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485:Miriam Shor
481:Alix Korey
386:Miriam Shor
366:Sonya Tayeh
295:RCA Records
243:Productions
88:Productions
1170:Categories
1003:RCA Victor
717:References
691:Wild Party
682:Obie Award
647:songs for
645:Kander-Ebb
452:Taye Diggs
448:Mr. Black
399:Character
330:Cincinnati
312:including
291:cast album
280:Taye Diggs
278:as Burrs,
171:Blonde").
934:25 August
929:0362-4331
874:25 August
849:25 August
493:Song list
384:as Kate,
336:in 2007,
332:in 2013,
328:in 2011,
326:Baltimore
318:St. Louis
300:In 2004,
255:was Mae.
141:Based on
113:St. Louis
1129:Big Fish
1086:Musicals
966:Listing"
418:Queenie
314:Brooklyn
161:Synopsis
145:'s 1928
118:Encores!
108:Brooklyn
1025:website
1021:at the
650:Chicago
624:of the
334:Memphis
322:Chicago
132:musical
1037:review
927:
672:, the
641:gospel
608:
563:Act II
433:Burrs
340:, and
211:Act II
53:Lyrics
722:Notes
503:Act I
463:Kate
392:Casts
166:Act I
130:is a
116:2015
111:2010
106:2008
101:2004
96:2000
91:1997
71:Basis
43:Music
936:2020
925:ISSN
876:2020
851:2020
637:jazz
412:2015
405:2000
342:Reno
62:Book
709:).
350:'s
149:of
80:by
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