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Kringle’ a cringe-worthy Christmas musical</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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The Morning Journal</FONT></FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
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Theatre Critics</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">True
Story:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Several years ago, while
having Christmas dinner at a friend’s house, the family dog got into everything.
Scattered across the living room floor were piles of shredded red and green
wrapping paper, remnants of assorted toys and stuffed animals, shards of
heirloom glass ornaments, gnarled spruce twigs still bearing silver and gold
tinsel, dismembered gingerbread men, and fragments of sprinkled
cookies.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The random
collection of pieces and parts was colorful and festive, but everything was now
incomplete, incompatible and beyond repair.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">So, too, is
“Kris Kringle: The Musical,” a holiday show by Maria Ciampi (book) and Tim Janis
(music/lyrics) that is getting its limited run world premiere production at
Olmsted Performing Arts.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For more of this review, go to
</FONT></FONT><A
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face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
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