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CORINE'S CORNER - WHAT'S NEW!

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

MUSTO FANS UNITE!

http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0734,musto,77586,15.html

"Yet more 1950s shellacking comes with the revival of the revival of Grease, that classic show about 40-year-olds cavorting around in high school. Thanks to this and that other throwback tuner, Xanadu, the biggest presence on Broadway right now is Olivia Newton-John, snatching the title right out of Vanessa Redgrave's elegant hands. (For the men, Frankie Valli now reigns royally over Frank Langella.) The ultimate tie-in, this production is the result of a reality show in which the leads were chosen by the American public—the same terrible system that led to the rise of President Bush! To compensate for the lack of star power, every single syllable is choreographed, and there's a succession of lavish sets to drape it all in. And while the result isn't exactly History Boys, there's enough goofy charm in the material to help you forget that this exercise in innocent nostalgia is more likely just a crass way for the producers to invest in more real estate. "

GREASE IS THE WORD? OY?