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...often as possible, graduates find jobs fitting their particular skills. Former architects build churches; ex-bankers become diocesan treasurers; onetime Light-Heavyweight Boxer Father Con O'Kelly runs a boxing club in addition to his other parish duties in Stockport, England...
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...theatre; it merely has to be an enjoyable evening's entertainment. For those who are terribly amused by the spectacle of hairy-chested young men impersonating heavy-chested young women, one Pudding show is no doubt as good as any other. Some ask a little more, and Pro and Con--the Pudding's current offering--gives them a good deal more...
...Con has no story line worth the name, spotty lyrics (by Alan Lutkus) and book (by Peter Bluestone), and several indescribably dull moments. But it also has a good score (by Walter Moses), some remarkable choreography (by Bob Norris, who also directs admirably), and a number of very funny sight gags. This is sufficient to make Pro and Con what it is designed to be--a very pleasant evening in the theatre...
...Con, when it is trying to be serious, is just dull, but enough of the music and humor hit the mark to make it an extremely entertaining production. And that is all that most people ask from a Pudding show...