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...family eagerly awaits party guests, and Clara and Fritz eagerly await the accompanying presents. Their mysterious and magical godfather, Dr. Drosselmeyer (Laszlo Berdo) enters once all the guests have arrived with a number of surprises that delight the children on stage and off--a scarf turns into a bird, the clock magically obeys his hands, Harlequin and Columbine wind-up dolls (Pollyana Ribeiro and Gabriel Otevrel) dance beautifully and humorously, and most importantly, the godfather presents Clara with a much desired nutcracker. The inclusion of a new and wonderfully executed pas de deux between Clara (Brittany Braga) and Dr. Drosselmeyer...

Author: By Amanda S. Federman, | Title: An Enchanting Nutcracker | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

Ever since Thanksgiving I've been having this weird dream. The turkey on the platter gets up, turns into a live turkey, and starts growing into a giant bird. It then starts talking to me and making moral judgments about my life, even about the person I'm seeing. I try and get the turkey to shut up but it won't. I try and run away but it follows me. I'm getting really tired of this. Is there anything I can do to make this turkey stop haunting me? I've tried sleeping with the light on, eating...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: So How Does He Floss? | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

Sonfields': Turkey of course. A seventeen pounder, roasted to a perfect tenderness with a ton of dark meat; the chef's assistant was amazed at how easily he carved the bird. And more than enough for left-overs. Too bad turkey is so dull. But it made a good curry and a good Monte Cristo sandwich the next...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Turbulence and Allegies | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...supply the voices for a Sylvester-and-Tweety type of animated cartoon; he loses it when the villainous cat forces the victimized bird to inhale a cigarette and Daniel insists on improvising antismoking dialogue for the sequence, so that kids in the audience clearly understand the full horror of the noxious weed. Daniel goes on to lose his marriage when he arranges to bring an entire petting zoo into his house as a birthday-party treat for one of his three children. The resulting mess is the last straw for his wife Miranda (Sally Field, expertly walking the line between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking for Mr. Goodfather | 11/29/1993 | See Source »

After more than five hours in the oven, the bird came out perfectly. The stuffing was a little overcooked, but in general, the preparation of dinner went pretty well. Of course, there was a small disaster when one of the women ventured into the men's lair of the kitchen and set part of the Canaday kitchen counter on fire...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Homeward Bound | 11/24/1993 | See Source »

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