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The Dueling Critics Review New Version of Haymarket Musical
The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, review Underscore Theatre's musical, HAYMARKET.
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"I was very enthusiastic about HAYMARKET two years ago, especially the music. It's really a rich and wonderful musical score. It also has very intelligent lyrics." - Jonathan Abarbanel talking about the music in HAYMARKET.
A dark chapter in Chicago history is the source material for Underscore Theatre’s musical HAYMARKET. Music by David Kornfeld and book & lyrics by Alex Higgin-Houser, this is actually a new version of an Underscore production from two years ago titled, HAYMARKET: THE ANARCHIST SONGBOOK.