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Article: Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dominic Papatola column: 'Easter Parade' needs to take a few more steps.(Column)
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- Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
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- February 25, 2007
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Byline: Dominic Papatola
Feb. 25--When the folks at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres decided to create a substantive stage work out of the 1948 movie "Easter Parade," their main challenge was to create a stage presentation out of a winsome but witless piffle made for the likes of Fred Astaire and Judy Garland.
As of opening night, they've done about three-quarters of the job.
Painstakingly and lovingly rendered, "Easter Parade" is no longer a mere star vehicle, but neither has it completed its evolution.
Is it a turn-of-the-century backstage musical? A collection of specialty numbers and spectaculars by the inimitable Irving Berlin? A ...