THE MUSIC MAN

"Kai Edgar, the gifted young actor who recently wowed audiences in Marriott’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, is possibly the best Winthrop Paroo I’ve ever seen or heard! This very talented youth deserves his own starring role in another show real soon."

(Chicago Theatre Review)

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"Kai Edgar will steal everyone’s heart as Marian’s younger brother Winthrop Paroo, a character who battles a stutter but graduates to show off a stunning singing voice."

(Rikki Lee Travolta)

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"And yet she is determined to help her brother (delightfully played by Kai Edgar)."

(Chicago Tribune)

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"He does meet Marian, the librarian (the lovely Alexandra Silber) who does not trust him, but after he helps her little brother Winthrop (played to perfection by Kai Edgar) overcome his problems, does find herself falling for him."

(Around the Town Chicago)

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"In supporting roles, Kai Edgar and Michael Earvin Martin shine as Winthrop Paroo and Marcellus Washburn."

(Chicago Reader)

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"Other standouts in the cast include Kai Edgar as Winthrop, whose confidence grows in the days after Harold comes to town."

(Shaw Local)

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"Marian is also very protective of her little brother Winthrop (Kai Edgar in an excellent performance)."

(Broadway World)

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"Kudos particularly go to Kai Edgar who is terrific as the young Winthrop Paroo, Marian’s little brother who suffers from a lisp and is painfully shy until Hill reaches him with a musical instrument."

(Chicago Theatre and Arts Review)

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"She rebukes him artfully in the beginning until she discovers he is able to draw out her young brother, (Winthrop Paroo) Kai Edgar, whose performance is spot on."

(Splash Magazine)