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Dunham Revue is Altered but it Still Sizzles

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Cassidy, Claudia

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The reviewer compares the new Tropical Revue to the earlier version of the show, and focuses primarily on the new L'Ag Ya portion which has replaced the fertility rites portion of the earlier tour. She calls it a “voodoo version of Agnes de Mille's ballet in 'Oklahoma!'”. This critic is disappointed by what she feels is a benignly characterized zombie king as well as by the lack of a sense of real danger during the fighting scenes. She briefly ...
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Keywords

  1. Aikens, Vanoye
  2. Dunham, Katherine
  3. Erwin, Ramona
  4. Gabowitz, Martin
  5. Gomez, Tommy
  6. Marchant, Claude
  7. Ohardieno, Roger
  8. Polito (Singer)
  9. Pratt, John
  10. Studebaker Theater
  11. Tropical Revue

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