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...Frances Hodgson Burnett, appeals equally to sentimentalists infatuated with its Edwardian gothic setting and to New Age cultists and ecology freaks turned on by its messages of holistic healing and oneness with nature. The elegant, entrancing adaptation that opened last week will probably add another devoted following, those who delight in its sheer artistry. Vibrant and thought provoking to look at, melodic and poignant to hear, movingly acted and blessed with a dazzling 11-year-old star, this is the best American musical of the Broadway season. It is that rarest of entertainment, a story fascinating to children that unfolds...
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS. "The Greatest Show on Earth" lives up to its own grandiose billing in its 121st year. From the Crescendo of Cats to the fingernail-biting Globe of Death, a motorcycle thriller, this all- American tradition is sure to delight. In New York City through April 28, then on to Providence, New Haven and Hartford...
...entirely a nasty delight in gossip that makes people wonder about the character of Ted Kennedy...
Despite the stereotypical treatment of racial inequality, outstanding music and voices make this production a delight. Especially notable is Toomer, whose vibrant voice resonates with emotions ranging from anger to sorrow to resigned defiance within a few bars, giving the character of Elizabeth admirable depth. In many scenes, the power of her singing transcends the somewhat repetitive lyrics...
...extremes in their pursuit of good looks, enduring repeated face-lifts and possibly risking their health by having silicone injected into their breasts, she thinks Wolf's book distorts the relationship between feminism and beauty. Women, she says, do not have to choose between the two, but can delight in a frivolous enjoyment of fashion without becoming a slave to it. In contrast, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, an associate professor of women's studies at Cornell University, who wrote a 1988 history of anorexia titled Fasting Girls, welcomes Wolf's book as another expose of the kind of self-inflicted damage...