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...this medium, an "ensemble" piece typically means a bunch of spandex-clad steroid cases teaming up to pound some evil genius with their fists. It can therefore be quite a shock to read a comic about four adult friends who struggle with issues of career, relationships and sobriety. At last, something I can relate to! The second and third issues of Henrik Rehr's "Tuesday" (Kim-Rehr Productions; 24 pp; $2.95), with its group portrait of New York sophisticates, reads like the movie Woody Allen hasn't made in years...
...palpable. She looks lovely, lashes fluttering appealingly over her big Disney eyes, but spends much of the evening trying to master basic technique, such as voice projection. You care about Hannigan the actress trying to win through, but Sally gets lost. Perry's Harry is far more comfortable, his comic timing easy and confident. He lacks the neurotic edge that Harry needs, the reason he resists getting too close to anyone, and never quite coheres with Hannigan. Together they exude affability, not chemistry. The evening is pleasant enough, but it's hardly a sign of success if what you really...
...likely to be regarded in the same formidable category as some of the company’s more outlandish and controversial Shakespeare productions of the past decade—including Andrei Serban’s Merchant of Venice, which portrayed Shylock as a lip-smacking comic villain, and Ron Daniel’s complete Henry IV, with motorcycling guards and a tavern strung with Christmas lights...
Until this month, the Russian presidential campaign was an occasionally amusing but tightly scripted show. Comic relief was provided by independent candidate Sergei Mironov, who repeatedly stressed his support for the incumbent, President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the Kremlin-dominated media gave Putin blanket - and predictably positive - coverage. Then the script took a sinister turn: first, a suicide bomber killed over 40 people in the Moscow metro; Putin blamed Chechen separatists. Immediately after, it emerged that Ivan Rybkin, an opposition presidential candidate who, like most Putin challengers, is polling in the single digits, had disappeared. Just the week before, Rybkin...
Delbanco’s style focuses on humor and Rosalie is wryly aware of all the events in her life, both tragic and comic. The novel focuses on everyday issues—employment, love, friendships, urban life—but Delbanco makes a point of creating a strong voices among her characters to keep the readers interest...