"Leryn Turlington blows the roof off the joint."
— ALEX HUNTSBERGER, CHICAGO SUN TIMES
"As in every show she's appeared, Ms. Turlington has one of the finest trained voices in Chicago, hitting all the right notes with "Hopelessly Devoted To You" and "Summer Nights"... Leryn Turlington turns in another great performance."
— COLIN DOUGLAS, CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
"Leryn Turlington gets highest marks in the tricky role of Sandy Dumbrowski, who converts from a virginal innocent into an in-your-face member of the Pink Ladies, pedal pushers and all. And she has a terrific, expressive singing voice."
— DAN ZEFF, CHICAGOLAND THEATRE REVIEWS
"At the risk of spoiling the dramatic tension-- please!-- the best moment in this production is the transformation of Sandy (Leryn Turlington). In all those crummy national tours you saw, she changed, right? She dropped her old persona to please her guy. Not here... Weinstein and Turlington-- who plays a nervous kid, not an ingenue on her way to the casting office and a new life-- make clear she is still the same Sandy. She hasn't really changed. Teenagers cannot transform overnight."
— CHRIS JONES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“I caught 'The Wizard of Oz' the other morning alongside a full house of summer campers, all bursting with energy and yet also perfectly willing to sit and listen to “Over the Rainbow.” And, for my money, listening to a singer of the quality of Leryn Turlington warble that most exquisite of ditties beats sitting in any Starbucks, or, Oz knows, my office.”
— CHRIS JONES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“For a good chunk of the play, the effervescent Leryn Turlington (Dorothy) is carrying the adorable pup. Turlington captivates from Kansas to Oz and back to Kansas. She starts by beautifully singing “Over the Rainbow” and ends with heartfelt gratitude to be home. In between, she sings, dances and befriends all kinds of people and creatures.”
— KATIE WALSH, THE FOURTH WALSH
"Living on a colorless Kansas farm with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry (played by Emily Rohm and Jared D.M. Grant), lovely Leryn Turlington winningly steps into the ruby slippers as Dorothy Gale. Earnest and charming, with a smile that lights up the stage, Ms. Turlington puts her own stamp on the soulful ballad “Over the Rainbow,” just as touching as Judy Garland’s iconic version.”
- COLIN DOUGLAS, CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
"Turlington takes what could be an off-the-shelf, kewpie-doll-with-a-heart-of-ice role and shows us the girlish romantic yearnings that haven’t quite been squashed by living in a miserable flat where, when things break, they can’t be replaced."
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Flaemmchen is beautifully portrayed with spunk, heart and candor by one of Chicago’s newest young theatrical treasures, the lovely Leryn Turlington."
— CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
"Standouts include Leryn Turlington as typist Flaemmchen who dreams of going to Hollywood. Her innocence and charm, coupled with powerful vocals, captivates the audience every time she steps on stage."
— CHICAGO THEATRE AND ARTS
"The clarion voices of this theatrical “tribe” are top notch, and beyond Quealy and Keffer include... Leryn Turlington as the innocent Crissy, who brings effortless charm to “Frank Mills,” the funny-sad tale of her crush on a guy she encountered once in the West Village."
— CHICAGO SUN TIMES
"This is an Equity show amply stocked with top-tier Chicago talent... Indeed, all of the leads here (the group includes Evan Tyrone Martin and Leryn Turlington) have embraced the need for high dramatic stakes."
-CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Leryn Turlington makes a winsome and personable Crissy, and she makes her solo song "Frank Mills" a real highlight."
- BROADWAYWORLD
"Terrifically multitalented Leryn Turlington is absolute perfection as the innocent, young Crissy, who paints a beautifully touching story of young love in 'Frank Mills.'"
-CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
"Leryn is a sweet, likable actor with so much charisma that audiences immediately embrace her. She’s a gifted songbird, dazzling with songs like “Coal Miners Daughter,” “Ode to Billy Joe” and “Fancy.” And, if that weren’t enough, Ms. Turlington is also an accomplished guitarist, as well, often accompanying herself and her two magnificent costars."
— CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
"As Kim MacAfee, the lucky teenager who’s to receive Conrad Birdie’s final smooch, Leryn Turlington dazzles with her bright smile, comic agility and smooth, powerful vocals. She impresses with her tongue-in-cheek, “How Lovely to Be a Woman,” and continues with the sweetly sincere, “One Boy.”
— CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW
"Of course, you need a high-caliber cast to do this, and for this Drury Lane production Mader has brought out lots of big guns, among them Michelle Aravena (dynamite as a sad-sack songwriter’s girlfriend/secretary) and Leryn Turlington (who sizzles as the young teen who wins the right to kiss the Elvis stand-in, Conrad Birdie, before he goes into the army). "
— CHICAGO READER
"And Turlington's Kim, like the production itself, manages to capture sweet naivete without veering into vapidity."
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE