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Composer Lewis Flinn looked across the 12 ,. 14 opening-evening party for his Broadway tuner "Lysistrata Manley" and acknowledged it had been -- like the shindig within the Liberty Theater -- all pretty surreal for just about any demonstrate that began its Gotham existence in the little downtown gym. Still, he noted, they attempted to not overload in scaling within the staging for Broadway. "Stars continue being moving locker models, much for his or her dismay," he mentioned. He written the Greek comedy redux along with his partner, book author Douglas Carter Beane. It is not the initial project that the 2 have labored with -- there is also two kids. That child-raising experience seems to own prove helpful for "Lysistrata Manley," too. "Both kids and new musicals require plenty of persistence," Beane mentioned. "Too for all of them, you must have confidence inside them when nobody will." :- Gordon Cox Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com