Word: blossoming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...eggs, ham, grits, biscuits and gravy, Apple Blossom Cafe, Little Rock...
This use of amateurs is a first for Arena. It is standard for the co- producing company, Cornerstone Theater. When Bill Rauch, virtually fresh out of Harvard, and a few pals launched Cornerstone in 1986, the aim was "community theater" -- not some PTA revival of Blossom Time but updated classics performed mainly by residents of wherever the nomadic troupe temporarily settled. The hope was to bring local people together and spur a lasting drive among them for creative expression. Cornerstone's 21 mostly rural productions have mingled art and agitprop, valuing political virtue as much as professional standards. They reflect...
Several television shows with young audiences, like Beverly Hills 90210 and Blossom, have run episodes on gun violence this year. Dr. Jay Winsten of the Harvard School of Public Health is working with producers and directors to develop programs with an anti-gun message. The goal, says Winsten, is to change kids' attitudes on the streets so they think it's "cool and smart" to walk away from a fight. The target is not the young drug dealers or gang members but the average kid from a rough neighborhood...
...with the inspirational lyrics, makes "I Will Survive" a landmark in the landscape of musical empowerment. So on those late nights when you're seeking the solace of Room 13, save yourself the walk. Instead, listen to Gaynor's hit and your world of despair and heartache will suddenly blossom into a thriving disco kingdom of multicolored lights and smooth leisure suits...
Much ink has been spilled in the press about a supposed enmity between the two superstars. It isn't so. As Domingo puts it, "We are friends -- and rivals." The astonishing thing is that two such careers should blossom at the same time. This is the Golden Age of the tenors' art -- to be savored because both men are in their 50s and no successors close to their caliber are in sight...