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...elucidating the thesis: "The creative person has a special gift: his private vision of the world." The cycle of half-hour programs has already premiered over 20 of the U.S.'s largest NET channels, will eventually be carried by all 90 of them. The opener, "A James Thurber's-Eye View of Men, Women and Less Alarming Creatures," was a resourceful, rousing revue adapted from the author's work. This week's show focuses fascinatingly on Household Poet-Critic John Ciardi; among its vignettes: a sound track of the artist reading his own domestic verse...
...SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. Juicy characters never conceived by James Thurber have entered Mitty's fantasy world in this breezy and entertaining musical farce...
...SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. Mitty might have difficulty recognizing himself in this musical exercise thinly based on the Thurber character, but a clever cast and fresh songs and dances provide a zesty evening...
...SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. This engaging musical is lightly based on the days and dreams of the James Thurber character. Scenes from his several worlds are played with bounce...
...SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY has been boldly extrapolated from the celebrated James Thurber story. The young adaptors have not been cowed by the sanctity of the master, and the clever lyrics, melodically oriented songs, and infectious joie de vivre of the cast make this a thoroughly pleasant musical evening...