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Article: `Peggy Sue Got Married'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- June 21, 1999
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`Peggy Sue Got Married' Through Aug. 15 Marriott Theatre, 10
Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire Tickets: $33-38; (847) 634-0200. Somewhat
recommended
Susan Moniz is a tiny actress with a galvanic, octave-spanning
singing voice and an emotional intensity that would give a tightly
spun tornado a run for its money. And to watch her in "Peggy Sue Got
Married," the new musical version of the 1986 Francis Ford Coppola
film now at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, is to see a
performer so single-minded in her commitment that she almost seems
capable of transforming cliches into a mountain of fresh feeling.
It's not an easy task, even if she has good company. The cast for
this production features some ...