There are some redeeming individual performances from the cast, particularly stand-outs Kayleigh McKnight as Sindah and Emily Bautista as Ayla, but, honestly, they are left with far too much to do here.
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Vanara falls short at the moment but there’s a theme that will engage younger audiences, songs that pull at the heartstrings and a cast who can sing really well, so there’s the raw material in place for the upcoming tour.
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Michael Conley’s portentous book is stultifying in places, bogged down in exposition, with most conversations turning into tediously long discussions and debates.
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