manages to give Louise substance. Somehow, without saying a word, Patterson’s deliberate movements convey all of Louise’s hopes and dreams.” LA DAILY NEWS

“But one scene that should not go unnoticed involved Louise, acrobatically aroused beyond belief and frustrated by the narcissitic Versati’s passionate posing and prose. Patterson’s burlesque is worth the price of admission!” CULTUREVULTURE.NET

“Beautiful Meredith Patterson, already well known in the theater world, will be better known from this performance. She has a rare combination of spirit and vulnerability.” CURTAINUP.COM

“Louise has found a champion in Meredith Patterson – a lively ingénue and deft comedienne who puts to fine use a girlish voice and flitting physicality.” BACKSTAGE WEST

“Meredith Patterson is winning as the sweet wife Louise.” LONDON THEATRE

“Meredith Patterson is a luscious Louise!” VENTURA STAR

THE BOY FRIEND Directed by Julie Andrews The Bay Street Theater Summer 2003 "Patterson has the peachy skin and the lilting ladylike English chip reminiscent of her famous director along with a pleasantly grave undercurrent that grounds the character through the dance happy plot confusions."       NEWSDAY

"Among the sprightly young, Meredith Patterson's Polly is very demure, with a pretty voice that stands up to memories of Andrews." POST-GAZETTE.COM

"Meredith Patterson as the ingenue Polly is exquisite, and one doesn't have to stretch too far to see the young Ms. Andrews there. She is a wisp with substance; blessed with a rich voice. She has learned from Ms. Andrews the nuances the body and voice can lend to a character: the tip of the head, the leaning of the body, the lilt of the voice." SAG HARBOR EXPRESS

"Polly Browne, played with lit-from-within radiance and drop dead beauty by Meredith Patterson. Ms. Patterson at times seems like a channeling of the teenage Julie Andrews. She's adorable, as are the deliveries of the two ballads "I Could be Happy with You" with its gentle tap and "Room In Bloomsbury" with its endearing soft-shoe." SOUTHAMPTON EXPRESS

"When casting the role of Polly Browne, Ms. Andrews found Meredith Patterson, an ingenue of great appeal and beauty. Her demeanor, her shyness, her 20's stances are letter-perfect." EAST HAMPTON STAR

42ND STREET Directed & Choreographed by Randy Skinner Moscow, Russia Winter 2002 "Leading the cast as Peggy Sawyer is Meredith Patterson, who spent a year (from August 2001 to August 2002) playing the same role in the show's New York revival. In the process, she herself became the toast of Broadway. And no wonder. She has about her the virtually indescribable quality of a real star, a glowing presence that permeates every note she sings, every step she dances and every line she speaks." MOSCOW TIMES