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Xanadooo-ooo-ooo (now we are here)

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Posted by Chad Jones on 05 Jul 07 - 0 Comments

Should we be taking it as an omen that the first big musical of the new theater season is Xanadu?
And is that a good omen or not?
A Theater Dogs spy who saw an early preview says it’s definitely a bad omen. And judging from the way cast members are literally falling out of the show, [...]

Mandragona shakes it up

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Posted by Chad Jones on 13 Jun 07 - 0 Comments

They’ve shaken up All Shook Up, the new juke-box musical that spins a new story out of old Elvis Presley songs.
The show began performances on Broadway in March 2005 and closed seven months later. Producers were hoping for another Mamma Mia! and ended up with something closer to Good Vibrations, the dismal musical that attempted [...]