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re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it...

Posted by:	tpdc 08:22 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to:	re: Maybe landmark is a strong way of putting it... - bway1430 04:02 pm EDT 08/06/14

The original might have pushed the envelope but the revival makes everyone, including the fully costumed "freaks", bland and unthreatening. It's now a Grable/Faye musical with the "twist" that they are conjoined twins. One suitor is gay and another is black isn't pushing the envelope in 2014.

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