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Review: 'King Kong,' a giant animatronic ape with soulful eyes, crashes down on Broadway

NEW YORK - "King Kong," the stage animal first seen wreaking havoc in Australia, has arrived on Broadway with a seismic thud and a thundering roar.

Just how horrifying is the new show? It has turned a self-respecting drama critic into a screaming Fay Wray.

No, I'm not really afraid of being mauled to death by a giant ape in midtown Manhattan. But I am terrified of the monstrous concoction that has been cooked up in the international laboratory of mercenary producers eager to remake Broadway in the image of Barnum & Bailey.

The best thing about this tourist attraction, which had its official opening Thursday

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