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SEPT 13 - OCT 7

1960's Musical Twist on a Beloved Romantic Comedy
EAST COAST PREMIERE
A New Musical
Book and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Music by Paul Gordon & Jay Gruska
​From the Play by Oscar Wilde

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Directed and Choreographed by
​ Ilyse Robbins
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Music Direction by Steve Bass
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Photos: Nile Scott Studios.
London, 1965. The sounds. The colors. Skirts are getting shorter, hair is growing longer, and times are changing fast.

​This exuberant new musical moves Oscar Wilde's masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest to a Carnaby Street flat, where a wild comedy of romance and mistaken identities ensues.

​This show runs approximately 2 hours with a brief intermission. 
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Third Thursday
Young Professionals 

RAVE REVIEWS
Jared Bowen, WGBH
Nancy Grossman, BroadwayWorld
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Kate House, Wicked Local
Jack Craib, South Shore Critic ​
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Rich Fahey, On Boston Stages
Sheila Barth, The Theater Mirror
​Tony Annicone, The Theater Mirror
Susan Mulford, Boston and Beyond
INTERVIEWS
Interview with Will McGarrahan, EDGE Media
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Interview with Will McGarrahan, Boston Irish Reporter
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TICKETS: $50-60 ADULTS;
​$45–55 SENIORS;​ $20 STUDENTS (with valid ID)
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