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Reefer Madness the Musical(3)

July 31, 2010

Once upon a time – way back in 1936 –an organization (some say it might have been a church, but others give the dubious credit to the U.S. Army) created an anti-marijuana morality play called Tell the Children.
In the 70′s, cannabis smokers (and others) rediscovered the script, now renamed Reefer Madness and, finding it an excessive, hilarious (if unintentional) comedy gave it new life.

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A Parallelogram

If someone could tell you in advance exactly what was going to happen in your life, and how everything was going to turn out, and if you knew you couldn’t do anything to change it, would you still want to go on with your life?

That’s the key question asked by Bee, the central character in Parallelogram, and it provides the theme of this remarkable, thought provoking play.

The 39 Steps – Two Reviews

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.

The Drowsy Chaperone Beverly Friend review

How delightful to find such an original and amusing “parody-plus-tribute” to the golden age of Broadway musicals. If ever you longed to return to their past glory, now is the moment, and Marriott Lincolnshire is the place.


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