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Weakening Todd’s character is a choice that allows the show to increase the strength of his partner-in-cannibalism, the quick-thinking and manipulative Mrs. Lovett, played by Emily S. Knapp ’03. Knapp, who gives the most brilliant performance to grace the mainstage this year, handles her numbers (particularly “The Worst Pies in London”) with perfect comic timing and a warm—if occasionally weak—voice...
This new look at the partnership is a fascinating experiment. As Lovett cleans a lonely table after failing to gain Todd’s devotion, we feel the twinge of pain behind every clink of every plate she dumps in her bucket. Though Knapp makes Lovett mesmerizing, the character cannot break out of the text’s relatively static mold and carry the play...
...casting of director Jeremy R. Funke ’04 also corresponds uncannily well to the function of each of the characters within the play. Emily S. Knapp ’03 as the Nurse carries an earthy, calming and maternal presence to the set—the only brand of femininity the captain comes to condone. Sarah L. Thomas ’03 reflects a childish, self-effacing manner as Bertha, which mirrors her own objectification by her parents. One exception, however, is the Doctor’s intentional lack of physical presence, a highly caricatured, goofy character privy...
...recreational opportunities. "When push came to shove and we really thought about it," Jane recalls, "we felt we should go somewhere where we had close friends." Two years ago, the couple moved to the Governor's Land near Williamsburg, Va., a residential community, to be near Ginger and Herb Knapp, friends since their student days at the College of William and Mary...
...just eight days before Election Day, Bloomberg's media team--legendary New York consultant David Garth and Bill Knapp, a Washington-based consultant who worked for Bill Clinton and Al Gore--released a commercial that turned Giuliani's support into electoral gold. A fatherly endorsement of Bloomberg and a warm farewell to his city, Rudy's words would echo on TV and radio like a lullaby for the next week. "You may not have always agreed with me," he said, "but I gave it my all. I love this city, and I'm confident it will be in good hands...