Roundup by The Playgoer

-Riedel surveys the Broadway trend of touching up (and dumbing down?) already-running big shows for the tourists. As with Billy Elliot, these seem to be mostly cases of translation from English (or Aussie) to American. -Peter Marks in WaPo dishes on "Porgy" dishing and talks with Michael Kahn about how often classics are substantially revised. (More than you'd think.) -And remember that "new" Oscar Wilde play being…

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