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...Reagan has turned out like nothing that his critics foretold, not the amiable dunce nor the dim-witted geriatric that they joked about, receding into befuddled twilight...
Nonetheless, Sweet Charity is no masterpiece. Neil Simon's book is more often predictable than funny, and the second act neither coheres nor makes much sense. Dorothy Fields' lyrics are much too witty to come from the dim characters. Cy Coleman's so-so score provides two rousing standards, which evoke Fosse's cleverest numbers: the sullenly sexy ensemble come-on in Big Spender, and Allen's sprightly, sprawling solo to If My Friends Could See Me Now. Although Allen belts out the songs and adapts capably to Fosse's jagged, staccato movements, she utterly lacks Charity's doormat vulnerability...
...dim light at the end of every game--every loss, every victory--her earrings seemed to capture the sunlight and glow with her and her team's serenity...
When Showfolk Business Manager Neal Levin needed investors to bankroll a Chinese dim sum diner named Bao Wow in Los Angeles, he naturally turned to clients, including Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner, Singer Melissa Manchester and Satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. The first Bao Wow in Beverly Hills was a dog with the dinner trade and closed after a year; the second, in Encino, is a noon and nighttime hit, prompting dreams of a nationwide chain. The Hard Rock Cafe, which offers young Manhattanites an eclectic menu topped with a hefty dollop of rock-'n'-roll memorabilia that includes Elvis Presley...
...house too clean) we return once more to the present, as Luba despairs of her date ever arriving. She yammers on a bit longer, talking about her hopes for the future, the need to break free of the past, and so on, until finally the doorbell rings. The lights dim as, lo and behold, the (hopefully) new man in her life appears and embraces her as the lights dim for the last time. Unfortunately, the New Ehrlich Theatre seems to be somewhat low on performers, for the actor who appears is the same who played Jack. Thus the fact that...