Tim Minchin's riotously eclectic score skitters unpredictably from pop to jazz to semi-Sondheim to good old-fashioned razzmatazz.

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Scottish council budget meetings certainly do not have any of that razzmatazz but there is a similarity.

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But the razzmatazz that accompanies Twenty20 - bouncy castles, face-painting, barbeque areas - has all been tried before.

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The musical of razzmatazz and "All That Jazz" became the first movie musical to win best picture since 1968's "Oliver!"

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The visit went well enough, but it was a low-key affair compared with the razzmatazz lined up for her in Europe.

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For Members of Congress, this is all a lark, just more song-and-dance razzmatazz to entice voters to buy them tickets back onto the congressional stage.

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The games feature some of the world's biggest stars and are played out against a backdrop of razzmatazz, including Bollywood music and cheerleaders for the teams.

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It's a potent mix of setting and razzmatazz which defines the O2 experience for the crowd, with players emerging like gladiators to loud music and special effects.

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Although the official launch and all the accompanying razzmatazz will not occur until February 17th, when the shrink-wrapped boxes arrive at retailers in their millions, it is a moment for Microsoft to savour.

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Along with the standard free bag of coffee beans, shareholders were treated to the kind of razzmatazz one expects from such a high-profile, global company - the largest retailer of gourmet coffee in the world.

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