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Article: Mirror on the wall: Wheelock's sleepy adaptation.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- April 7, 2004
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Byline: ROBERT NESTI
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," presented by the Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston. Through May 2.
"You think that's scary," said a preteen to his friend at the end of Wheelock Family Theatre's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." "You should see the movie."
The movie, of course, is the classic 1937 Disney cartoon, the first full-length animated feature, which still frightens and charms young audiences with its mix of witchcraft, comedy and romance.
That's precisely the blend this stage version, adapted by Jessie Braham White from the story by the Brothers Grimm, attempts to achieve but succeeds at only ...