Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended
"...The concept is entertaining and exquisitely detailed and followed with precision by the very game performers Heidi Kettenring and Stef Tovar. And as a device to freshen the show, localize it for a Chicago audience and let us hear this score again, it has its merits."
Chicago Sun Times - Recommended
"...The principal reason to revive "I Do! I Do!" is to give a showcase to two gifted actors who can suggest changes that go far deeper than hairstyles or clothes. And Heidi Kettenring -- who is very much the powerhouse in this production, and who gets the kind of sturdy support from Stef Tovar that is emblematic of 1950s'-era husbands -- is a musical performer with a grand voice that invariably is in complete service to her character's emotional world."
Daily Herald - Recommended
"...Heidi Kettenring and Stef Tovar play Agnes and Michael, whose 50-year marriage unfolds over the course of this pleasant but dated musical chronicling parenthood, career frustration, infidelity and retirement. Michael Weber updates the show to the late 20th century, but it's the two leads' heartfelt performances that make this show."
Chicago Reader - Recommended
"...Whatever her omissions, Kettenring sings and moves well and makes plenty of good use of her animated comedienne’s face; she’s fun to watch if overly fond of shtick. With his limited singing range and stocky body, Tovar is nobody’s idea of a romantic lead. Still, he provides a Michael who’s charming without the saccharin and gives the production some welcome idiosyncrasy."
EpochTimes - Highly Recommended
"...Heidi Kettenring, in my mind, is one of Chicago's finest. Many of you have seen her in various local venues and a great number have seen her in "Wicked"- she is an absolute dream to watch on stage. The other cast member in this two person play is Stef Tovar ( Interim Artistic Director of ATC) who takes on this role with great ease and once again, these two actors make this show work."
Time Out Chicago - Recommended
"...Forced to sing in a range just below his vocal sweet spot, Tovar offers a pleasant and serviceable Michael, though he’s frequently overshadowed by his costar. It’s hardly his fault; with razor-sharp comic timing and glorious pipes that manage both quiet ballads and Buckleyesque belting with ease, Kettenring is a musical-theater juggernaut."
ChicagoCritic - Recommended
"...I Do! I Do!’s It is a sweet feel-good musical that has loads of heart, warmth and nice melodies. Under Michael Weber’s fine direction with his Chicago updates of the script with fine video design by Mike Tutaj, I Do! I Do! captures a glimpse of 50 years in the Chicago world of Agnes (the amazing Heidi Kettenring) and Michael (the tender, everyman Stef Tovar)."
Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended
"...The musical deals with every aspect of marriage from the wedding to a breakup, the arguments that accompany the relationship over the years, the raising of children and seeing them get married, and ending with retirement in Florida. Along the journey, you'll see slides of Riverview, State Street, Addison, Goethe, etc. In the hands of such talented pros as Kettenring and Tovar, the evening is pure entertainment."
