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...well as any fan of music or drama, for that matter). It preserves the entire score of the show, along with great portions of the dialogue. The recording also boasts a particularly compelling cast. Though Patti Lupone’s thick British accent is less than endearing, the diva is in strong voice as the duplicitous Mrs. Lovett. Neil Patrick Harris, all grown up from his teenage doctor days, is endearing and sweet-voiced as Tobias, while Davis Gaines gives Anthony first-rate treatment with his lush baritone...
...rants are still as loquacious as ever, but carefully, rationally edited down. Although she criticizes self-absorption in “Narcissus,” Morisette is the very picture of the self-centered diva. “So Unsexy,” the most poignant track, is a gorgeous watercolor of the new Alanis Morissette. In 1995 screeches and finger-pointing would have dominated, while in 1998 she projected a self-reflective Zen mentality. However, 2002’s Under Rug Swept brings her inner conflict to a conscious level where Morisette herself can contemplate the ironies of being...
Forcing Carmen, the ultimate diva, to distract her attention from her sexual ploys and unrepentant selfishness is an intriguing, almost noble proposition—but one that ultimately proves futile...
...their approach to aging will. Distinguishing herself from the founder of Ms. magazine, CHER, 55, asserted, "I'm just not gonna Gloria Steinem out and say, 'Oh, no, I'm thrilled.'" In an interview to air this week on ABC's Primetime Thursday, the singer turned actress turned disco diva rejects the blather about the glory of gathering wisdom and laugh lines: "I would love to lie, but I don't think there's anything good about it." Lest one snicker over her attempts to fight aging with nips and tucks, Cher sets the record straight...
...marchers down Oxford Street, rev up the crowd of more than 500,000, honking horns, raising fists and baring breasts along the way. They are followed by drag queens in full regalia and troops of shirtless muscle men dancing to the rhythms of Madonna, Cher and Australia's homegrown diva, Kylie Minogue...