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"SCARLET PIMPERNEL" OVERCOMES OBSTACLES.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)

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From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 20040117
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Byline: MAL VINCENT THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

Virginia Musical Theatre takes on the French Revolution, a foreboding musical score, a cast of 25, hundreds of costume changes and a fencing duel. Oh, and don't forget the guillotine.

It's a full-fledged musical evening. The wonder is that it works. "The Scarlet Pimpernel,'' based on the novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy with music by Frank Wildhorn, is a delight. Director Mark Hudgins has imported three fine singers for the leads and employs the sets and costumes from the national tour to add oomph to the musical season.

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