Word: musicalized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Angela Bassett who plays Janet Reeves, the stubborn high school principal. Bassett is loud and emotional in her portrayal--the determination of her character shines right through. Moreover, Bassett and Streep complement each other well during many pivotal moments in the movie. When Guaspari's funding for the music program is cut and Reeves is unable to save it despite exhausting her efforts, the angry exchange between Streep and Bassett conveys the helplessness and frustration that many educators surely feel toward the politics of the education system. I was sold...
...line with similar films like Stand and Deliver and Lean on Me, Music of the Heart is a well-delivered package. Although a bit long, the film is still engaging and humorous. If you're looking for a reason to smile for two hours, I recommend that you take a friend and lift those spirits...
...character" or "presence" in the show as much as Jesus or Pontius Pilate (in fact, they also double as lepers, whores and other crowd members when they aren't dancing)--but they're a "presence" that is less a part of the plot and more a part of the music. They are a lot like the flygirls who appeared on the now-defunct TV variety show "In Living Color," kicking dance-ass and taking names while punctuating the story line with risque, hyper-energetic, musical exclamation points. To put it simply, they put the rock in rock opera...
During this protest fashion show, while music blared and models preened onstage, members of No Sweat--PSLM's anti-sweatshop campaign--passed out leaflets to the crowd...
...music, got the vibes and got the information out there," said PSLM member Benjamin L. McKean '02, who penned the show's script...