Saturday, February 9, 2002 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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'CARNIVAL' OFFERS NICE RIDE by DONALD LYONS

ENCORES is starting up its musicals-in-concert season with "Carnival," a 1961 musical based on the 1953 movie "Lili," which made Leslie Caron a star.

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:00AM

The works of Paul Simon, ABBA, Boy George, the Pet Shop Boys, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are either currently on stage (Mamma Mia! and The Graduate are the local examples) or about to become the basis for new musicals.Star Tribune [Minneapolis]: New Guthrie design focuses on Minneapolis riverfront
[Thanks to Leanna for the link!]

SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:00AM

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The Graduate is highly anticipated (nee: well sold) here in New York, but there is trouble on the road... Director Terry Johnson was nowhere near Toronto for that leg of The Graduate's out of town tryout, but after the mixed-to-negative reviews the show received there, he will probably be showing up in Boston where changes are reportedly going to be made.

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

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Items that came in for the most criticism included Johnson's overly-broad staging, Hugh Vanstone's overly-dark lighting and the shrill performance of Alicia Silverstone as Elaine. Can Johnson save it before Mr. Simon takes out the carving knifes? We hope so.

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AM

THEATER REVIEW | 'CARNIVAL'

A Girl Innocent Enough to Believe a Puppet Is Alive by BEN BRANTLEY
What's a nice girl like Lili doing in the carnival of "Carnival"? The question keeps coming up with good reason in this shiny soap bubble of a musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Simply Great

When "Carnival" opened in 1961, the curtain was already up when the audience entered the theater. Instead of a brassy overture, a man with a concertina played what would be the show's big h…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:00AM

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