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...Sorcerer,” an early collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, tells the story of an idealistic young nobleman, Alexis Pointdextre (a role shared by Benjamin J. Nelson ’11 and Zander J. MacQuitty ’10), who decides, on the eve of his wedding to Aline (Marit A. Medefind ’12), that he wants all the citizens of his village to share in the bliss of love. Hoping to realize this plan, he hires a professional wizard (Nathaniel Koven) to brew a love potion for all to drink. Hilarious chaos ensues. As a range...
...Maybe most Harvard students aren’t aware of the commendable achievements and sacrifices past Harvard students have made for our country in the military,” Benjamin B. Wilcox ’13 said...
...hardly surprising that President Barack Obama chose to schedule a White House visit by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the dead of night on Monday, because right now Obama has little to show for his 10-month effort to revive a Middle East peace process. The Israeli leader's refusal to abide by Washington's demand for a complete freeze of settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem - and the Palestinians' refusal to enter talks without one - has left the Obama Administration's plans in tatters, with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas threatening to resign...
...acting is consistent, with a few standout performances. Benjamin Evett does admirably as both the drunken Christopher Sly and Petruchio, the conniving, arrogant man who weds Kate against her will and then domesticates her. He plays the obnoxious male bravado of the role to perfection, but again, this directorial move seems to invoke the ideas of gender relations in the play above themes of transformation. Beyond that, the casting (which includes eight men and only one woman, playing Kate) seems to play towards the gender themes as well. Bensussen may have been intrigued by Kate’s transformation rather...
...were surprised by his support for the Israeli position." (The U.S. has backed Israel's argument that negotiations should resume despite the disagreement over the settlements. Last weekend U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew howls of protest across the region when she praised as "unprecedented" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to only slow settlement activity, but not in Jerusalem...