3 December, 2007
Critics applaud Andrea in Whistle Down The Wind

The press is raving about Andrea Ross who is starring as Swallow in the US national tour of "Whistle Down The Wind" that opened on September 9, 2007 in Houston, Texas at the Hobby Center presented by Theatre Under The Stars.

"Whistle Down the Wind...A Must See!
All I can say is YOU HAVE to go see this production. Andrea Ross (Swallow) is truly an amazing actress at the young age of sixteen. She has this innocence and purity about her that melts your heart.
I give it 5 STARS!"
  -- Maggie Flecknoe - KTRH NewsRadio

"Andrea Ross is super as the girl named Swallow, her singing showing us why her debut album Moon River is produced (quick as you can say Sarah Brightman) by Sir Andrew himself."
  -- John DeMers - ArtsHouston

"Andrea Ross proves a genuine vocal find as Swallow. She sings beautifully, with grace and precision, and acts the part with simplicity and warmth."
  -- Everett Evans - Houston Chronicle

"[T]he cast is the most impressive of any recent TUTS production - the singing of leads Eric Kunze and Andrea Ross is truly magnificent.."
  -- D.L. Groover - Houston Press

"[Andrea] Ross has a lovely, clear soprano and presents her faith honestly."
  -- Frank Rizzo - Variety

"Eric Kunze and Andrea Ross give heavenly performances in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about a mysterious man and poor rural girl. "Swallow" is played with exquisite delicacy and restraint by 16-year-old Andrea Ross. [E]very note out of Ross' throat is sheer heaven."
  -- Sandy MacDonald - TheaterMania

"[Andrea] Ross has a beautiful voice, she is always on pitch, and does very well either solo or singing with Kunze."
  -- Fred Sokol - Talkin' Broadway

"Whistle Down the Wind" blows Bushnell audience away
The heart of the musical is the relationship that develops between Swallow (Andrea Ross) and The Man (Eric Kunze). There is a potent chemistry that you can see develop between the innocent, faithful Ross and the desperate, dangerous Kunze. Ross does a good job of making the character believable. "Whistle Down the Wind" becomes her anthem. She sings it in a clear and powerful voice. I give 'Whistle Down the Wind,' four out of four stars."
  -- Kristin Santa Maria - The Observer

"Andrea Ross has a pretty, clear voice."
  -- Dominic P. Papatola - TwinCites

"British producer-director Bill Kenwright has assembled a passel of cute kids, including nightingale-like Andrea Ross, for "Whistle Down The Wind."
  -- Rohan Preston - Star Tribune

"Andrea Ross is dazzling as 'Swallow', the oldest daughter in a family which has just lost its mother. She radiates goodness, sincerity and gullibility. She has a beautiful voice and she is the girl you would be proud to have as your daughter."
  -- Bev Sykes - In My Opinion

"The role is ably sung at the 5th Avenue by crystalline-voiced Lloyd Webber protege Andrea Ross."
  -- Misha Berson - Seattle Times

"None fared any better than 16-year-old Andrea Ross as Swallow, whose powerful, pure and thoroughly beguiling soprano managed to convey both the character's naivete and conviction."
  -- Michael C. Moore - Kitsap Sun

"Eric Kunze and Andrea Ross as the fugitive and the oldest sister have strong, dulcet voices."
  -- Brendan Kiley - The Seattle Stranger

"Andrew Lloyd Webber protege Andrea Ross excels as Swallow (the Hayley Mills lead role), belting out words no doubt close to the composer's heart: "Let your voices carry/Drown out all the rain/Light a patch of darkness/Treacherous and scary." The first thing I did when I got home was to order Ross' ALW-produced CD, Moon River. She's a bright-eyed Sarah Brightman type, an overfrosted cupcake of a voice with a winsome sweet-16 innocence."
  -- Tim Appelo - Seattle Weekly

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