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Can an intimate little musical with no stars and virtually no plot — but lots of charm and laughs — survive on big, spectacle-loving Broadway?
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| Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy
Cirque Dreams is suited to the light entertainment requirements of gambling casinos, with its colorful costumes and sets, impressive acts of skill and balance, and lack of story line.
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| Fela!
Fela! is an exuberant musical exploring the life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, a Nigerian musician and activist as renowned for his compositions as protests against his country's regime.
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| Noon Day Sun
Noon Day Sun promises impact. Zena, a black woman with skin so fair she is called "snow," passes herself off in 1957 as a white woman named Wendy.
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| The First Breeze of Summer
Signature Theatre Company couldn't have chosen a finer play, cast finer actors, or more strongly begun its season-long salute to the Negro Ensemble Company.
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| Désir
A sort of elegant sensuality pervades Wayne Harrison's Désir, a theatrical circus attraction that uses Schnitzler's La Ronde for its inspiration.
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| The Seduction of Edgar Degas
When all goes as planned, it is not just the title painter who becomes enraptured by the world of dance in Le Wilhelm's The Seduction of Edgar Degas.
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Becket or the Honor of God
The final scene of this Jean Anouilh classic drama shows a naked King Henry II of England crying out, "Is the honor of God washed clean?"
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There Will Come Soft Rains
Science fiction is rarely attempted on stage. The special effects wizardry of cinema can easily convey the outer-space wonders of speculative tales.
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johnpaulgeorgeringo
In johnpaulgeorgeringo co-creator (with director Brad Calcaterra) and performer Dave is playing the four Beatles in a press conference — and yet he's not singing a Beatles song.
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The Complete Performer
Ted Greenberg really wants you to have a good time. He knows that card tricks, mind reading, and improv will keep the crowd amused.
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| Gavin Lee
The basic ingredients that song-and-dance men require are talent and charm. Tony-winning Gavin Lee (Bert of Mary Poppins) has both in overflowing supply.
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Viola Haqi
Viola Haqi, who just played the Metropolitan Room for one night, is a tall blonde who looks as if she easily fits into a size zero dress.
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Have You Promoted Products?
September 02, 2008
Back Stage is looking for actors and writers who have had direct experience with promoting products within the context of a film or scripted TV series.
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