Playhouse resurrects a forgotten Broadway musical
Cast members for the Playhouse on the Square musical "Your Arms Too Short to Box with God" perform during a dress rehearsal April 24. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Tony-winning musical “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” hasn’t been officially produced since 1982 but will return to the stage in Memphis.
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Alys Drake
Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of marketing and communications roles at entities within the advertising, legal, marketing, religious and financial services sectors. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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