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New York Newsday:
...[an] unassuming futuristic rock musical, with
sweet lessons about the awkwardness of growing up...It contains enough
spoofs of the sci-fi genre to keep adults amused, and enough high-spirited
music and action for all...The production...brims with charm and
wit..."
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The New York Times:
Leah Frank, 1992
"Starmites is an utterly charming musical...You
do not need to be a science fiction buff to enjoy Starmites. The only
prerequisite is that you be, or once were, young...Starmites is about how
people discover self-confidence and build self-esteem. It is also about
individuals' discovering the center of their beings so they can grasp what
is important and what is superficial. In short, Starmites is a living
cartoon about growing up that should appeal to children of all ages."
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 The Boston Globe:
No two ways about it, Starmites is out of this world. The heroine Eleanor is a modern-day Dorothy who dreams of being a super-hero and wakes up to find herself not over the rainbow but up above the stars in a phantasmagorical galaxy. Creators Keating and Ross took a few simple clichés (Love conquers all and beauty is only skin deep) and created an old-fashioned escapist entertainment that never stops laughing at its own implausibility. It is evident that everyone involved is having so much darn fun. It is one of those feel good family shows. This is a show for the young, not to mention the young at heart.
The New York Daily News:
In this genre, you have "Cats," "Starlight Express" and now Starmites. Starmites is a sort of trailblazer. Extreme high energy!
The Boston Herald:
"Starmites is a galactic good time! If you ever
find yourself taking a wrong turn on the road to Oz or Never-Never Land or
Shangri-La, pray that you're lucky enough to wind up in Innerspace, a
planet just a dimension or two away from Earth...Starmites has a sassy
personality all its own...a show that's almost too much fun for mere
earthlings to bear."
CBS Radio:
Big on enthusiasm and energy!
 The Massachusetts Sun:
"Zowie! Starmites is a living comic book...Part
morality play, with good triumphing over evil, the Barry Keating/Stuart
Ross musical is spiced with hints of Peter Pan, Wizard Of Oz, Robin Hood
and Star Wars, and a helping of feminism thrown in for flavor...It's
tongue-in-cheek humor brings a comic book adventure to life in a vivid,
colorfully staged production...Starmites is for kids and the kid in every
adult - as attest to by the standing ovation...It's pure camp, long on
funky fun and sheer entertainment."
WMCA Radio:
It's a clever campy idea with a throbbing rock score, lifting bits from Star Wars, TheWizard Of Oz, Peter Pan, Lord Of The Rings and The Magic Flute. Starmites is aimed directly at a teenage audience. Kids will love it!
The Boston Phoenix:
"Starmite, star bight - a musical that conquers
Innerspace! A production that's both brisk and warm, and a sensibility as
winningly ironic as that of Rocky Horror Picture Show or Little Shop Of
Horrors."
 NBC TV:
The phrase Broadway musical has come to mean a cast of hundreds, lavish costumes, spectacular sets. You may or may not get good musical theater. Starmites was fun! Wonderful performance! Campy entertainment for the young and young in the heart will get a kick out of it.
The Soho Weekly News:
"Starmites is fun. It's a take-off on science
fiction comic books, rock musicals, Peter Pan, The Wizard Of Oz and punk
culture. And yet, it possesses a life, a voice and a sense of humor which
are all uniquely its own."
 Christian Science Monitor:
"A magical, musical
adventure...enthusiastically served...With its broad and suitably
adolescent jokiness, Starmites would seem aimed at a teenage audience - or
perhaps just at the latent teenager in all of us."
ABC Radio Network:
Starmites is sure to bring some smiles...A fresh new American musical. The score and script are irresistible.
Backstage Magazine (NY):
"A richly melodic score...hysterically
funny...What more to say? There's something here for all ages and all
levels of sophistication."
"Delightful and witty Starmites...proved, once
again, that there's no substitution for creative imagination."
The Daily Item (MA):
"This is a charming, engaging, often hilarious
musical that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Starmites is an adventure
of sights and sounds...The costumes are wild, the music is inviting, the
performances are excellent and the spirit is contagious."
What's Up Magazine:
 "Joyous! ZIP! ZAP! ZALOOM! BIFF! AARCH! Move
over Tinker Bell, Alice, Dorothy and Annie - Eleanor, the Superhero Girl,
has arrived...this pop rock musical fable is guaranteed to leave a smile
plastered on theater-goers faces from start to finish...The book by Stuart
Ross and Barry Keating is riotously outrageous. Keating's score, a mix of
punk, soft rock and ballads, is sheer joy...this space age musical would
be a natural for the next decade or two!"
WEEI Radio (NH):
"It has...Broadway written all over it...It's
got a driving beat that constantly encourages dancing..."
WKXL (NH):
"Show Business is alive and well and kicking up
its heels...The Super-Heroes and Weird Villains zoom out of the Comic
Books [the] absolutely delighted...audience responded with an enthusiastic
standing ovation...chillingly scary and hilariously funny...So, folks, if
you hated Alice In Wonderland and Star Wars and The Wiz, don't bother to
go to Starmites, stay home and Fogey-out! But, if you've got even a little
bit of the 'kid you once were' still left in you, Run, Do Not Walk, to
Starmites...It really is one helluva good show!"
Summer Week Magazine (NH):
"A star buster of a show! No fun loving soul
should be one more day without experiencing this extraordinary
entertainment... a varied assortment of Pop, Soul, Rock and operatic fun
tunes...Now how can you go wrong investing in this performance? The answer
has to be Broadway and Big Bucks for ALL."
The American (NY):
"...high-flown wit and clever double
entendre...Starmites, in more ways then one, is out of this world."
Hudson News (NY):
"For the young and not so young, Starmites is
an upbeat, fast-moving, very energetic story...Lots of music and energy,
with a twist of comedy...one cannot help but be completely transported
into Innerspace!"
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