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A Look at All the Masked Men and Christines in
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By Playbill Staff | 01/26/2021
The history-making musical celebrates its 33rd anniversary on Broadway January 26.
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Moisés Kaufman directs the streamed presentation of the Jon Robin Baitz drama, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's
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