‘Momma, Look Sharp’ still tugs at an audience’s heartstrings.
— The Huffington Post

1776, as The Courier, American Conservatory Theater + Asolo Repertory Theatre, San Francisco + Sarasota // Directed by Frank Galati

The San Francisco Chronicle"Angelic tenor Zach Kenney delivers an aching old-fashioned antiwar ballad, 'Momma, Look Sharp.'"

The Mercury News:  "'Momma, Look Sharp,' the lament of a courier who has watched his friends die in battle, gets a haunting rendition by Zach Kenney."

Sarastoa Herald-Tribune"And there is beauty in the tender singing of 'Momma, Look Sharp' by Zachary Kenney as a courier who has seen his friends die on the battlefield not far from where Congress meets."

Sarastoa Scene Magazine:  "Zachary Kenney stops the show with his soulful rendition of 'Momma, Look Sharp...'"

BroadwayWorld San Francisco:  "In a fuller spectrum, a poignant second act 'Momma, Look Sharp' sung by Zach Kenney as the Courier balances Adams' dreams of independence celebrations with the reality and consequences of war."  *Nomination, Best Featured Actor in a Musical

The Huffington Post:  "I enjoyed the work done by...Zach Kenney (the Courier)..."  "And 'Momma, Look Sharp' still tugs at an audience’s heartstrings."

Culture Vulture:  "...Is perhaps the most powerful moment in the show. Unless you count Zach Kenney’s Courier, who delivers a first-hand account of conditions at the front, 'Momma, Look Sharp,' that can break your heart."

Talkin' Broadway:  "It must be mentioned that 'Momma, Look Sharp' by Zach Kenney as the courier is perfect."

 
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— The San Francisco Chronicle