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...comfort level at the Lyttelton which seemed to prop up the show’s other actors. What they lacked in delicacy and originality they made up for in confidence and a well-developed sense of how to turn a scene over to Beale without actually creating a one-man show. Now, with the cast out of its element, it has become increasingly clear that they resemble nothing more than a pick-up team whose only real purpose is to facilitate a single commanding performance. There are exceptions. Paul Bazely as Guildenstern shows a remarkable depth of character, portraying...
...almost no other actor possesses these days: a flawless elocution, a way of incarnating the spoken word that turns a text into a lyrical, almost sensual form of expression. In a country like France, proud and respectful of its rich literary tradition, Luchini has had phenomenal success with his one-man recitations of works by authors ranging from Lafontaine and Victor Hugo to Baudelaire and Louis-Ferdinand Céline...
Thanks to his chart success with Britney Spears, Celine Dion, the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and other acts, Swedish songwriter Max Martin has been called a one-man hit factory. The reclusive Stockholm-based Martin, though, has managed to cling to relative anonymity even as the artists he works with and the hits he writes have been catapulted into the spotlight. He avoids attention, most press coverage and even awards ceremonies. Shortly after Martin closed his longtime studio, Cheiron, and opened a new one, TIME's Jeff Chu sat down with him to talk about his erstwhile rock-star dreams...
...one thing is certain: there will be no renditions of Itsy Bitsy Spider or I'm a Little Teapot, thank you very much. Most programs that aim to introduce toddlers to music rely heavily on traditional folk songs, many of which have been around for centuries, but the music in Aardvarks classes (and sold on CDs) springs entirely from the brain of its punk-rocker founder and lead instructor, David Weinstone. With its topical song subjects and dizzying range of musical styles, Aardvarks has become something of a cult phenomenon among New York City hipsters. And the one-man operation...
...word to my critics. One big risk of a one-man enterprise like mine is becoming self-righteous. I want to thank you for helping me to address that problem. My wife doesn't want me to suffer from too much self-esteem...