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Since Sept. 11, the New York theater has been under a lot of pressure to prove its relevance. Some Broadway shows, like Noises Off and Mamma Mia!, have done their bit for the war effort by offering escape: innocent laughs or peppy songs. Metamorphoses takes a tougher, more rewarding tack. It doesn't turn away from human troubles and tragedy; it looks for their larger meaning, their place in the divine scheme, the way they can lead to understanding, acceptance and (with luck) redemption. They also make for great stories. Like Julie Taymor's The Lion King, Metamorphoses is avant...
...bearded American in a Harley-Davidson cap and mirrored sunglasses raised Dave on the radio. "Shit...shit...O.K....Shit...O.K. Hold on, buddy, we're coming to get you," he said. Then, cutting the radio, he turned to his commander: "Mike is MIA. They've taken his gun and his ammo. We have another guy. He managed to kill two of them with his pistol, but he's holed up in the north side with no ammo." As a hurried discussion of tactics began, Harley-Davidson went back to his radio. Then he cut in: "Shit. Let's stop...
...ever a show were designed to make Broadway forget its troubles, it is Mamma Mia! The frothy musical, built around the songs of the hugely popular (and critically patronized) '70s Swedish rock group Abba, was created to bring happiness wherever it goes--and so far it has. The show has been a sellout in London since it opened there 2 1/2 years ago, and it has broken box-office records almost everywhere else it has played, including Toronto, Los Angeles and Boston. Despite the hard times, Mamma Mia! opened last week on Broadway with a $27 million advance sale, reportedly...
...creating world music in a Long Island basement," he says with a laugh. The song speeds up and, wanting to show off some complicated turns, he asks to have this dance. He's clumsy but an emotional dancer. Then, without warning, he starts in on the chorus of Eres Mia (You Are Mine), a song that he says reminds him of his wife. His pliant and melodious voice rises and falls, conveying a sense of yearning. He sustains a note in space. Though only 5 ft. 7 in. tall and thin as a reed, he carries the voice...
...having no success getting American Pie 2 over our Palm Pilots. To find the real visionaries these days, you've got to check out niche operators. In Vietnam, authorities warn that wireless-rigged clairvoyants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are duping the distraught families of MIA soldiers from the Vietnam War. Their pitch: by combining their sixth sense with cellular technology, they can help families find the remains of their lost kin. After a consultation, a seer draws a map supposedly locating the missing body. The family then heads to the site?usually in the countryside?and calls...