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...sure sign that the play has done its chief job: it has got the audience's attention. By this point, we have all but forgotten that Our Town is the vehicle for a big star's comeback on Broadway. And that may be Paul Newman's finest moment. --By Richard Zoglin
...Clemenza di Tito, and she performs regularly in recitals and concerts around the world. Opera guru Christopher Raeburn, who was among the first to spot Kirchschlager's talent - he also helped put mezzo Cecilia Bartoli on the map - calls her Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier the finest he has heard. "I saw my first Rosenkavalier in 1938 and Angelika is the greatest." Kirchschlager nearly came to Covent Garden eight years ago in Figaro, but had to cancel when she became pregnant. To bring Sophie to the stage, she had to leave Felix behind in Vienna, in the care...
...With its palatial d?cor and stunning views of Bangkok, the Rang Mahal restaurant in the Rembrandt Hotel is flashy dining at its finest. And the sumptuousness doesn't stop at the kitchen door. For those who want to eat like royalty, the Maharajah menu?one of three set meals?offers a generous selection of delectable northern Indian dishes, including saffron-flavored fish and crispy fried Punjabi samosas. Thai Queen Sirikit has dined there "not once, not twice, but no less than three times," whispers the manager. A three-course set menu costs $20 per person. Call...
...Zhang had the freedom?if the Chinese movie industry weren't in the business of (figuratively) chopping off directors' fingers?he might make films focusing on the triumphs and tragedies of the Cultural Revolution. The stories that move him most are those that show "humanity at its finest during times of profound suffering." (His favorite films include Life Is Beautiful and Burnt by the Sun, set during the Holocaust and a Stalinist purge, respectively.) But in today's China, Zhang says, such films "simply can't be shot." It isn't just the authorities that are holding him back...
Despite the 12-point victory, this was certainly not the Crimson’s finest performance...