...In truth, the “Can’t Fight This Feeling” hit-makers did not authorize the verse, nor did Toyota approve the product placement, but such formalities have not prevented “Toyota! The Runaway Musical Hit!” from becoming a hot ticket in Minneapolis. Produced by the Brave New Workshop, where Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, cut his satirical teeth in a prior lifetime, the musical revue exploits the Toyota Prius’s recent voluntary recall as a springboard for sending up the day’s front-page news.
“We batted around a few titles,” said Katy McEwen, the show’s director and the workshop’s artistic director. “But this one had the most pop.”
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