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...director Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross), it's Macbeth. As well as staging the difficult (and purportedly cursed) tragedy, Tennant must deal with a mutinous troupe, an incompetent festival manager (Mark McKinney of The Kids in the Hall) and the legacy of his dead, beloved predecessor, who haunts him like Banquo's ghost. Paying heed both to actors' fragile egos and to their dedication, Slings struts and frets its moments on the stage delightfully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: 6 Totally Funny TV Series | 3/12/2006 | See Source »

Ueberroth conceded later, "I put myself at risk. We couldn't let a strike happen." The aura of miracle worker that enveloped Ueberroth when he turned a huge profit on the 1984 Summer Olympics may have dazzled some owners. "His presence hung over the negotiations like the ghost of Banquo," declared Baltimore Orioles Boss Edward Bennett Williams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: A Win for the Fans | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

There is something to be said, however, for the effects of nature. “We did have rain break right when Banquo was being murdered in rehearsal a couple of days ago,” said stage manager Kate D. Nesin...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Setting the Scottish Play Outdoors | 4/19/2002 | See Source »

Neither of the candidates seem naturally inclined towards reform. But we hope that the spirit of reform, like Banquo's ghost, will hound them throughout the campaign. Such pressure will serve Americans well by ensuring that the fight to get special interests out of politics will not end with the losses of McCain and Bradley...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: The Spectre of Reform | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

...Harvard dining halls. My theory on the convergence of the sitcom and the hour-long drama--scorned when published in a Harvard Magazine--has led to such hits as "Ally McBeal". Critics for The Harvard Crimson have praised my acting work, particularly in the role of DJ Banquo in "Thane of New York: An Urban Macbeth". And my 1996 Commencement toilet paper installation in Harvard Yard drew attention from the highest administrators...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: Who Needs Repentance? | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

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