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Darling Grenadine pours out a familiar showbiz story with a sweet score

by Jack Helbig

Marriott's new musical hits standard narrative notes, but the songs soar Daniel Zaitchik's new musical (he wrote the songs and the book) is a sweet little show that works very, very hard to keep things real"believable characters, believable dialogue, a story that feels like a slice of life. But Zaitchik's premise is as old as musical comedy: a quirky young composer with writer's block fal…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 7:00am on July 10, 2019