Press
Little Women the Musical
Greater Boston Stage Company
Nancy Grossman for Broadway World:
"Giangrande, making her GBSC debut, is indeed something special. She bursts to life as Jo from the opening dramatic play-within-a-play performed with her sisters and never lowers her flame. She has a glorious belt, used to grand effect in Jo's anthem "Astonishing," but also has occasion to show off her legit voice, and uses her songs to advance our knowledge of her character. (When I listened to the recording of the original Broadway cast, I decided I preferred Giangrande's rendition over that of Sutton Foster.) The production features a stellar ensemble, but Little Women stands on the shoulders of its Jo and Giangrande's shoulders are supporting the weight of that responsibility and then some."
www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/LITTLE-WOMEN-THE-BROADWAY-MUSICAL-20221201
Kevin T. Baldwin for MetrMag:
"Giangrande as Jo coveys strength, confidence with just a hint of vulnerability. In a finely tuned execution, this vulnerability grows as the story progresses."
Rich Fahey for On Boston Stages:
"Giangrande brings both a big voice and the required outsized personality to the role.Giangrande as Jo gets multiple vocal chances to knock the ball out of the park, with the rousing “Astonishing” first-act finale and then the second-act anthem “The Fire Within Me.”
onbostonstages.blog/2022/11/29/little-women-overflowing-with-warmth-and-charm/
Born to Do This : The Joan of Arc Rock Opera (World Premiere)
The Company Theatre
Jeanne Denizard for The Sleepless Critic:
"The title track is more than catchy. It’s inspirational, fiery, and sung with a rock growl by Liza Giangrande, a charismatic actress with a dynamite vocal range who also portrayed Jo in Greater Boston Stage Company’s Little Women the Musical last year and received an Eliot Norton Award nomination for her performance. Giagrande was definitely born to do this. Giangrande does a spectacular amount of heavy lifting for this role which contains a large repertoire of original musical numbers with a large cast that take her from Domremy, France to the City of Orleans at the age of 16 to attempt to accomplish what no woman has before."
Rich Fahey for On Boston Stages:
The cast is headed by Liza Giangrande as Jeanne in a theatrical tour de force, the same level of performance she gave when she starred in “Little Women” for the Greater Boston Stage Company, a role that earned her an Elliot Norton Award nomination.The show is named for one of the best musical collaborations, a fiery number performed exquisitely by Giangrande.
https://onbostonstages.blog/2023/08/01/born-to-do-this-lifts-company-theatre-to-new-heights/
Michael Hoban for The Theatre Mirror:
"Liza Giangrande commands the stage in the huge role of Jeanne d’Arc and wins the audience’s hearts with her intense portrayal. She runs the gamut of emotions in this role. Her phenomenal voice and acting prowess shine in this two-hour and forty-minute show."
Lizzie
The Umbrella Stage Company
Sasha Patkin for New Haven Independent:
Lizzie’s sister, played by Liza Giangrande, who gave a truly manic and unhinged performance, lending the play the comic relief I had hoped for. (Her rendition of “What the Fuck, Now, Lizzie?” was my breakaway favorite of the show).
https://reviews.newhavenindependent.org/reviews/lizzie_the_musical_delivers_a_killer_performance