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'Garden' only grows more eloquent at Circle

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20030307
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'THE SECRET GARDEN'

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When: Through April 13

Where: Circle Theatre, 7300 W. Madison, Forest Park

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The Secret Garden," the hit 1991 Broadway musical based on the classic children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the 19th century British-bred, American-based writer, shares many of the same themes that run through such enduring shows as "Carousel," "Oliver!" and "Les Miserables."

At its heart is a story about death and rebirth, loneliness and loss, and the struggle of children, as well as adults, to create some form of family and stay emotionally ...

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