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Osama Bin Laden, The Musical, Premieres at Edinburgh

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A musical featuring OSAMA BIN LADEN has premiered at a Scottish comedy festival. Jihad: The Musical has amused audiences at this month’s (August 2007) Edinburgh Fringe Festival with its comedic portrayal of the Al Qaeda terrorist. Inspired by Mel Brooks’ musical-within-a-musical Springtime For Hitler (from The Producers), the play features the lyrics, “I wanna be like Osama/Wear designer clothes beneath a robe/I want to kill people round the globe,” among others. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs until 27 August, 2007.

Tom GrossTom Gross is a former Middle East correspondent for the London Sunday Telegraph and the New York Daily News.
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