"Ruth Gottschall, as George's heartless former nanny, who gets a dose of her own nasty medicine, [is a] standout in the large cast." (Mary Poppins)

"Then there is Ruth Gottschall, who is initially glimpsed as Queen Victoria in a marvelous dance-fantasy sequence choreographed by Matthew Bourne, but who seizes control of the Banks household and the audience when she arrives, witch-like, as Miss Andrew, a nanny from hell." (Mary Poppins)

"As Miss Andrew, the most hateful of nannies, Ruth Gottschall provides an amusing, villainous turn in her song, "Brimstone and Treacle" - when she hits the high note at the end, all the curtains in the house flap." (Mary Poppins)

"A kind word is also due Ruth Gottschall, who screeched most effectively as that governess from the past, the dreaded Miss Andrew." (Mary Poppins)

"Ruth Gottschall, however, is such a stitch -- in a Margaret Hamilton way -- as ghoulish nanny Miss Andrew that she not only steals the scenes she's in, but may have some observers wishing she were at the center of the musical." (Mary Poppins)

"Though Miss Andrew is little more than a mild threat for Mary to vanquish, Gottschall invests her with the courage of her demented convictions in a way that throttles you to attention unlike anything else here." (Mary Poppins)

"The minor roles are also well taken, notably...the terrifying nanny that stunted the childhood of George Banks, Miss Andrew, as acidly etched by Ruth Gottschall." (Mary Poppins)

"It’s very rare that an actor stops a show, let alone without uttering a syllable. But that’s exactly what the brilliant Ruth Gottschall does when her Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn corrects the mayor’s poop/peep blooper. The actress virtually silences the action with her elastic mug, rolling, saucer-size eyes and withering glare. She’s a first-rate clown in the tradition of Beatrice Lillie and Carol Burnett, and Mrs. Shinn’s terpsichorean ode on a Grecian urn is worth all the gold in Agamemnon’s tomb." (Music Man)

"...pirate maid Ruth [was] wonderfully played by Ruth Gottschall. Each time she's on stage she commands attention and provides many of the laugh-out-loud scenes." (Pirates of Penzance)

"Nor can you ignore for long Ruth Gottschall's delightfully coarse and frowsy Ruby..." (Broadway, the play)

"...the Carol Burnett-ish Ruth Gottschall (in a series of sharp cameos) deserve[s] special mention for [her] combination of gusto and depth." (First Lady Suite)

"Ruth Gottschall is a hoot...sassy and fun." (as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes)

"Heading the cast is red-haired Ruth Gottschall, who brings to mind Carol Burnett in her portrayal of Reno Sweeney.... Gottschall has a face for comedy, and her powerful voice, put to good use in a particularly rousing 'Blow, Gabriel Blow,' sets the bar for the rest of the cast." (Anything Goes)

"As the indomitable Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, Ruth Gottschall performs with such inspired lunacy that she rates a special Tony for Best Replacement Performance of Any Recent Season!"

"Gottschall wraps the audience around her impressive pelvic thrust as Pippin's devious and oversexed stepmom..." (Pippin)