Word: charming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Perhaps the second time's a charm...
...packages that give astronomical amounts to CEOs are exactly the deals that critics were clamoring for in the late 1980s. Then the bigwigs were pulling down huge salaries, out of proportion to company results. The solution? Link pay to stock performance. It seems to have worked like a charm. Corporate profits are at a record high, a task that is, after all, the CEO's job. Those lush profits have helped the stock market soar, as anyone with a mutual fund plainly knows. And it is that bull market that has turned millions upon millions of stock options into pure...
...episode of "Seinfeld" is about relationships, sexual misadventures and a certain giddiness of heterosexual love. Of course TV viewers are interested in sex and other portions of characters' private lives. We care about our characters' religions, political beliefs, quirks and sexual preferences, because that is part of the voyeuristic charm of watching TV. For every episode of other shows to parade heterosexuals protagonists going on dates, falling in love and suffering break-ups is to send a particular message about life in America. And now that the networks are finally going to create leads that reflect contemporary America, a more...
Each member of the cast shines with individual talent yet blends together well with the others onstage. Wolfsdorf and Little, as Alexis and Aline, give melodious performances that are a bit short on serious acting but big on charm. Their parents, played by Cooper and Kollmuss, delight the audience with their pining adoration for each other masked by their noble haughtiness. While Driscoll's voice is not as strong as the others,' his kind and dreamy demeanor makes the Vicar's character an instant favorite, drawing both sympathetic sighs and peals of laughter from the audience. Tattenbaum and Sheflin...
...school year, but The Sorcerer certainly deserves its moment in the spotlight. A talented cast, beautiful costumes, a great orchestra and a 100-year-old script that still gets laughs all combine to make a show truly worth anyone's time and money. Perhaps you will resist the charm and musical delight that this season's spellbinding Sorcerer delivers. If you do, fine. You won't be cursed with anything, except maybe regret. But that would be welldeserved...