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much to love in touring ‘If/Then,’ but not enough</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The 2014 Broadway musical “If/Then,” now on tour and on
stage at Playhouse Square, revolves around newly divorced 38-year-old Elizabeth,
an urban planner living in Phoenix who moves to New York City for a fresh
start.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The play opens with Elizabeth (Jackie Burns) meeting up
with new friends Kate (Tamyra Gray) and her girlfriend Anne (Janine DiVita), who
insist that she go by the free-wheeling "Liz" as a sign of her new attitude and
openness to new experiences.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">She also runs into her old boyfriend Lucas (Anthony
Rapp), a social activist, who recalls her drive and passion and suggests that
she go back to her no-nonsense college nickname, "Beth," and start making
professional connections in the city.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">When she meets the thoroughly likable Josh (Matthew
Hydzik), Elizabeth has an important life-altering decision to make: carouse as
Liz or build a career as Beth. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not
an easy choice for a woman who has a tendency to make all the wrong choices and
then second-guess herself by wondering “what if?”</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">There is much to love in this musical.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But you will surely find yourself
second-guessing some of its production choices and, like Elizabeth, wondering
“what if” throughout its performance.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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