The Alarming Popularity of 'Luck Stiff"

Don't get me wrong, I love Ahrens and Flaherty. But can someone give me a clue as to why "Lucky Stiff" SEEMS TO (I could be off here) have become one of the most popular shows for High Schools, Colleges, and Regional Theatres thru out, at least the South East, the country.
I like the show, but it seems like it is bordering on "BATB"-like liscening popularity.

MTI doesn't have all the listings for upcoming productions that I have heard, read, planned.
But hey, I could be wrong, maybe it is just a local fad and I am making the rest up in my head.

Updated On: 8/20/07 at 11:38 PM

MTI doesn't have all the listings for upcoming productions that I have heard, read, planned.
But hey, I could be wrong, maybe it is just a local fad and I am making the rest up in my head.

Then it probably is an illegal production.

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The song the girl sings about a dog is cute.

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I'm not sure I'd call Lucky Stiff a "gem," but there is some good stuff there. It's a small cast, sets don't have to be very big, and it's not all that challenging. I wouldn't call it the new Suessical, either (especially since it's almost 20 years older than Suessical), but a theatre dept can do it on a small budget. And shows like that usually do well in community/hs/college production. Plus, if you know that it's the first show that A&F ever wrote together, you can certainly see the promise they had (still have?).

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