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Rivalry Goes on Stage: A Campy Parody That Delivers Surprising Heart

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Rivalry Goes on Stage: A Campy Parody That Delivers Surprising Heart
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An Off-Broadway review of Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody, praising Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon for lending surprising depth to a campy spoof of a popular TV hockey romance. The show mirrors key series moments with some tweaks, features 14 songs over about 80 minutes, and is framed by three playful narrators. Performed in a cramped sixth-floor venue, it mostly appeals to superfans, but the performers’ heft occasionally elevates the material into genuinely moving musical theater.

Topics:entertainmenttheater#heated-rivalry#lgbtq-themes#musical-parody#off-broadway#theater#theater-review
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