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E.L. Doctorow

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    January 30, 2012

    At Plano Children's Theatre, They've Shampooed All the Black Kids out of Hairspray

    You need two things when you do the musical Hairspray: a fat girl to play the lead character, Tracy Turnblad, and a bunch of African-American kids to play the African-American kids. There are about a dozen roles for young black performers in this show, plus one for a big black lady who closes out th ... More >>

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    January 28, 2010

    Ditties A La Doctorow

    You need two things when you do the musical Hairspray: a fat girl to play the lead character, Tracy Turnblad, and a bunch of African-American kids to play the African-American kids. There are about a dozen roles for young black performers in this show, plus one for a big black lady who closes out th ... More >>

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    April 28, 2005

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    April 28, 2005

    Fascinatin' Rhythms

    Death Trail keeps vaudeville alive at Frank's Place; Ragtime hits the big notes at Lyric Stage in Irving

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    January 13, 2000

    Cradle and all

    Tim Robbins' Orson Welles project bites off more than it can chew

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