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Article: 'Big Voice' is theater with big heart and funny tales.
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- AZ Daily Star
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- September 23, 2007
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Byline: Kathleen Allen
Sep. 23--Salvation can come in many forms: the Bible, J.D. Salinger, Bach, the Dalai Lama -- you name it.
For Jim Brochu, it came in the form of belter Ethel Merman.
The story is told in hilarious detail in "The Big Voice: God or Merman?" now playing at Invisible Theatre.
This is theater with a big, big heart and funny, funny tales. Brochu and his partner, Steve Schalchlin, have made it easy to embrace this musical about growing up, falling in love with the theater and each other, and struggling to make their love deep and lasting.
Schalchlin is responsible for the often lovely, lively tunes and tender ...