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From: Morning Edition (NPR)
Date: 20050831
Author:RENEE MONTAGNE

RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
08-31-2005
Profile: Dr. Dolittle reimagined for musical tour

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

The veterinarian who talks to the animals is on a yearlong tour of the United States. And we're not talking about commentator Baxter Black. We mean Dr. Dolittle, a new musical stage version, that is, of the story that began as a popular children's book written by Hugh Lofting more than 80 years ago. Dr. Dolittle went onto become a Hollywood movie and a London musical. Mark Nootbaar of member station WDUQ reports that this ...

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