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...decidedly uneven show to which Lithgow lends his gifts is The Sweet Smell of Success, a musical adapted from the cult favorite film of the same title. Its protagonist, Sidney Falco (assayed by Tony Curtis on film and the up-and-coming Brian D’arcy James onstage) is a youngster consumed with a lust for power. Much like Leo Bloom in The Producers, he wants everything he’s ever seen in the movies. His key to the bright lights is the most powerful gossip columnist in the country, a vicious, preening Walter Winchel-like monster named...
...Meagher fielded questions from his roommates. He still could not recall the exact name of the church, only that “Church of Christ” was part of it. “Dude,” one roommate replied, “that’s a cult...
...When I was in,” he continues, “I never thought it was a cult. I didn’t realize that my options were being cut down, but they were limiting my decisions in a lot of ways.” Much of this limitation occurred through discipling, he says. “It’s presented as advice, but advice is really a code word for ‘you should do this...
...started working for REVEAL, an organization for former members of the BCC, in 1995. Today he serves on its board of directors and leads support groups in the Boston area while attending the Gordon-Conwell Seminary. Lee maintains that the BCC is a cult. “I’m very glad that I was asked to leave,” he says...
...Meagher to join them at a church service. He agreed and says he found the congregation to be an energetic (and young) community. The preacher that day spoke out against the church’s critics. Meagher summarizes the sermon: “They’re not a cult. They will be heard. They will not be held down by those who are afraid of their true message.” At one point, Hrnicek pulled Meagher on stage and introduced him to the whole audience. “He’s looking for a new perspective...