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Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas Review Roundup

New York theater critics have given generally positive reviews to the Off-Broadway stage adaptation of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, based on the 1977 TV special that was adapted from the children’s book by Lillian and Russell Hoban. The creative team … Continue reading

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Today in Musical History: Pump Boys & Dinettes

On Feb. 4, 1982, Pump Boys & Dinettes opened on Broadway. Friends Jim Wann and Mark Hardwick began writing the show while working at New York’s Cattleman restaurant. “Our mission was to play country standards to entertain the ‘tired businessman’ … Continue reading

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