Seeing Stars
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 7, 2009
Closed Oct 17, 2009
Opened Oct 7, 2009
Closed Oct 17, 2009
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http://www.nymf.org
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This show is part of the NYMF 2009 Festival.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Eddie "Bare Knuckles" McSorley and "Gentleman" Joe Sullivan are two rival boxers in love with Jean, a feisty reporter, in this tough and tender original musical set in Hell's Kitchen in the '30s. A black-and-blue romance with a bruising climax and a colorful cast of pugs, thugs, and dames, Seeing Stars explores the world of "boys being boys" and the women who love them.
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[Ed. Note: This is the second in a series of TM review roundups of shows in the sixth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.]
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