Word: magical
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...Lush gardens and strategically placed lights conjure a touch of Ali Babaesque magic at night, especially with bright clumps of stars shining in the sparsely populated region's clear skies. Guest quarters?individual villas or smaller rooms in the pavilion, each with a seaside veranda?are spread along a mile of beachfront; even when the beach is crowded guests have a sense of privacy. If you're tempted to simply sink into the natural surroundings, no one will blame you. If you want to plunge into them, however, take the resort's boat to the uninhabited islands nearby for some...
...Agassiz Theatre into the parodied Victorian England of “The Sorcerer.” The duo’s first full-length operetta, also known as “The Elixir of Love,” follows “John Wellington Wells, a dealer in magic and spells” as he causes mayhem with his love potions in true Gilbert and Sullivan style. Though the show pokes fun at outdated Victorian values, the fresh and lighthearted score can still charm and entertain modern audiences. Through Saturday, April 12. 8 p.m. Opening night is black tie. Tickets...
...brand new, world-premiere operas, composed and written by Harvard students. In this fourth year of the dramatic project, entitled “VI-4,” students will perform four short chamber operas, accompanied by chamber ensemble. The operas include the psychological drama “Dr. Magic,” with music by Carson P. Cooman ’04 and “Strapped,” with music by Matthew T. O’Malley ’04 and a libretto by Anthony Gabriele ’03. Through Sunday, April...
Kasdan hasn't held back on it in Dreamcatcher, with snakelike aliens created by his friend George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic that have oval, teeth-packed mouths--clearly intended to be a Freudian nightmare--and a completely disgusting scene involving a toilet. "People say the scariest part of a movie is when you don't see something. Bulls___!" Kasdan says, chewing on a Twizzler while reviewing the sound of a door being opened by an alien, for which he requests additional "wet squeegee" noises. "I want to see something when I go to the movies...
...slips into a life where privacy is obsolete, she starts to be visited by actresses from the past--Dorothy Lamour, Tallulah Bankhead, Marion Davies--who seem as real to her as the Virgin Mary might to other kinds of believers. We have entered the shivery realm of celebrity magic realism...