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"A raunchy riff on Dr Seuss's yuletide tale… The little tyke has become a bottle-blonde adult who spends her days in a trailer appointed with Airstream functionality and seasonal kitsch…brassy, very funny…a holiday offering that dirties up Christmas while ultimately reveling in its spirit." Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times "This irreverent, adults-only sequel…dares to be as tasteless as possible while replicating Seuss's trademark rhythms…flawless…juggling comedy, musical interludes, and audience interaction." Regina Robbins, Time Out New York "Though the years haven't been kind to Cindy Lou…the booze-guzzling, cigarette-sucking bleached blonde stays lovably upbeat…a comical riot, shining with moxie-laden tastelessness and irreverence. [Cindy Lou] engages front row audience members, sings with gutsy verve and even raps a bit. After an hour of lunacy, a sweet, sentiment ending is added, sending audience members off with a warm smile and probably exhausted from laughter."Michael Dale, Broadway World "In Matthew Lombardo's one-woman show, Cindy Lou Who is all grown up-and she isn't quite the adorable child you remember from Dr Seuss's classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Chronicling the forty years that have passed since Cindy caught the Grinch in her living room, Lombardo's sixty-minute R-rated comedy, spoken entirely in rhyming couplets, is a comic tour de force."Carey Purcell, The Village Voice "The funniest Christmas show in town!"BroadwayBox"If your fond childhood memories include Dr SeussThe Grinch, his dog Max, and a Ville filled with WhosYou might like a sequel from 40 years henceThough if you're a Grinch, too, you might take offense.The new play WHO'S HOLIDAY! by Matthew LombardoIs strictly R-rated, so don't bring your kiddoYet if your mind's open and you trust rave reviewsHis Off-Broadway treat will come as good news!Cindy Lou's now a grown-up, with all that it bringsCocktails and cursing and smokes are her things.She's led an adult life that's chock full of spiceHer shocking backstory's more naughty than nice.She's hosting a Christmas Eve fête for her friendsIt's her way of trying to make some amendsFor all that she did before going to jailWill the party succeed, or will it just fail?At the ending we're left with a serious thoughtWhich underscores all of the laughter she wroughtThat 'white trailer trash' Cindy Lou just needs kindnessIt's good that WHO'S HOLIDAY!'s here to remind us."Deb Miller, D C Metro Theater Arts

"Entertainment guaranteed!"Los Angeles Times "Matthew Lombardo's riveting new play is as funny as it gets in theatre! …A seductive, funny and frequently moving piece."The Hollywood Reporter "Howlingly funny! …Fun, touching and exceedingly funny!A must see!Pasadena Star News "Hilarious!"L A Weekly "This play is a masterpiece!"Santa Monica Press "Scores of zingers, one-liners, retorts and anecdotes leaves the audience roaring so loud the actors often struggle to be heard!"Daily Variety "A+… Matthew Lombardo's brilliant script crackles with a number of zingy one-liners! His screamingly funny play will have you rolling in the aisles"!Palm Beach Post "A raucous comedy! Lombardo has penned a hysterically funny script with serious undertones that features a cascade of PG-rated zingers, R-rated retorts and X-rated anecdotes."Sun Sentinel "Fours stars! …A terrific play! The biting wit is bawdy and hysterical! May LOOPED live on and on. I'll drink to that."The Washingtonian "Pure theatrical magic! Scathingly funny! Deliciously inappropriate. Sometimes, the saying goes, you have to laugh to keep from crying. Try to fight either as hard as you can. You will end up doing both."The Washington Times

"Matthew Lombardo's smartly tangled drama is harrowing, highly amusing and a pleasure!" The New York Times "Theatrically exciting! …Entertaining with lively dialogue, powerful exchanges and authentic performances! …Nuns have been portrayed as righteous and wrathful but few so fiercely as Lombardo's lioness of a sister!" Daily Variety "An electrifying experience! …HIGH is profoundly shattering and emotionally devastating! Lombardo's writing gets better, stronger and more human each and every time! …HIGH deserves a long and vital life!" Rex Reed, New York Observer "Matthew Lombardo's play offers an engrossing evening of theater! His writing saves the nonbeliever from discomfort by making his case in a framework of sincerity and passion, treading in the footsteps of Shaw's SAINT JOAN. And, as long as we venture into comparative literature, there is a case to be made for saying HIGH is EQUUS on crack cocaine." San Francisco Examiner "HIGH suggests no easy or comforting answers. Its characters may suffer, but the searing play suffers from nothing!" Philadelphia Inquirer