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'Martin Guerre, a new musical about impersonation
and religious strife in 16th-century France from
the creators of "Les Miserables" and 'Miss Saigon,"
stops in Detroit on its way to Broadway.

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SUZANNE CHESSLER

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Special to the Jewish News

O

ne mystery in plot and a
bit of a mystery in person-
alities bring some dramatic
twists to the new musical
Martin Guerre, which stops at the
Fisher Theatre Dec. 1-1 .9 before its
Broadway debut in April.
Set against the backdrop of
Catholic-Protestant discord in 16th-
century France and grounded in actu-
al events, the musical play hangs on
the identity of a soldier who comes
to a small town and claims to be
Martin Guerre, a native son who had
disappeared seven years earlier. An
investigation, trial and arrival of
another man claiming the same iden-
tity unravel the tale.
On a smaller scale, it's harder to
figure out why so many people
connected to this production

CEST LA 'GUERRE' on page 74

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