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| | Metroactive Stage 'Copacabana' |
 | | has finished composing the song," asked maestro Barry, "would you like to hear the song?" (The crowd said, in essence, "Yes.") "Stephen," played by Franc D'Ambrosio, is Manilow's onstage substitute, a young songwriter who's toying around with a catchy little song about the old Copacabana nightclub. |
 | | Perhaps the most remarkable, and wise, move from the Copa-creators was to leave the Song not fully sung until that memorable curtain call. |
 | | Perhaps the best news for He Who Writes the Songs is that, next time out, he can just do a show from scratch and leave that melodic Cuban elephant out of the room. |
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