Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood Reviews

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...Imagination Stage is known for presenting the highest quality theater for young audiences, and Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood is no exception. This inventive adaptation by Joan Cushing, based on the book written by Mike Artell and illustrated by Jim Harris, puts a Louisiana twist on the classic fairy tale. Our heroine is a young duck named Petite Rouge (Jordan Leah Embrack), donning the titular red cape, and the Big Bad Wolf is now an alligator chef named Claude (Michael Perrie Jr.)."

MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended

"...“Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood” is an unconventional adaptation of the classic fairy tale and teems with unbridled exuberance. Based on Mike Artell’s 2001 picture book of the same name, “Petite Rouge” is a New Orleans-themed musical rendition of the beloved story. Twenty years after premiering at Imagination Stage, this lively show returns to the theatre in a zesty production with energetic music, charming entertainment, and vivid designs. Directed brilliantly by Nathaniel P. Claridad, the current production at Imagination Stage is a toe-tapping treat for all to enjoy."

BroadwayWorld- Recommended

"...The show, which is just over an hour long, is jam-packed with songs. They are enjoyable and fit together as a body of work. Though some throughout will surely stick in your head (The Ballad of Petite Rouge for example), there is a great stint of songs a little after halfway through the show. They are in quick succession and happen when TeJean and Petite Rouge are escaping Claude in a big Mardi Gras crowd. This is also where the dancing (Maurice Johnson) is the most exciting and varied. A very fun trip to the big easy, indeed. "