"Pouncing catlike into the flashy role of spitfire Anita, understudy Michelle DeJean impressed the opening night audience with her punchy vocals, razor-sharp dancing and deadpan, worldly sarcasm." (Houston Chronicle)



"Anita, played by Michelle DeJean, who ordinarily plays the chorus role of Consuelo, is the vocal and acting equivalent of a firecracker and nearly outpaces the other members of the cast." (Gammage Theatre Review)



"As Bernardo's girlfriend Anita, Michelle DeJean easily steals every scene she is in with the flashiest role of the evening. She gives the comic number "America" the energy it needs to become the evening's one show-stopper." (West Side Review)