Word: agron
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lawyer Agron Alibali, co-author of the book Kombi (The Nation), discussed the legal issues involved in the Kosovo situation...
...flatlands there are tank territory, and with no armor of their own, the lightly armed rebels cannot take and hold it. Kosare, though, is a strategic high ground, and the rebels say they are ready to hold it and even forge ahead. "[The Serbs] try to fight back," says Agron Thaci, 24, taking a break from cleaning and greasing his AK-47. "But we beat them. We wait, they come, and after..." He makes a slow horizontal cutting motion with his hand...
Simon got the idea for The Capeman nearly a decade ago, recalling a famous crime from his New York City childhood. Agron and an accomplice--dubbed the Capeman and the Umbrella Man because witnesses identified them by those accoutrements--made tabloid headlines, feeding the public's fears of juvenile delinquency and gang violence. At 16, Agron became the youngest person ever to receive the death penalty in New York State, a sentence that was later commuted to life imprisonment. In prison, Agron educated himself, began writing poetry and left-wing political tracts and became a cause celebre for liberal intellectuals...
...musical's subject matter has not surprisingly provoked controversy. Relatives of the murder victims objected to what they feared would be the glorification of Agron, and they staged a protest at the show's first performance. Some members of the Latino community have complained that a white songwriter is perpetuating Puerto Rican stereotypes. "My fear is that the general public is going to see this as another Puerto Rican with a knife, and they will come out with that view of our community," says Melody Capote, executive director of the Caribbean Cultural Center in New York City. The show...
...playwright. Morris, a leading light of modern dance, was persuaded to make his Broadway debut as choreographer. The lead roles were cast mostly with singers who had little stage-acting experience--including Panamanian musician Ruben Blades and hot young salsa star Marc Anthony (playing the old and young Agron, respectively). Even most of the show's producers are largely Broadway neophytes, among them TV producer/talent manager Brad Grey and Simon's friend and publicist Dan Klores...