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The Old Man and the Sea, a Play with Music(0)

March 7, 2010

What a brilliant adaptation of this allegorical tale, and what a daring and daunting task to portray such a celebrated story. Following its 1952 debut in Life Magazine (where over five million copies of the magazine sold out in two days), the novella became a Book-of-the Month selection, and, later, received the Pulitzer Prize.

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Singin’ in the Rain

What enhances this particular tale are all the splendid songs, the spectacular tap dancing, and the highly talented cast. Memorable numbers include “All I Do is Dream of You,” “Good Morning,” “Broadway Melody,” “You Stepped Out of a Dream”" and “You Are My Lucky Star.”

39 Steps

The basic plot of 39 Steps follows the 1935 Hitchcock film: bored London Bachelor Richard Hannay (Ted Deasy) meets stunning Annabella Schmidt (Claire Brownell) who is murdered before his eyes, but not before she has told him of her work as a counter espionage agent and given him tantalizing clues to halt the spies. Accused of her murder, he flees to Scotland to uncover the spy ring and thwart them.

Sins of the Mother

If every resident of Manalapan, Florida descended on the local playhouse, Florida Stage, the theater could accommodate all but 90 of them. According to the 2004 census, Manalapan has a mere 340 citizens (up from 321 in the year 2000) while the comfortable, intimate theater holds 250. These 90 hypothetical patrons, left standing outside, would certainly be missing a brilliant show if they failed to see the current Southeast Florida premiere of Sins of the Mothers.


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