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What the critics say
The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks Clearly, a child's introduction to musical theater can never happen too early. For instance, if Michael, the seventh grade hero of this amiable new musical, had been introduced to "Little Shop of Horrors," he might have...Tags: Music Theater, Sigmund Romberg, Theater, Broadway, Victor Herbert
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Quick Takes
New '9 to 5' lives up to its billing
When applied to a new musical, the phrase "pre-Broadway" is sometimes wishful thinking -- but for the world premiere of "9 to 5, the Musical," the Ahmanson Theatre’s 2008-09 season opener, it's now official: The...Tags: Crimes, Willie Nelson, Academy Awards, Neil Young, John Mellencamp
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Rosie O'Donnell will tap in 'No, No, Nanette'
linda.winer@newsday.comCan Rosie tap? This is not, for everyone, a roiling question of our tumultuous times. But for people who fixate on old musicals - which means the crowds that swarm New York City Center for the semi-staged "Encores!" series - Rosie O'Donnell's dancing...Tags: Boy George, Newspaper and Magazine, Manhattan (New York City), Lincoln Center, Tommy Tune
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'The Apple Tree'
Newsday Staff WriterPerhaps the only reason to revive "The Apple Tree" is to showcase a couple or three shiny-bright apples. If so, the Roundabout Theatre Company has what it needs in Kristin Chenoweth, Brian d'Arcy James and Marc Kudisch - who are sweet and amused with one...Tags: Marilyn Monroe, John Lee, Barbara Harris, Mark Twain, Music Theater
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Chenoweth gives a powerhouse performance in 'Apple Tree'
Back in the day, Ethel Merman starred in a new show every season, but todayıs best musical theater performers only gravitate to a new show every three to five years. This season, however, we will at least be treated to a knockout bill by four stunning...Tags: Music Theater, Music, Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Theater
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Newsday critic Linda Winer's picks
STAFF WRITERRidiculous, you say. Surprising, we agree. But after a year of bummer jukebox musicals, which leeched off the songbooks of Elvis, the Beach Boys and John Lennon, "Jersey Boys" turns out to be one of the most entertaining musicals of the fall season....Tags: Christina Applegate, John Lennon, Ceremonies, Edward Albee, John Ritter
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'Spamalot' leads with 14 Tony nominations
Times Staff Writer"Spamalot," the musical comedy billed as "lovingly ripped off" from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," won 14 Tony nominations Tuesday in the race for Broadway's top honor. "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," another musical based on a film, and "The...Tags: Kathleen Turner, Christina Applegate, John Lithgow, Phylicia Rashad, Hank Azaria
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Tales of the gun
STAFF WRITERFor actors who prefer to play the villain, "Assassins" is a feast: There are few others but villains in the musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, making its long-delayed Broadway debut Thursday at the Roundabout Theatre's Studio 54. The dark...Tags: Crimes, William McKinley, Injuries, Emma Goldman, Sam Mendes
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They shoot presidents, don't they?
STAFF WRITERWhen Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" was not well received Off-Broadway in 1991, some blamed its failure on bad timing. After all, went the argument, who can enjoy a musical revue about people killing American presidents while the country's fighting the...Tags: Jodie Foster, Government, Music Theater, The White House, Music
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Theater review, 'A Little Night Music' at Ravinia
Tribune theater criticCall it craft, or art, or a case of a performer who has learned to trust in simplicity. But the way Patti LuPone shapes the vowel sounds in the lyrics of "Send in the Clowns," you don't hear someone auditioning for your tear ducts. You hear someone who...Tags: Zoe Caldwell, Music Theater, Music, Ingmar Bergman, Theater
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