from Bestselling Author E. Lynn Harris' novel: Not A Day Goes By
"You're a trailblazer. I mean, taking over a role most people would consider only for a white actress. I'm so happy when I see women like you, Vanessa L. Williams, Stephanie Pope and Diahann Carroll doing roles created for white females..."
on her role as VELMA KELLY in CHICAGO
"...and leads as powerful as Stephanie Pope who turn the simple act of sitting in a straight-backed chair into the kind of come-hither move that only a monk could resist, make this a show no dance lover should miss. From her fingertips to her toes, she is all snaky sexiness. Even better, she's outrageously funny - and can this girl sing..."
Lee Williams : The Houston Press
"The band just disappeared when Stephanie Pope hit the stage...and brother, did she hit it...she rightfully wowed us with her edgy mix of tramp and living doll...her performance alone actually merited the standing ovation at the end of the show..."
The Pittsburgh City Paper
"With this performance, rich in dramatic honesty as well as distinguished musical flair, Pope asserts her claim as a top notch artist..."
Dennis Cashman: The New Haven Register
"Stephanie was Velma Kelly...She was passionate, she was funny, and she was in character 100 percent of the time...she looked a bit like the sensuous Eartha Kitt and danced a little like the sassy Josephine Baker...Pope was like a walking encyclopedia of burlesque theater as she performed every vaudeville routine - and then added a few new ones of her own..."
Maureen Needham: Nashville Scene
Stephanie Pope as Velma Kelly...spectacular in every department..."
George Patterson: Ambush Magazine
on her role as Brenda in Smokey Joe's Cafe - London
A stocking leg slides around a curtain to reveal the sassy delights of Stephanie Pope and Delee Lively...Pope and Lively barely need to growl, let alone sing in tune to disarm their prey..."
James Christopher: The Times, London
on her role as Lillian La Fleur in NINE
"Stopping the show is the 'Follies Bergeres' routine of Stephanie Pope...Ms. Pope is a touch of Maurice Chevalier, Eartha Kitt and Josephine Baker combined in one explosive Fireball..."
Naomi Siegel: The Item
Stephanie Pope as the demanding producer, fills the cavernous Papermill stage with presence, plain and simple..."
Michael P. Scasserra: Weekend Plus
on her Connecticut Critics Circle nominated role of Camila Rosario in IN THE HEIGHTS
"Stephanie Pope, Who performed in several Bob Fosse shows on Broadway (including Velma Kelly in "Chicago") plays Camila, whose daughter and husband are much more impulsive than she is - until she finally sings "Enough". Pope's performance of that exhilarating, exasperated tune is a showstopper."
Christopher Arnott: Hartford Courant
"Stephanie Pope gives a show-stopping performance as Camila Rosario, Nina’s mother, singing “Enough” with such power that despite the song’s title you don’t want the number to end."
Brooks Appelbaum: Connecticut Critics Circle
As Camila Rosario in Lin-Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS