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If the cast of Broadway's "Jersey Boys" had notions of celebrating hard after their big wins at Sunday's Tony Awards -- not a chance. They had a big date to keep with the Senate wives.

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Body Suit<br> She Grew in Her Career as a Dancer, Maybe Too Much. Cue the Lawyers. By Sarah Kaufman

Alice Alyse is suing the Broadway producers of "Movin' Out" for $100 million after being fired because, she says, her bust got too big.

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Jukebox Musical Has A Blast at The Tonys By Peter Marks

In a Broadway season more noteworthy for triteness than transcendence, "Jersey Boys" captures award for best musical.

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At Round House, a Too-Twangy Twain By Peter Marks

Great-Grandma and the weekend guests from Butcher Holler will be mighty glad you got 'em tickets to "A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage," the land-sakes-it's-a-musical! musical, based on a M…

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Our Killers, Our Selves By Peter Marks

So how do I convey the pow! factor in Signature Theatre's startling new staging of "Assassins" without spoiling it for you? I'll try to be as cagey as Joe Calarco, who's found an absorbingly…

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Backstage: It's a Summer of Love for the Shakespeare By Jane Horwitz

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Let Tonys Swing to 'Jersey'

Though some might argue that it sends a bad message to give the Tony Award for Best Musical to a production that, in essence, is little more than a cut-and-paste effort, but "Jersey Boys" is…

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"This 'Mame' Needs to Let Her Hair Down," by Peter Marks

Should a transfer occur, it would be huge validation for the Kennedy Center, which four years ago gave Baranski a big boost by casting her in "Sweeney Todd" as part of its Sondheim Celebrati…

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<cite>Pericles</cite>, reviewed by Nelson Pressley

For Shakespeare's storm-tossed "Pericles," [Mary] Zimmerman uses not a drop of real water, but evocatively sets model ships bobbing across oceans of blue silk. The exercise in make-believe i…

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<cite>The Lieutenant of Inishmore</cite>, reviewed by Peter Marks

Dismembered corpses, putrefying cat flesh, brains splattered on a door frame, and five gallons of stage blood might sound less like a recipe for yuks than cries of "Yuck!" But leave it to pl…

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Backstage<br> Arena Update: A Fairy-Tale Ending By Jane Horwitz

Arena Stage has postponed the world premiere of "The Women of Brewster Place," a musical based on Gloria Naylor's novel, until the 2007-08 season.

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Upping the Auntie: A 'Mame' Makeover By Nelson Pressley

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Appreciation: Moving the World By Sarah Kaufman

Katherine Dunham Choreographed a Life That Stretched Beyond the Stage

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