Word: classically
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...philosophical witches of “Wicked” or even the computer-animated ogres of “Shrek,” often warp the traditional once-upon-a-time ideal to reach a conditional, complicated “happily ever after” in modern updates of classic fables...
...Rapunzel” in the Adams House Pool Theater, directed and composed by Rachel M. Williams ’07 and produced by Shane Donovan ’09. Instead, the play’s appeal was in its conventionality: Rather than attempting to rethink a classic story, its cast and crew opted simply to present it as cleanly and beautifully as possible, and succeeded admirably...
...Dagmar, a stock “witch next door” character who brews a bubbling cauldron and cackles frequently. As Malik sang about his character’s “notion for a potion,” three giggling spirits floated around him, playing up the classic witch’s den scene repeatedly and effectively...
...familiarity—and the more tired elements of the plot were clichéd only because they’ve been emulated and repeated so many times since the days of the Brothers Grimm. “Rapunzel” successfully resurrected the straight-faced performance of a classic fairy tale: oversimplified and well worn, but good-natured and engaging...
...have been the most novel outcome imaginable, but France voted emphatically - and massively - for a classic right-left showdown in the battle for the nation's presidency. A whopping 85% voter turnout on Sunday fueled conservative standard-bearer and hands-on favorite Nicolas Sarkozy into the May 6 runoff against his principal rival, Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal. But while both finalists spent much of their late campaigning playing to their respective hard-right and hard-left flanks, their efforts to win the presidency now depends upon their success in wooing a new force in French politics: France's suddenly...