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...show is just getting underway. A series of pre-show skits begin as female cast members in black bras and fishnet unitards slink through aisle and gyrate to the beats of “Shake My Booty.” Feathers from purple boas fly in a mock battle between characters from Rocky Horror and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, an Australian movie about drag queens...
Nearby, another group of students stages what appears to be a pro-war rally, though their mock chants are dubious to the careful listener...
...Very Special Episode” of the mock sitcom “A Very Special Episode” makes all the clichéd jokes about TV dramas, and the Broadway version of The Karate Kid is of course a heartfelt (if at times off-key) rendition of street fighting with a musical twist. Still, the jokes work precisely because they are predictable—and the energy with which the actors pull them off is a delight to watch...
Mathews described the admissions craze that has evolved over the past couple of decades as a “mass psychosis” affecting students and parents alike. His playful tone tries to mock the gravity of an admissions process that Mathews thinks has spun out of control, leading to a country full of pushy parents and ulcer-ridden 9th graders trying to stay ahead of the curve through resume polishing and relentless test preparation...
...Professor Marge N. o’Verra will be in her office between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. with 87% certainty,” read a mock announcement from the Department of Statistics...