Reviews

A Doll's House Part 2
Huntington Theatre
Berkeley Rep

“I especially enjoyed the web-weaving slyness Massoud brought to her exchanges with Fisher's Nora..."
Dan Aucoin, The Boston Globe
 
““Nikki Massoud takes a coyer approach to Emmy, Nora’s daughter, all grown up and deliciously matter-of-fact. It is she who yanks the veil off Nora’s selfishness and who rises to an eloquent defense of marriage, dismissing her mother’s philosophy of serial sex and individual insularity…” NPR Boston/ WBUR, Carolyn Clay
 
“Massoud’s frozen jack-o’-lantern smile and chirpy delivery cannily establish the possibility that Emmy is much more than the amiable, insubstantial young woman she seems at first. In her own way, she’s her mother’s daughter." Lily Janice, San Francisco Chronicle
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As You Like It
The Old Globe

"​The acting is without exception excellent. Meredith Garretson and Nikki Massoud are effervescent as Rosalind and Celia [...] Massoud’s Celia rises to the challenge of keeping up with Rosalind." San Diego Reader, by Charlotte Collins. 

Rosalind has another crucial relationship in the play: Her deep friendship with cousin Celia, [….] played with comic verve by Nikki Massoud…Rosalind and Celia’s early exchanges capture the pair’s affections and excitations…” San Diego Union Tribune, by James Hebert

​“Other standouts are Massoud as Celia, who supports her cousin Rosalind but can't always seem to understand the decisions she makes….”
Broadway World, by E.H. Reiter

Pericles
Two River Theater

“Nikki Massoud gives a particularly standout performance in the[...] role of Thaisa and then as her daughter Marina[...]We relate to her because she is not only beautiful and kind, but deeply funny, vulnerable and ultimately self-possessed." Tri City News

"There are other fine singers at work here---particularly Massoud, who handles some challenging songs in the equally challenging role of the vulnerable, victimized yet strong and steadfast Marina." Asbury Park Press

Zealot 
South Coast Rep

“Massoud’s Marina is true revelation, combining elements of courage, compassion, and faith…” LA Splash, by Peter A. Balaskas
 
“Massoud’s Marina is the right blend of determination and helplessness…” By Joel Beers, OC Weekly

​Our Town
Portland Center Stage

“Emily Webb is played by the riveting Nikki Massoud, she of the dark magnetic eyes and the earnest demeanor and tremendous life potential…” EDGE Media Network
 
“To me, the soul of this production is Nikki Massoud’s warm and open and funny and vulnerable performance as Emily Webb…” Oregon ArtsWatch
 
“While Massoud gives an endearing performance as a young girl in the first two acts, here she really shines as a grown woman confronting the transience of her own life…” PQ Monthly
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