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...shot, clinched NBA titles alongside Wilt Chamberlain in 1967 and when coaching the Bucks in 1971. DIED. ASHOK KUMAR, 90, Indian screen legend who dazzled audiences in more than 250 films and won Indian cinema's highest honor, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1989; in Bombay. Kumar starred in mega-hits such as Achhut Kanya and Jewel Thief (see eulogy). DIED. DON TENNANT, 79, the creative advertising whiz who conceived Kellogg's lovable Tony the Tiger, dreamed up the Marlboro Man concept and composed such jingles as Pillsbury's Nothing says lovin' like something from the oven; in Chicago...
...Loeb Ex and stay within its budget, producer Kevin E. Meyers ’02 and director Kenneth P. Herrera ’03 needed to dramatically alter the magnitude of the production. As Meyers explains, “The original production of Tommy on Broadway was a mega-million dollar spectacle. We realized we’d have to significantly scale it down from its original Broadway incarnation, and it couldn’t be a half-hearted imitation of the Broadway production...
...British mega-musicals that threatened to close on Broadway in recent years, the one that moved towards its closing with the least fanfare was Miss Saigon. Quietly disappearing last January on Super Bowl Sunday, the show has had its rights released, allowing regional audiences to see why it sold so many tickets for so long. However, apart from a few catchy tunes, one memorable character and a helicopter sequence too frequently mocked to deride anymore, audiences also see why the show inspired so few fans to fight its closing: Trite, simplistic lyrics, undeveloped characters and a weak narrative structure make...
...their only option is to become brutal criminals themselves in order to be effective at all. The advanced buzz is that while Antoine Fuqua’s direction remains rooted in the flashy music video genre, at the very least, he does not get in the way of the mega-watt star power of Washington and Hawke, whose performances make the movie a worthwhile experience, if not the compelling and gritty reality tale promised...
...have learned their lesson. The Muslim militias blamed for much of last year's troubles also suffered in the downturn. They profess a new determination to see that everyone gets along fine. And with a new national President in Megawati Sukarnoputri, hopes of Lombok's resurgence are high. "With Mega, tourists will come," says Roy. While he is sorry for the refugees, their cooking fires ruin his rooms, he says. "Mega cries for her people. Lombok will get better...