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...medical team then rushed the marrow to a hospital room where Marissa's 19-year-old sister Anissa lay waiting. Through a Hickman catheter inserted in the chest, the doctor began feeding the baby's marrow into Anissa's veins. The marrow needed only to be dripped into the girl's bloodstream. There, like salmon heading home to spawn, the healthy marrow cells began to find their way to the bones...
...piano trio kicks in at the end of the first number and accompanies the rest of the show. Craig Hickman performs an animated "Embraceable You"--one of Holiday's most famous numbers--and then introduces Holiday herself, who is played by Ketanji Brown. The transition from student jazz concert to drama is innovative, but awkward. Brown, who affects Holiday's dialect in both her monologue and musical performance, is the only member of the cast/company to represent a historical character...
After recounting these episodes, Holiday belts out an impassioned "God Bless the Child" and exits. Suddenly, Yesterdays is a concert again. Highlights from this section are Russell's powerful, understated "These Foolish Things," and a lively, virtuoso interpretation of "That's All" from Hickman...
When the show closes with a poignant "Sophisticated Lady" from Hickman, one is left with a deeper appreciation for Holiday, whose life and music appear inextricable. And yet, what we have experienced are crazy insights into a complex life--impressionistic, like a great work of jazz. That so much can have been expressed through so diffuse a medium is one of Yesterday's significant achievements...
...state house thanks to Kerrey's decision not to run, thinks his sudden disinterest is typical and unsettling. "He's got a short attention span," says Matter. "He's opportunistic. He could get bored with the Senate too." Kerrey concedes the point. "I could," he admits. Observes pollster Hickman: "He could walk away from politics and have a very fulfilling life. He takes issues a lot more seriously than he takes himself...