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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Linda Wilson is a fabulous fundraiser, but notso good with undergraduate relations," Corinne Y.Funk '97 told The Crimson in March. Funk served asco-president of the Radcliffe Union of Students in1996...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Chemist Focuses on Research, Not Undergraduates | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

BRING IN 'DA NOISE, BRING IN 'DA FUNK...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Block-Rocking Beats: 'Bring In 'Da Noise...' Lives Up to Expectations | 5/22/1998 | See Source »

Overall, fortunately, Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk gives the audience the high energy and fantastic performances that its Broadway father-figure had promised. Much more than a tribute to loud music and featuring stunning choreography and a myriad of talented performers, the musical tells a tragic story, but also fosters hope through music, dance, and a whole lot of noise and funk...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Block-Rocking Beats: 'Bring In 'Da Noise...' Lives Up to Expectations | 5/22/1998 | See Source »

When Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk--a musical about the history of black tap-dancing--exploded onto Broadway in 1996, it grabbed four Tony awards and brought crowds of all colors to the theater. Two years later, the show is on its first national tour, and is currently experiencing its first-ever performance run in Boston. Although many of the cast members were plucked straight from the Broadway version, one cannot help but wonder if a tour production of Noise/Funk will live up to the reputation that the original has created. Can such a physically and emotionally...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Block-Rocking Beats: 'Bring In 'Da Noise...' Lives Up to Expectations | 5/22/1998 | See Source »

...their middle fingers towards the taxis that refuse to give them rides at the end of "Taxi" win laugher and cheers from the audience, but at a cost of crassness. Also, in the very last number--a reprise of the opening song "Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk"--the cast stops tap-dancing at moments to clumsily imitate ballet as Silcott reads from a book in a faux British accent. The actions were mildly humorous, but seemed out-of-place--for a production that was supposed to be explaining the history of one art, ending by making...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Block-Rocking Beats: 'Bring In 'Da Noise...' Lives Up to Expectations | 5/22/1998 | See Source »

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