Submitted: Jul 6, 2008 - My 14-year-old told me he vastly preferred the stage show to the television movie, which surprised me at first, given how much the kids liked the original stars. But not only were the performers in this show appealing in their own right, the book of the musical, written by David Simpatico (based on the T.V. movie script by Peter Barsocchini), did a fine job of sharpening the theme about breaking…