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Abelman<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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International Association of Theatre Critics<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“Billy
Elliot” and “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” had a baby, it would be “Kinky
Boots.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Frequenters of
PlayhouseSquare’s touring Broadway musicals may recall that <SPAN
style="COLOR: #333333">“Billy Elliot” – a show based on a British film with
music by pop star Elton John – was </SPAN>set <SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #3b3b3b">in a northern mining town and featured
a young boy’s struggle against the odds to make his dream about becoming a
ballet dancer come true. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #3b3b3b; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Priscilla:
Queen of the Desert” – which was based on an Australian movie produced by pop
icon Bette Midler – was about </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">two
drag queen entertainers and one aging transsexual who </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #3b3b3b; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">struggle
against the odds and take an </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">epic
road trip through the outback.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“Kinky Boots,”
currently on tour and on stage at PlayhouseSquare, shares the same DNA (dramatic
narrative apparatus).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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