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'The Great Gatsby' on stage is great start for the new Guthrie; THEATER REVIEW: The actors give steady and sure performances in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel that has been adapted for the stage with decorum.(NEWS)

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From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Date: 20060723
Author:Preston, Rohan

Byline: Rohan Preston; Staff Writer

"The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age novel of love, loss and American dreaming, premiered Friday in a new stage adaptation that provoked historic excitement.

The production is the first play on the Wurtele Thrust Stage in the new $125 million Guthrie Theater. Adapted by Simon Levy and staged with decorum by David Esbjornson, "Gatsby" is a clean, imaginative and sometimes surreal work, with steady and sure performances by a capable acting company whose numbers sometimes seemed too small for the task (particularly in one of ...

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