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ReviewsFeb 13, 2019by Mark ShentonGreenwich House Theatre, New York

Anthony Veneziale, Chris Sullivan, Andrew Bancroft, Christopher Jackson, and Utkarsh Ambudkar in Freestyle Love Supreme at Greenwich House Theater. Photo: Matthew Murphy

Anthony Veneziale, Chris Sullivan, Andrew Bancroft, Christopher Jackson, and Utkarsh Ambudkar in Freestyle Love Supreme at Greenwich House Theater. Photo: Matthew Murphy

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