Word: broadway
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Heisman Trophy Winner Doug Flutie. Presumably, Murphy always wanted to play the bishop, but then again . . . "They are 17 of the best dancers in the world." So says Sir Richard Attenborough, 61, appraising his cast for the film version of A Chorus Line, currently filming-where else?-on Broadway. The director does not make the claim lightly. He interviewed 3,000 applicants before choosing the final lineup. But then, Sir Dickie is accustomed to being patient. He has wanted to do another musical ever since 1969, when he mixed song and satire in his first film, Oh! What a Lovely...
...love-hate relationship with his audience and himself. Lemmon's trademarked excesses are part of the character; they play off Ivanek's imploding edginess in a generational combat of acting styles. Guess who wins in this expanded and affecting version of Bill C. Davis' 1981 Broadway comedy? The old soft-shoe salesman may be a little weak in liberation theology, but he does know how to work a room...
...intangible presence and also a real woman who comes to visit her old friend and witnesses the rather pathetic relationship between her friend and her husband. Sugin handles the former deftly. But as the middle aged sophisticated visitor, Sugin suddenly seems affected, with a manner more conducive for a Broadway musical than serious drama...
...sees his job as writing. Whether anybody reads his stories, his job is writing them. I see my job as acting." But young Salinger hopes somebody comes to see him in Dancing in the End Zone, which just started rehearsals and will open in January. It will be his Broadway debut, following some off-Broadway and out-of-town stage work as well as a few bit parts in TV soaps. In End Zone, he landed one of the lead roles, playing James Bernard, a talented college quarterback who struggles to reconcile his personal conscience with...
...YEARS AGO, Kirkland House Drama Society presented the highly successful Jesus Christ Superstar. Last year, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Fiddler on the Roof solidified the Society's reputation for being the campus representative for popular Broadway musical fare. Who knows--perhaps the religious undertones of these works were leading the gods to smile on the busy activity in Kirkland JCR? With the present production of Godspell, the Kirkland Drama Society returns to the days of Jesus, anticipating a triumphant return to the plains of Galilee. Unfortunately, divine inspiration seems to be wearing...