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Fans of musical theater will be delighted to see three new reviews this week on shows ranging from a production of Cole Porter's 1934 classic Anything Goes to an outrageous adaptation of the beloved '80s film The Karate Kid. For those of you interested in taking in some timely peices of theater, this week's reviews feature two highly praised shows that deal with the consequences of war. Take a break from this hectic holiday season and enjoy a fabulous night out in New York City.

PICK OF THE WEEK
Reviewed By Julie Sharbutt
December 4, 2004

The Expense of Spirit,
a new play written and directed by Josh Fox about one dinner party, 25 guests, 17,000 movies, and two
West Point cadets on a thankless duty collide to become the latest battleground of the war in Iraq.

FEATURED REVIEW
Reviewed By Jessie Marshall
December 3, 2004

Freestyle Love Supreme, imagine a spontaneous fusion of live music,
comedy, and hip-hop. Six performers create a whirlwind of musicality as they riff off audience suggestions in a show that is never the same twice.

Other new reviews include:

Anything Goes, the Height's Players 70th Anniversary production of Cole Porter's musical classic. This play has been a favorite of theatre companies, both amateur and professional alike.

It's Karate, Kid! The Musical, a new musical conceived and written by Travis Kramer and Tom Osteran that is an outrageous bastardization of the beloved 80s cinema classic.

Line, the longest running play in off-off Broadway history now in its 29th year. Israel Horovitz's play centers on five people as they wait in a line with no apparent purpose.

Rattlesnake, Fred Pezzulli's new play about the unexpected repercussions when the U.S. Army sets up a training camp in rural West Virginia during the Second World War.

Happy Theatergoing,
Joyce Wan
Editor

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