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1. Stage | March 19, 2008
Vow Factor: You'll chuckle, you'll wince at The Wedding Singer

"It's hard not to like a musical in which one of the key duets is sung while the shamefaced leading..."
Other Tags: Chad Beguelin, Matthew Sklar, Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer

2. Stage | March 12, 2008
Assassins fires a seldom-seen blast from the Sondheim canon

" The floor design is a large, circular firing-range target. From time to time as the misbegotten gunmen (and women) in..."
Other Tags: John Weidman, Stephen Sondheim, Second Amendment

3. Stage | February 20, 2008
Avenue Q is a naughty Sesame Street parody. So that makes Dennis Oscar the Grouch!

"Everybody likes Avenue Q , the saucy puppet show that has been titillating Broadway theatergoers ever since it opened in 2003...."
Other Tags: Avenue Q, Sesame Street, parodies, Fox Theatre

4. Stage | May 16, 2007
Put a Spell on You - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is music to Dennis' ears.

"Your word is simplicity ." "Could you define that, please?" "Simplicity: A musical play whose virtues are charmingly modest rather than..."
Other Tags: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Fox Theatre

5. Stage | December 20, 2006
Capsule Reviews - Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

" Menopause The Musical Who knew hormone shifts could be so much fun? An energetic cast of four women "of a..."
Other Tags: The Musical of Musicals

6. Stage | December 06, 2006
Song of Songs - The Musical of Musicals is a real hoot.

"The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting another musical parody — this one with a less-scatological title than its..."
Other Tags: The Musical of Musicals — The Musical!