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Uncut (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Merritt sings alongside original cast members, clearly relishing each perverted fairy-tale of ruined love, untimely death, wars and whores and human vanity." Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 ... Full Description-- "To the cottonfield paddy fields sounds of banjo and jinghu Merritt and friends horse around with funny voices and sardonic lines..." Hide Description Showtunes Songs
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| |    | 1. | Theme From the Orphan of Zhao |
   | 2. | At Madam Plum's |
   | 3. | Top and the Ball, The |
   | 4. | What a Fucking Lovely Day! |
   | 5. | Auntie Toothache |
   | 6. | It's Hard to Be the Emperor |
   | 7. | Sounds Expensive |
   | 8. | Red Shoes, The |
   | 9. | Fan Dance Cha-Cha |
   | 10. | Little Maiden of the Sea, The |
   | 11. | Ukulele Me! |
   | 12. | Train Song |
   | 13. | Little Hebrew Girl, The |
   | 14. | Shall We Sing a Duet? |
   | 15. | Song of the Humble Serf, The |
   | 16. | Collar and the Garter, The |
   | 17. | Shall We Sing a Duet? Reprise |
   | 18. | Sorry Wrong Show |
   | 19. | Storks, The |
   | 20. | In the Spring, When I Was Young |
   | 21. | Ugly Little Duck, The |
   | 22. | And He Would Say |
   | 23. | World Is Not Made of Flowers, The |
   | 24. | Behold the Lowly Centipede |
   | 25. | In China, Said the Moon.... |
   | 26. | Hail! Son of Heaven |
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