Word: greate
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...itself. The show is less theater than song cycle, a collection of simple pop-inspired numbers that are memorable only for the wrong reasons. The exhilarating score, at the time of its debut, excited hope in the theater community that Andrew Lloyd Webber could turn out to be a great talent, but it also reminds us of the disappointment of his subsequent work, which has failed to transcend Superstar's artlessness. Tim Rice's lyrics are even worse: they consist of a series of sentimental clichs liberally scattered with forced and ineffective rhymes which range from "spoon-moon" obviousness...
...recognize the character of Judas as a narrator. He sings the expositional opening number and the flashy closing number; between these two, if he is visible and relevant to the audience on stage, he can become a sort of window to the action. Although he does spend a great deal of time on stage, Judas (a violently emotive Ryan Shrime '00) is swallowed up by the general hubbub except during his solo numbers...
Yale is part of a great family of second-bests--of institutions that almost tasted the fruits of glory but came up just short. Yale is the Salieri to our Mozart, the American Basketball Association to our National Basketball Association, the Betamax to our VHS. Yale is much like the now deceased Soviet Union--a place that had lots of tanks and other superficial signs of strength, but that, on the inside, was really a rotting carcass of mediocrity...
...Harvard defense has done a terrific job containing great quarterbacks this year. It performed well against Colgate's Ryan Vena and Brown's James Perry. Walland is the last one on the list. Unfortunately, the Crimson offense didn't give the defense any help during those games and Harvard lost both...
Earning the individual title in 133-pounds at the Ivy Classic (by a commanding 18-10 win), junior Matt Picarsic has set a great tone for the season ahead. A seasoned veteran, Picarsic now seeks to build on an already impressive career that includes two consecutive third place finishes at the EIWAs and a 23-12 record that made him an Honorable Mention All-Ivy pick last year. Joining Picarsic in this weight class are junior John Bachman and freshman Kendrick Sadler...