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Title: and they're off!
Review: OK, I was so busy praising this musical I forgot to mention my favorite song. "And They're Off" is unbelievable--a driving melody conveying all the anger and processed-only-of-late acceptance of the stormy relationship of the lead character's parents. "There was blood on the ground," yes, but also, "we laughed a lot, that's the part I forgot to tell you." This is the first theater song in 20 years that has reminded me of the songs of "A Chorus Line," with its honest confessional tone, thinly veiled anger, and humor from a character who is so proud to be--finally--"looking back." I love this song, and Malcolm Gets does it for all it's worth.
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