Follies in Concert @ Carnegie Hall

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The Play: Follies in Concert

One good thing: Getting the chance to hear Norm Lewis and Nikki Renée Daniels hit all the right notes of sorrow and regret in their magnificent performance of Stephen Sondheim’s “Too Many Mornings”

One not-so-great thing: The orchestra sometimes played so loudly that it almost drowned out some of the singers

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