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...they can manage is a wistful croak or an awkward shuffle. This is very funny, and it is often very poignant. For which of us has not dreamed these sweet little dreams of transcendence--sung a love song under our breath, done a silly little two-step on the way home from a musical when we guessed no one was looking...
...house, painting himself alternately as a self-sacrificing hero, a man of genius, and the loving patriarch of his household. This pose that might seem a trifle overdone without the perspective offered in the first act of a much-diminished Hjalmer in Werle's house: timid, awkward, and ill at ease, he's out of his element when not within his own walls. And when those walls come crashing down after Gregers' intrusion, we see Hjalmer's lordly complacency degenerate into frazzled nerves and shrill paranoia, all deftly portrayed by LeBow. Gregers himself is another such object, on one level...
...least something that rocks?'" Not missing a beat, Kozelek responded, "Who the Hell did you think you were coming to see?" But this misunderstanding, or missed expectation, epitomizes the contradiction that existed between the venue and the band on Sunday night, and also the reason why it became more awkward and discomfiting to experience Red House Painters live, in spite of their bravura performances, than in the cold comforts of a twin (a TWIN!? for God's sake) bed with a shamefully broad amount of space...
...Committee. Also, in an interview with the New York Times Thursday, Clinton admitted he had policy discussions with James Riady, the wealthy Indonesian businessman whose family's company once employed Huang and has contributed large sums to the D.N.C. It is revelations like these that would make it increasingly awkward for Clinton to throw Reno, Washington's current referee, out of the game...
Unfortunately, the song lyrics and their accompanying music are not as well integrated within the play as the main characters are. When performed, several of the pieces come off as awkward and unrehearsed. The one exception (which may in fact excuse the rule) was certainly the seamless crowd-favorite "Virtual School," a witty, fast-paced description of the Disney curriculum for children...