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3 March 1983 (Canada) morePlot:
A young magician with an unorthodox look and style's first big break is threatened by a villainous rival. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
Stephen Schwartz Is Guest Of Honor At 'Defying Gravity'(From BroadwayWorld.com. 23 January 2009, 4:13 PM, PST)
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Keep as far away from the DVD as possible moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Doug Henning | ... | Doug | |
| Didi Conn | ... | Cal | |
| Jon Finlayson | ... | Van Zyskin | |
| Jack Creley | ... | Shumway | |
| Sandee Currie | ... | Donna | |
| Taborah Johnson | ... | Dina | |
| Anita Morris | ... | Charmin | |
| Paul Soles | ... | Manny | |
| Paul Dorsey | ... | Barney | |
| Paul Gordon | ... | Steve | |
| Barnie Wood | ... | Mike | |
| Aaron Ferguson | ... | 9 Year Old Boy | |
| Eric Richard | ... | 8 Year Old Boy | |
| Les Rubie | ... | Stage Doorman | |
| Hadley Kay | ... | Boy in Audience |
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Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFun Stuff
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If you have fond memories of the Broadway show or adored the original score, please do yourself a favor and do not buy the DVD that is available. Do not spoil your memories.
West End Avenue is gone, the Goldfarb Variations are gone, Charmin's Lament has been changed out of all recognition.
The actor who plays Van Zyskind is adequate, I guess. Didi Conn (who I love, btw) is fine, although I don't think her voice really handles Lion Tamer too well. Anita Morris is great, but her performance has been hamstrung by the changes to her character. Doug, well, Doug Henning was a terrific magician...the inspiration of many performance magicians who followed...and it's wonderful to see him perform.
And, if all you want is his magic and not the magic of the original stage production and you don't care that they left in only two songs worth having (Lion Tamer and Up to His Old Tricks (although not arranged as well)), go ahead and buy it...if you can find it cheap.