Review: Between the Lines is Worth Booking

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By Brian Scott Lipton

Musicals about female empowerment have proven to be big business on Broadway – from “Wicked” to “Mean Girls” to “Six” – which may be one reason for the arrival of the new Off-Broadway tuner “Between the Lines, based on the young adult novel by best-selling author Jodi Piccoult and her daughter Samantha Van Leer. And, maybe not surprisingly, Jeff Calhoun’s ultra-polished production seems ready to move from the Tony Kiser Theatre to the other side of Eighth Avenue on a moment’s notice. Continue reading...