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And the Beatles Goes On

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She loves you ... yadda, yadda, yadda. Okay, it's "yeah, yeah, yeah," but, yes, haven't we heard all this cover band banter before? Not like you're about to hear it now, contends Brit Robert Butters, whose bread and butter is bringing "She Loves You!" to adoring audiences worldwide in a tribute of a treat for Beatles fans. Let him take...

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Knit One, Pearl Two: Gem for 'Tale of Two Cities' Star

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Michael Elkin

It was the best of times, it was the ... Wait, wait, wait: It is the best of times for Aaron Lazar, whose tale of two cities spans the Jersey Turnpike from Cherry Hill, N.J., to New York, N.Y., with a cherished cherry on top -- Broadway -- where the acclaimed actor is starring as Charles Darnay in a swashbuckling...

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Zap of a Mazeppa

Mother of all musicals, 'Gypsy' brings out the talent in Rachel Abrams

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Michael Elkin

Ya gotta have a gimmick ... and what better gimmick than a Jewish Mazeppa? It's not every young Jewish woman who has trumpets heralding her every hip sway and sashay on stage. But then, Rachel Abrams has more than a gimmick as her trump card in a horn-stuffed bra; she's got talent. As the stripper with a zipper of a...

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Doolittle Does Much for 'Lady' Luck

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Michael Elkin

Get him to the ... temple ... on time? Who knew that Alfred P. Doolittle was a Jew? "Well, sometimes your Alfred P. Doolittles in life are Jewish," jibes Tim Jerome, who indeed is as he cavorts on stage as the dusty Doolittle who makes soot and the city so delectably dirty in "My Fair Lady." The high-flying Lerner and...

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Score One for 'Mom'

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Michael Elkin

It's no secret why "Secrets of a Soccer Mom" co-producer Deborah Sonnenberg is so successful. She adheres to the rules of the investment game: Use your head. But as a star of "Soccer Mom," she takes her play from the theatrical playbook: Use your heart. S-c-o-r-e! You go, goal: Sonnenberg foots the bill in this football comedy in dual roles...