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...marshals who are policing this ceremony are looking at me kind of special. (And not just because I keep pretending to cough as I sneak Mentos candies into my mouth. There's no eating while you're becoming an American. They say it's because of the mess it leaves in the courtoom, but I think it might be Homeland Security's small way of combating the obesity epidemic.) There's an air of apprehension about the place, as if when a name is called, suddenly balloons are going to drop from the ceiling, champagne will magically appear and some...
...desire to have fun with her play led her to use tactics like “speed-throughs,” in which actors run through scenes in fast forward to help with pacing and memorization. We did occasional speed-throughs and specifically told the actors to mess around and have fun, and we found comedic gold. When you don’t take it seriously you allow yourself to take risks that you wouldn’t take otherwise. A lot of our best parts came from the speed-throughs—in one case, one of the actors...
...first Broadway run, all the “retro” aspects of “Company” will probably come off as fun flashbacks instead of yesterday’s news. Updating a show often leads to a schizophrenic production of an otherwise masterfully crafted work. Why mess with success?Well, partially to make money. New York producers have no qualms about infusing vintage shows with contemporary vigor, so long as the weekly box office figures creep inexorably towards seven-digit territory. A Broadway-bound revival of “Company,” which features an updated...
...also includes the Slingbox AV, which handles basic cable and any non-HD video from set-top boxes and other video sources, and the Slingbox Tuner, which doesn?t work with a set-top box, but rather connects directly to the cable sticking out of the wall for less mess, but also less flexibility. Both the Tuner and the Pro have pass-through capability so, in most cases, you can leave it connected to your setup without disrupting your at-home viewing. You must connect the Slingbox AV to a secondary video output, or in place of your TV when...
...barista. Inside her oversized Louis Vuitton, she carries parking stubs from Newbury Street, Chanel lip gloss, and her über-essential Treo. She’s careful not to spill on her Sevens or her chinchilla-trimmed fitted jacket; after all, she can’t look a mess at her 3 o’clock with Gino. He doesn’t give last-minute appointments to just anyone...