"Menopositive play mimics emotional ride of life"
"The roller coaster ride women experience when going through menopause is the subject of a hilarious play being staged next week to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation." - full article
Mike Zettel - Niagara This Week - Nov. 03, 2009

"Menopositive! an inspired exploration of our frailties"
"Relevant, intelligent, delightful -- that's Menopositive! The Musical in brief. This witty show, written by a Canadian radio reporter, sparkles with energy and insight." - full article
Brad Bird - Oceanside Star - Oct. 15, 2009

"Real life base for Menopositive"
"Audiences will be the final judge when Marilyn Holt joins the four woman cast of Menopositive: The Musical beginning Oct. 8 at the Village Theatre." - full article
Fred Davies - Parksville Qualicum Beach News - Oct. 01, 2009

"Menopause can be a laughing matter"
"As Zsuzsu, in the Halifax Feast production of Menopositive! The Musical, she is a flamboyant Hungarian actress a la the Gabor sisters who has escaped with her husband from 'a communist paradise' only to discover her new country doesn't offer a lot of opportunities for thespians." - full article
Andrea Nemetz - THE CHRONICLE HERALD - May 2008

"Menopositive! A ROLLER COASTER RIDE"
"Menopositive! The Musical is a roller coaster ride of laughter and tears, moments of reflection and genuine friendship." - full article
Gertrude Trainor - THE JOURNAL - August 2003

"TAKING A CHANCE"
"It is a wonderful combination of gut-splitting humour. There are spots where people were hanging on to themselves because they were laughing so hard or crying heartrending tears."

"With its wonderful, strong writing, it's like a female Hamlet-witty, funny and poignant." - full article
Carolyn Drake - The Guardian - September 2001

"I LAUGHED, I CRIED, I SCREAMED." - full article
Catherine Rowland - The Examiner - July 2003

"MUSICAL LAUGHS AT MIDDLE AGE"
"Like modern-day witches brewing a cauldron of trouble, the four 50-something actresses in Menopositive! The Musical, really stirred up the pot and their audience on Thursday evening. The most giggles were bestowed on a quasi-Christian support group for women feeling the menopausal crunch, which turns into a frenzy of chair humping hilarity." - full article
Jude Campbell - The Okanagan Saturday - November 1999

"POSITIVELY HILARIOUS"
"Not only men think about it all the time. So do menopausal women. In the hilarious Menopositive! The Musical, women of 'a certain age' straddle a saddle, ride a chair and curse out loud."

"Anyone with inhibitions about seeing a musical about menopause should give their head a shake and see this amazing performance." - full article
Deborah Creatura - The Observer - May 2003

"Menopositive! A RICH EXPERIENCE"
"Who knew menopause could be so entertaining? J.J. McColl did when she penned Menopositive! The Musical, her witty, funny, touching story of four middle-aged women who get together for the first time in years to stage a play for their high school reunion. They go through a roller-coaster-like ride as they rediscover each other and themselves. It's a ride that makes the audience laugh and cry." - full article
Tom McCoag - The Chronicle Herald - July 2003

"IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE"
"A menopause musical is being done with a difference at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia. Even if you're not one of the sisterhood, you know someone - your mother, your wife, you sister, you aunt - who is." - full article
Sandra Coulson - The London Free Press - May 2003

"Menopositive! HAS LAUGHS & LESSONS FOR WOMEN & MEN"
"There are many laughs in the show, including a few in a satisfying 'organic' scene - without the shampoo. If you think about the restaurant scene with Meg Ryan in the movie When Harry Met Sally, you are getting close. But there are life lessons to be learned too by seeing Menopositive!" - full article
David Pattenaude - Petrolia Topic

"Menopositive! IS POSITIVELY HILARIOUS"
"Menopositive! The Musical, is positively one of the best and funniest productions the Victoria Playhouse has ever staged. It's a shame it will only be here a few more nights, so do try to get out to see it. You won't be disappointed." - full article
Darlene Shea - The Journal-Pioneer - September 2001

"Menopositive! AGES NICELY"
"Newspaper headlines may trumpet an imminent cure for menopause, but until that flash-free day arrives women can console themselves with a hearty set of laughs about their change of life." - full article
Peter Birnie - The Vancouver Sun - September 1999

"UNLIKELY TOPIC MAKES FOR A WINNING MUSICAL"
"The musical is a celebration of the beauty, resourcefulness and powerful place middle-age women have in our world. Playwright J.J. McColl has certainly created a winner in taking a topic as uninviting as a menopause and turning it inside out, producing a fresh, funny and flirtatiously delightful product. It's exactly the way it should be - menopositive." - full article
Kate Skye - Trail Times - August 1999

"MUSICAL SPOOF GENERATES LAUGHS"
"From the moment she comes barging on stage pushing a vacuum cleaner, Ann Warn Pegg commands the stage. She makes the Hungarian widow a lusty, comic tornado as if she's channeling the late Ethel Merman." - full article
Louis B. Hobson - Calgary Sun - March 2003

"ANGE-THOLOGY"
"J.J. McColl's brilliant script portrays four women in their mid-50's who tackle the menopausal meaning of life. The result is two hours of gut-wrenching comedy with some tender, thought-provoking moments and the zany performances." - full article
Ange Frymire - The Voice - April 1998