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Playwrights Horizons presents:

Doris to Darlene, A Cautionary Valentine

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Opened on December 11, 2007
Closed on December 23, 2007

Location:
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416 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
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Synopsis:
Playwrights Horizons presents the world premiere of Doris to Darlene, A Cautionary Valentine, a new play by Jordan Harrison, directed by Les Waters.

In the candy-colored 1960s, a biracial schoolgirl named Doris is molded into pop star Darlene by a whiz-kid record producer who culls a top-ten hit out of Richard Wagner's Liebestod. Rewind to the candy-colored 1860s, where Wagner is writing the melody that will become Darlene's hit song. Fast-forward to the not-so-candy-colored present, where a teenager obsesses over Darlene's music -- and his music teacher. Three dissonant...

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Location:
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REVIEW
Doris to Darlene, A Cautionary Valentine
Jordan Harrison's entertaining but uneven new work tells how Wagner's "Liebestod" connects three individuals across time and space.
Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo »

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