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Cast can't save `Princess'.(Arts and Lifestyle)

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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 20060223
Author:Byrne, Terry

Byline: TERRY BYRNE

"SARA CREWE: A LITTLE PRINCESS" Presented by the Wheelock Family Theatre through Sunday.

Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic story, "Sara Crewe: A Little Princess," makes most little girls swoon.

The tale of the poor little rich girl who acts with regal grace no matter what happens taps into the inner princess in every girl. The story seems to lend itself to music, including haunting ballads of love and loss, and cheerful choruses from the girls in Miss Minchin's school. Unfortunately, the reach of Susan Kosoff and Jane Staab, who wrote the book ...

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