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Parental Guidance of `Garden'

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19930101
Author:Jeanne Cooper

"The Secret Garden"

Through Jan. 31

Kennedy Center

Tickets: 202/467-4600

Although based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved children's novel, the fairly somber, mature themes of "The Secret Garden" - the grief of losing loved ones and the rejuvenating quality of nature - and its complex interweaving of ghostly and real characters may make prospective theatergoers wonder, Is it a show for kids or adults?

Kevin McGuire (above, with Melody Kay), who plays the mournful Uncle Archibald of orphaned Mary, says it may be a little of both. "Over the course of the last eight months or so, I've ...

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