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Playhouse Square as enjoyable as it is forgettable </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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face=Georgia>Bob Abelman</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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Journal</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN
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face=Georgia>Some modern musicals stab at your heart (“Come >From Away”), punch
you in the gut (“Next to Normal”) or stimulate your brain (“Hamilton”). “Mean
Girls” activates the gag reflex at the back of your throat.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But in a good way.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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