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The hard edges of Varla Jean Merman - the drag performing persona of Jeffery Roberson - are softened by a palpable if muddle-headed eagerness to please, and her vocal prowess is impressive.

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A Seductive 'Big River,' With Toe-Tapping Rhythms By SYLVIANE GOLD

A crucial change from the original Broadway production puts the emphasis on the folk music.

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A Worthy Sobfest That Pares Emotions to the Cellular Level By NAOMI SIEGEL

Audiences be warned: "Apple" by the Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen contains moments of anguish, the ravages of medical treatment and the specter of imminent death.

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Delving Into the Black Experience, Generation by Generation By SYLVIANE GOLD

"Resurrection" will most likely resonate with those who know next to nothing of the black world Daniel Beaty writes about and with those who actually live in it.

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THE GOOD OLD DAYS by MATT WOLF

This revival of Harley Granville Barker's Waste wants for precisely nothing, especially from the second act onward. It's scintillating theater as only the British can do it.

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THE BLAND INQUISITOR by DAVID LEFKOWITZ

Drama abhors a vacuum: Enough said about The Grand Inquisitor

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Tovarich (in Concert) - Reviewed by MARC MILLER

Perusing the 1963 reviews for the Broadway musical "Tovarich," now being given a concert-reading airing by Mel Miller's Musicals Tonight!, one gets a feeling well articulated by one of its song titles: "Uh-Oh."

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Rockin' Out to a Golden-Hued Piece of Music History By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

"Million Dollar Quartet," a lively jukebox musical currently running in Chicago, is what you might call a no-brainer baby boomer money-spinner.

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Love Child - Reviewed by ADAM R. PERLMAN

Of all the evening's many characters, I'm not sure I liked any. Most are too sharp or too silly to care about - and few are sufficiently established.

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Review: 'Happy Now?' At Yale Rep By SUSAN HOOD

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Spring Awakening - Review By Les Spindle

In this musical's L.A. debut, director Michael Mayer's superlative touring edition received a rapturous response from the opening-night crowd, demonstrating that the show's appeal extends far beyond one age gro…

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Sexuality Springs Eternal in 'Awakening' BY EVAN HENERSON

Youth sucks, rocks. Includes nudity and sexual situations

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'Spring Awakening' is all about the strife By Charles McNulty

'Spring Awakening' not only smells like teen spirit, it sounds and looks like it too.

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Culture Monster: A starry 'Spring Awakening'

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John Barry invented the spy movie score By JON BURLINGAME

Unique arrangements ushered in a new genre of films

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John Barry reflects on 10 of his scores By JON BURLINGAME

'Goldfinger' 'Midnight Cowboy' music reconsidered

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Collaboraters reflect on the composer By JON BURLINGAME

Filmmakers are continually moved by Jon Barry's scores

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Barry succeeds in theater and TV By DAVID MERMELSTEIN

In fact, a revival of Barry's 1974 musical "Billy" is now in the discussion stages.

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PHOTO CALL: New Actors Climb Broadway and West End's 39 Steps

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PHOTO OP : Today Gets a Halloween Treat with Sierra Boggess and The Little Mermaid Stars

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'The Graduate' comes to Cherry Hill By JULIA HAYS

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Her career arc leads to 'Joan' By Megan Tench

It's been stressful for 17-year-old Andrea Ross, juggling high school while taking on the lead role as Joan of Arc in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan."

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Letter: Keepers of the Flame

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Letter: Cabaret Performers

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Stepping back onto the stage by Peter D. Kramer

Charlie Scatamacchia of Croton-on-Hudson appears in "Kiss Me, Kate" at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Scatamacchia is a vice president at R&H Theatricals in New York City.

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Celebrating an Anniversary With a 'Wedding' By ANITA GATES

For its new season, the Hudson Stage Company will feature "Mary's Wedding" - a change of pace. It's the first historical play in the Company's 10 seasons.

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