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Article: 'Dinosaurs' come to life in a big way
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- Oakland Tribune
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- December 28, 2007
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HOW DO YOU TURN a menagerie of prehistoric lizards into a show
that gives'em the old theatrical razzle-dazzle? The creators of
"Walking With Dinosaurs -- The Live Experience" were hoping veteran
theater director Scott Faris had the answer when they approached him
in 2006 to help turn the hit BBC TV series into a stage show. The
live-action production, which features 15 snarling primeval beasties
come to life, is at HP Pavilion in San Jose today through Monday.
The director of the London production of "Chicago" and the Las
Vegas spectacle "EFX," starring Michael Crawford, had his doubts
about the staging of "Walking With Dinosaurs." More interested in
working on Broadway musicals, he balked ...