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Topic: RSS FeedNot so Grimm.(ROAMING SPOTLIGHT)(adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood, Bethesda, Maryland)(Brief Article)(Theater Review)
American Theatre, March, 2005 by Estvanik
BETHESDA, MD.: You might not expect Little Red Riding Hood to be carrying gumbo in her basket. But Joan Cushing's new Petite Rouge, based on a picture book by Mike Artell, is the old tale's spicy Southern cousin. Running at Imagination Stage through April 3, this is the fourth children's musical the theatre has commissioned from composer/lyricist Cushing (pictured above; she's also known for her adult satirical revue Mrs. Foggybottom and Friends). The setting is the bayou during Mardi Gras; the protagonist, an adventurous duck with a Cajun accent; the villain, an alligator turned French chef. The musical texture of New Orleans drew Cushing to the project: Her score blends traditional fiddle-and-washboard ditties with the slide guitar of zydeco and the brass of...
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