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Theater Review: Parade - Theater and Musical Production Reviews. Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's "Parade" was 1998's quick-closing Tony winner, widely dismissed as coldly overproduced. Stripped down and stark at the hands of helmer-choreographer Rob Ashford for London's Donmar Warehouse two years ago, it was revealed as a work of extraordinary depth and thematic resonance. Now remounted at the Taper with a dream cast, Ashford's "Parade" appears to be, by any standard, Southern California's production of the year.

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'Priscilla' set for Broadway spring 2011 - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media - Variety. Broadway plans have been confirmed for "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," the musical adaptation of the 1994 Australian comedy, which will sashay into New York in spring 2011 following a fall 2010 North American tryout in Toronto. Set to classic disco and pop hits such as "I Will Survive," "I Love the Nightlife" and "Shake Your Groove Thing," the show follows three drag performers on an Outback road trip aboard an extravagantly decorated bus named Priscilla. Premiered in Sydney in October 2006, the musical transferred to...

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'Potter' star spells out 'Business' plan - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media - Variety. Daniel Radcliffe will head the cast of an upcoming New York reading of 1961 tuner "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," marking the first musical turn for the "Harry Potter" star. Producers Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are test driving the project for a potential Rialto revival. Rob Ashford is on board as director and choreographer, hot off the strong critical reception for his Donmar Warehouse production of Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical "Parade," which opened Oct. 4 at the Mark...

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