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Article: Second act of 'Corpus Christi' is unforgivable.
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 14, 1998
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"Corpus Christi," presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club at City Center Stage I, Manhattan.
NEW YORK - "Corpus Christi" is a passion play, which is not the same as a passionate play. The difference is that the protesters outside the Manhattan Theatre Club will probably sound more enthusiastic than the audiences leaving the theater.
The play has been controversial since reports months ago that it was about a gay Christ-like figure. After anonymous callers threatened to bomb the theater, the Manhattan Theatre Club initially dropped the play from its fall schedule, reinstating it only after protests from supporters of Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence ...