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Review of by Rita Kempley for Washington Post — 17 Apr 1988

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Desperately Seeking Susan, based on a good screenplay by a new writer named Leora Barish, is a terrifically genial New York City farce in which the lives of two very different young women become tangled in an Orlon web of lies, half-truths and cross purposes.

Full of funny, sharply observed details, reflected in Santo Loquasto's witty production design as well as in all of the dozens of individual performances. The cast is virtually a Players Guide to the variety of performing talent available in New York.

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This review of Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) was written by and published by Washington Post on 17 Apr 1988.

Desperately Seeking Susan has generally received positive reviews.

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