“...and Arthur Beutel as Pat Denning, the man Dorothy truly loves, and eventually marries, give thoroughly believable and committed performances in non-singing but plot-essential roles.”
“Arthur Beautel makes original group member Hank Majewski an interesting, if ineffectual, singing star.”
“The role of Monostatos, the Moorish henchman to the king, was shorn of its racism and played by Arthur Beutel with an engaging delight in his own evil.”
“Arthur Beutel as Ko-Ko, the tailor-turned-Lord High Executioner, bathes the stage in his hilarious glow as he flits, floats and fleetly flies through his scenes.”