Madame X: The Musical
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 26, 2011
Closed Oct 9, 2011
Opened Sep 26, 2011
Closed Oct 9, 2011
Running Time:
1hr. 55min.
(includes 1 intermission)
1hr. 55min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
This show is part of the NYMF 2011 Festival.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
It's Madame X with a huge capital "M!" for Melodrama! Music! and Murder! in this over the top hysterical take on Douglas Sirk films and the ever-durable genre of the altruistic, self sacrificing mother. It's a new twist on John Singer Sargent's classic portrait, Madame X, as she haunts an over-sexed housewife who won't take responsibility for her own hedonism...until it's too late!
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[Ed. Note: This is the third in a series of TM review roundups of shows in the eighth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.]
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