By Manning Harris
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The 2010 Tony-winning Best Musical “Memphis” has landed at the Fox Theatre for the first time on its first national tour, and people are ready for it.  After last night’s sold-out opening, I …

By Manning Harris
“Annie” was with us exactly two years ago at the Fox, but you can’t keep a good girl down, not an unstoppable optimist like Annie, so she’s back in fine form in the …

By Manning Harris
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It’s back and better than ever and will probably break the house record at the Fox for the third time (it visited in 2006 and 2008).  “Wicked” is playing through Oct. 9, …

By Manning Harris
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“Into the Woods,” music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine, is currently on view at the Alliance Theatre’s main stage through Oct. 2.  The show opened on Broadway in …

By Manning Harris
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In May of 2007 I saw a new breakthrough musical play on Broadway called “Spring Awakening.”  I was so moved by its power and magic I saw it twice—in one week.  Yes, …

By Manning Harris
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In September 2009, the  Alliance Theatre premiered the stunning Twyla Tharp-Frank Sinatra dance musical “Come Fly Away” (then called “Come Fly With Me”); the show had a critically acclaimed Broadway run and is …