Review of Finian's Rainbow (1968) by Ady C — 19 Nov 2007

Favourite musical, well just behind Rocky horror. Really bad irish accents but you can't win them all.

This review of Finian's Rainbow (1968) was written by Ady C on 19 Nov 2007.

Finian's Rainbow has generally received mixed reviews.

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