Word: humorizing
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...breaking from it. Korich’s note in playing the antagonist is well-chosen—a dark scowl and a booming voice calculated to intimidate all those in his path—but it prevents him from finding the subtleties expressed by his character’s humor. As Lt. Cmdr. JoAnn Galloway, the passionate but inexperienced attorney who assists Kaffee, Marcie Ulin ’02 comes down hard from her first entrance, and she never backs off. The result is that her insecurities appear forced, and her frustration with her faults feels unbelievable and disconnected from...
Chesin manages to find more interesting levels in his performance. He supplies Kaffee with enough charisma to convey his sardonic humor perfectly, and his relationship with Galloway grows subtlely, yet palpably. Nevertheless, he fails to sufficiently convey his internal battle between security and self-respect far enough, making scenes like his violent interaction with Dawson and even his ultimate victory over Jessep feel less satisfying than they should...
Unlike previous retellings of Todd’s macabre ventures, Sondheim and Wheeler’s musical defies the temptation to sensationalize the tortured barber or his counterparts. With an impeccable balance of vulnerability, humor and melancholy, each character becomes uniquely sympathetic...
Despite the weighty nature of the subject matter, Annan and University President Lawrence H. Summers—who called the U.N. “the last hope for mankind” in his introduction of Annan—kept their senses of humor...
Annan, too, did not lose his humor...