“A glowing work well worth seeing. Jones and Schmidt have created magic once again. The music pierces the heart and the poetry soars.”

“Delighting the ear with music in composer Schmidt’s brightest post-Fantasticks vein, set to Jones’ always literate lyrics.”

“The songs are tuneful in characteristic Jones-Schmidt fashion.”

“It bubbles. A definite charmer. Schmidt’s music, faintly Gaelic and always softly appropriate, and Jones’ book and lyrics have a similarly apt and insidious charm.”

“COLETTE COLLAGE has the potential to become another history maker and another major hit for Jones and Schmidt. The signature sound and melodic lyricism of Mr. Schmidt’s score and the clever wit of Mr. Jones’ lyrics are all that one associate with their biggest hit and are as beautiful and memorable as anything in THE FANTASTICKS. The score is filled with melodic waltzes, seductive tangos, and exuberant production numbers. “Something for the Summer’ is a beauty, as is ‘I Miss You,’ but the mind keeps humming the most beautiful song the team has ever written, ‘The Room is Filled With You.’ There were more than a few moist eyes in the audience for that one.”

“A melodic score and stylishly, even brilliantly staged numbers. These musicals spring to life in amusing or startling ways. The visual images are striking.”

“There is no question that Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt write pretty, lyrical, and memorable music. The collaborators seem forever on the verge of another major musical achievement. COLETTE COLLAGE could be it, and should be it.”

“A sweetly unaffected charm and gentle lyricism are career-long trademarks for Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, and they have written a fragrant, beguiling score for COLETTE COLLAGE. Their glimmering score, sometimes brushed with lyrical poetry, perfectly suits the bittersweet mood often evoked by the legendary French author whose life they musicalize here.”