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Here's one blogger's review of the show in Vancouver calling it "hands-down the best musical theatre Vancouver show seen in 40 years. Thrilling!"

http://brokenlegreviews.blogspot.ca/
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This may be the oddest review I have encountered about a BETM performance:

http://www.straight.com/arts/702511/bil ... its-beauty
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I thought the comment about the politics of the show was very strange. The writer completely missed what the real politics of the show are. :?
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The one (local) comment after the review seems to amplify these observations.
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A glowing review in vancouverscape.com:

http://vancouverscape.com/young-talent- ... ly-elliot/
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kport wrote:This may be the oddest review I have encountered about a BETM performance:

http://www.straight.com/arts/702511/bil ... its-beauty
The accents WERE all over the place. For example, the lead speaks in a subtle accent but sings in his normal manner.

Casting for Mrs. W. was fine, however.
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
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in Playbill October 2008
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