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Breakfast At Tiffany’s Is Not A Gem

Thursday, March 21st, 2013
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Whose idea was it to reinvent a theatrical vehicle which has already bombed more than once? There was the infamous 1966 David Merrick musical production;

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Heiress opening

The Heiress – Underplayed

Friday, November 9th, 2012
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As the curtain rises, we see a uniformed maid lighting the gas lamps of an ornate chandelier, then raising it to the ceiling. Light fills

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The Common Pursuit Laura Pels Theatre

The Common Pursuit

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
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Cambridge University 1968. Idealist Stuart Thorne (Josh Cooke) intends to start a literary magazine called “Common Pursuit” (title taken from a book by critic F.R.

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