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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 31-Nov. 6: Why Me?

Though it perhaps shouldn't have, the quick shuttering delivered Broadway a body shock. The play was one half of a ballyhooed repertory set-up that also included Broadway Bound (which will now never open, despite much rehearsal). Full Article at Playbill

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  1. We did it as well as we could, and people didn't get excited enough to come
    SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times 3 weeks ago
  2. A lot of nice people on stage and off will be out of work and a lot of good partners and investors will have lost a great deal of money ... They all deserve better. It makes us sad.
    SOURCE: Variety 3 weeks ago
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