Word: elvises
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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No one could call Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat underproduced. Like Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express, what started life as a sweet little piece for children has been inflated to epic vulgarity. The revival that opened on Broadway last week stars a sphinx somewhat shinier and more purple than...
To say that Restic has a history to tell is like saying that Elvis was a rock musician, Ernest Hemingway was a novelist and Marilyn Monroe was a woman. Framed by the three formative events of his generation--The Great Depression, World War II and post-war prosperity--the myriads...
The Garment District is by far the largest usedclothing store in Boston, with over 13,000 squarefeet of floor space. It is a clean store withdressing rooms and funky decorations, including apair of hanging motorcycles, a mechanical monkey,a bust of Elvis and a life-sized pink plastichorse. The Garment...
Miller was, and is, equally capable of astonished joy ("Sleeping through Heaven"), comic enthusiasm ("The Girls Are Ready to Go," unaccountably abbreviated on the new CD's label as "TGARTG"), Elvis Costello-ish self-mockery ("Bad Year at UCLA"), and honestly painful self-reproach ("The Red Baron"). Once you stop...
A large portion of the 96 minutes is taken up with complete or spliced performances (Yves Montand sings two full songs). Unexpectedly, most of the music is very upbeat, consisting of everything from fast-paced Russian folk songs to French croonings to Elvis numbers. The almost cheerful nature of these...