Word: mankiewicz
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...baby) is handled. She gets the lion's share of the best musical numbers and thus dominates the show. Melissa Hart, who plays the role, does sharp stuff with songs-but in her case the book and staging sabotage what character establishment she gets from the lyricist. Mankiewicz has seen fit to define her by use of the word "shit"; and, by surrounding Meredith with men in the number "Just for the Ride," director Peter Hunt turns the character from the sophisticated, bitchy slut she should be into a tramp. Meredith is not a charming human being, but neither...