Press

Reviews
The Rainmaker
The Wall Street Journal
"Ms. Magrath's acting is a miracle of creative imagination" 
The Rainmaker
The Wall Street Journal
The Rainmaker
The Wall Street Journal
And A Nightingale Sang...
Morristown Green
"Magrath is wondrous... makes you believe in the magic of theater"
And A Nightingale Sang...
Morristown Green
And A Nightingale Sang...
Morristown Green
Desire Under The Elms
LAist
"Magrath is outstanding... a superb performance"
Desire Under The Elms
LAist
Desire Under The Elms
LAist
On Golden Pond
Stage Scene LA
"The incandescent Monette Magrath... powerful"
On Golden Pond
Stage Scene LA
On Golden Pond
Stage Scene LA
The Laramie Project
Laguna Beach Independent
"Stunning... Magrath shines"
The Laramie Project
Laguna Beach Independent
The Laramie Project
Laguna Beach Independent
And A Nightingale Sang...
NJ Arts
"Magrath is absolutely luminous"
And A Nightingale Sang...
NJ Arts
And A Nightingale Sang...
NJ Arts
The Rainmaker
BroadwayWorld
“Magrath will steal your heart”
The Rainmaker
BroadwayWorld
The Rainmaker
BroadwayWorld
And A Nightingale Sang...
BroadwayWorld
"Magrath is superb"
And A Nightingale Sang...
BroadwayWorld
And A Nightingale Sang...
BroadwayWorld
The Great Gatsby
Tucson Sentinel
"Magrath shines"
The Great Gatsby
Tucson Sentinel
The Great Gatsby
Tucson Sentinel
Desire Under The Elms
Backstage West
"Magrath's fiery characterization is forceful"
Desire Under The Elms
Backstage West
Desire Under The Elms
Backstage West
Silent Sky
BroadwayWorld
"Playwright Gunderson has found her ideal, irresistible leading lady"
Silent Sky
BroadwayWorld
Silent Sky
BroadwayWorld
Silent Sky
Stage Scene LA
"Ideal, irresistible leading lady"
Silent Sky
Stage Scene LA
Silent Sky
Stage Scene LA
On Golden Pond
Backstage West
"Delivers an excellent performance"
On Golden Pond
Backstage West
On Golden Pond
Backstage West
Desire Under The Elms
LA Opening Nights
"Compellingly twisted… she seduces us"
Desire Under The Elms
LA Opening Nights
Desire Under The Elms
LA Opening Nights
The Night is a Child
TheaterMania
"First-rate... deeply personal and organic"
The Night is a Child
TheaterMania
The Night is a Child
TheaterMania
Mauritius
Backstage West
"Wonderful... harboring surprises of her own"
Mauritius
Backstage West
Mauritius
Backstage West
Mauritius
The Los Angeles Times
"Laura Linney coolness"
Mauritius
The Los Angeles Times
Mauritius
The Los Angeles Times
Mauritius
The Hollywood Reporter
"Just glows blonde"
Mauritius
The Hollywood Reporter
Mauritius
The Hollywood Reporter
Desire Under The Elms
LA Weekly
"Excellent...incandescent"
Desire Under The Elms
LA Weekly
Desire Under The Elms
LA Weekly
Sex With Strangers
Cleveland Performing Arts Writer
"Beautifully layered... lovely rawness"
Sex With Strangers
Cleveland Performing Arts Writer
Sex With Strangers
Cleveland Performing Arts Writer
The Rainmaker
Montclair Local
“Magrath quietly rips your heart into your mouth”
The Rainmaker
Montclair Local
The Rainmaker
Montclair Local
Private Lives (Amanda)
Rochester City Newspaper
"Magnetizing"
Private Lives (Amanda)
Rochester City Newspaper
Private Lives (Amanda)
Rochester City Newspaper
Stick Fly
The New York Times
"Nuanced, edgy"
Stick Fly
The New York Times
Stick Fly
The New York Times
Stick Fly
Variety
"Magrath is beautifully restrained"
Stick Fly
Variety
Stick Fly
Variety
The Ice-Breaker
OC Weekly
"Magrath Seems like a real human being"
The Ice-Breaker
OC Weekly
The Ice-Breaker
OC Weekly
The Ice-Breaker
Coastline Pilot
"A dynamic Monette Magrath… flutters like a hummingbird"
The Ice-Breaker
Coastline Pilot
The Ice-Breaker
Coastline Pilot
Book of Days
Potomic Stages
"Compelling as she turns explosive"
Book of Days
Potomic Stages
Book of Days
Potomic Stages
Enchanted April
The Los Angeles Times
"The feline Magrath hits the right note of aloof neediness"
Enchanted April
The Los Angeles Times
Enchanted April
The Los Angeles Times
The Ice-Breaker
The Orange County Register
"Like a miniature hurricane"
The Ice-Breaker
The Orange County Register
The Ice-Breaker
The Orange County Register
The Ice-Breaker
The Los Angeles Times
"Sensitively and beautifully performed... believably true to life"
The Ice-Breaker
The Los Angeles Times
The Ice-Breaker
The Los Angeles Times

FEATURED REVIEWS

Featured Press

Features
Should Have Listened To My Mother Podcast
Should Have Listened To My Mother Podcast

Hear Monette read excerpts from the book and discuss how her relationship with her mother helped influence her life as an actor.

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The Rainmaker: The Best Theater of 2019
The Rainmaker: The Best Theater of 2019

Monette’s “poignant” performance in the The Rainmaker has been featured in The Wall Street Journal article, “The Best Theatre of 2019.”  

Click here to read the full article.

Positive Blatherings Podcast
Positive Blatherings Podcast

Monette Magrath (Pronounced Magraw) is an actress, mother and a sincere soul. Monette was recently featured on episode 35 of Positive Blatherings Podcast.

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Wedding Style Magazine
Wedding Style Magazine

Monette Magrath and her husband David Andrew Macdonald are featured in this wedding profile by Andrea Cittadini on their romantic Tuscan Wedding at Il Grande Prato in Florence, Italy.

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Private Lives: Democrat & Chronicle
Private Lives: Democrat & Chronicle

Monette will play Amanda Private Lives at the Geva Theatre Center, directed by Mark Cuddy, and opposite her real-life fiancé, David Andrew Macdonald. 

Click here to read a feature article.

Sex With Strangers: WCLV Features & Interviews
Sex With Strangers: WCLV Features & Interviews

Sean Hudock and Monette Magrath, stars of Sex With Strangers at Cleveland Play House, stopped by WCLV and spoke with Jacqueline Gerber. 

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Sex With Strangers: Cleveland.com
Sex With Strangers: Cleveland.com

Check out the feature article for Cleveland.com detailing the research and rehearsal to master the romantic scenes in Sex with Strangers. 

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The Great Gatsby: Promo Trailer
The Great Gatsby: Promo Trailer

Monette will star as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby at the Arizona Theatre Company, directed by Stephen Wrentmore.

Click here to watch the trailer.

Desire Under the Elms: LA Times
Desire Under the Elms: LA Times

Monette sat down with Lynne Heffley of The Los Angeles Times and her director Dámaso Rodriguez to discuss the emotional, visceral ride of the Eugene O’Neill 1924 American classic, Desire Under the Elms.

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Mauritius: Stage Scene LA
Mauritius: Stage Scene LA

Monette is making her seventh appearance at the Pasadena Playhouse in in the West Coast Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius. She sat down with StageSceneLA to discuss her career thus far.

Click here to read the interview.