The Theater: Megadeath by Laughter

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S LEMMINGS

A ROCK MUSICAL REVIEW

The young in recent years have seemed so angry, serious, self-absorbed and just plain blue that one could scarcely guess that they had it in them to produce an uproariously funny spoof of the rock scene and its counterculture folk heroes. Nonetheless, National Lampoon staffers have done just that on the off-Broadway stage, and with wicked precision.

The first half of this satirical revue consists of topical skits done in the style of old vaudeville, neobur-lesque, superior college humor, and the antic, abrasive tradition of Lenny Bruce. Many...

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