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...curtains open on the third act with low lighting and high expectations in anticipation of the famous Kingdom of Shades. As dancers in white tutus descend the ramp one by one, a hush falls over the audience. Conscientious staging is evident, and the company deserves applause for its careful attention to detail. The corps, perfectly in line, display breathtaking synchronization and attunement to the music. But like much of the ballet, the scene is tentatively danced with a hesitance that takes away from the total emotional impact. Near the climactic ending, the technical prowess of the two leading roles still...
...loopy David Letterman appearance persona into a full-fledged character) suffers from a rare disorder that only affects women whose spouses love them too much. Dr. T never veers out of character; he remains sturdy and sane throughout the production. It is the females in his life who descend into madness, alcoholism, adultery-you know, all the bad stuff that people are capable of. Slowly, T's life unravels and before long even the good doctor cannot fight the waves of misfortune that come crashing down...
...conventional wisdom is that movie stars descend to do TV when they can't get other work--which Midler admits, refreshingly, was at least partly true for her. After numerous successes (The Rose, which earned her an Oscar nomination, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The First Wives' Club), Midler, 54, made the bad career moves of being a woman and aging. The offers dwindled, and recent efforts (Drowning Mona) fizzled. "They don't make movies with people my age anymore," she says. "That is the hard economic truth." She and longtime producing partner Bonnie Bruckheimer had a deal, however...
Australia is a land peopled first by Aborigines, forcibly resettled by Europeans, and then remade by immigrants from all over the world. A new wave of immigrants--some 10,000 athletes from 200 nations--will now descend on it to participate in 300 events, which will be covered by an astounding 21,000 journalists. You can tell yourself you won't watch, but you will. Call it the Olympic spirit, call it the love of good television, call it being a sucker for a good race, game, match or fight. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls--and the children...
...Head of the Charles: 1. Weekend in October devoted to a big crew race, when college and prep school students descend on Cambridge to get drunk. Your roommates will invite total strangers to drink beer, heave and pass out in your room. 2. A good weekend to skip town...