They’re Playing Our Song

Sonia Walsk

Otterbein Summer Theatre



“Leah Windahl comes at Sonia as an almost proto-Manic Pixie Dream Girl but her empathy and understanding keep the character from fully falling into that series of cliches. Windahl’s energy is intoxicating and her nuanced singing gets at the heart of the joy and pain in those Hamlisch/Sager songs.”

Columbus Underground

“Maxwell Bartel and Leah Windahl generate daffy odd-couple chemistry as the two leads — actually, the only characters... Windahl plays energetic, fast-talking Sonia Walsk, a bohemian struggling with considerable baggage because of her heart of gold. Smoothly backed by a three-person band, Windahl’s beautiful voice buoys “Still Believe in Love,” “Just for Tonight” and other forgettable Hamlisch/Bayer-Sager songs.”

Columbus Dispatch