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...there is some method in this benign musical madness, that should come as no surprise from a singer who had written five plays by the age of 15. Born in New York City, where his father Robert helped break the color bar at the Metropolitan Opera by singing a major role in Aida in 1955, McFerrin grew up mainly in Los Angeles "in what they now call a 'dysfunctional family,' " he says. "I didn't get what I needed from my parents. They were busy dealing with their own pain." McFerrin started studying music theory at six and learned from...
...Pillsbury still looks appetizing to one investor. Last week Britain's Grand Metropolitan, a brewing and restaurant giant (1987 revenues: $10 billion), made a surprise $5.2 billion takeover bid for the Doughboy's company. Pillsbury is resisting the offer, but at $60 a share, it may be too good for stockholders to refuse. The bid sent Pillsbury stock, which had traded at less than $40, soaring...
...tapered off. A neighbor across the alley has offered to keep an eye on the Sleds' car. Larry Pusateri, the son of the owner of the house, has told the Sleds, "Don't worry, I'm not going to let these bastards move you out." The Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, an organization that helps minorities find housing and attempts to ease racial tensions, has also come to their aid. Neighbors are talking among themselves about what the violence means for a community that prides itself on its neighborly ways. As for the Sleds, they say their minds...
...years has there been a major Degas retrospective, and probably never again will so many of his drawings, paintings, prints and sculptures be assembled in one place at one time as in the huge show of more than 300 works that opens this week at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nor are we likely to see again such a massive scholarly effort -- literally massive: the catalog, with its essays by art historians Jean Sutherland Boggs, Douglas Druick, Henri Loyrette, Michael Pantazzi and Gary Tinterow, weighs a tad over 6 lbs. Thanks to their efforts and those...
...theater, built in 1925 as the Metropolitan Theater, has been called the Wang Center since its restoration five years ago. Not only does the theater have one of the largest stages in the world--60 feet by 90 feet--but it is also the largest theater in Boston, with a seating capacity of 4225. Because of its size, the Wang also hosts a number of benefit concerts and other events each year...