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...blend narrative, drama and music in a three-act production--and do it all without retakes or post-production computer effects. Most daunting was the task of satisfying all those Tolkienites whose image of Middle-earth has been shaped by many readings of the sacred text and latterly by Peter Jackson's Oscar-laden film versions...
...cast is well led by James Loye as Frodo and Peter Howe as Sam. Brent Carver, a Tony winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman, turns Gandalf into a curious, wispy thing, with eccentric line readings and maundering instead of majesty. But Michael Therriault's Gollum is a sensation. As he hisses, squeals and writhes to express Gollum's two warring psyches (the hobbit he was, the half-life wreck his ring lust has made of him), Therriault gives the most astonishing, show-stealingly schizo performance since Steve Martin's half-man-half-woman...
...goals, Harvard made six trips to the sin bin in the second period. The Crimson killed every penalty, but the Big Red gathered momentum as the period waned. Finally, at 14:10, Michael Kennedy stripped the puck from defenseman Jack Christian, skated towards the goal with Christian and Peter Hafner tailing, and beat Daigneau from close range. And when Ryan O’Byrne’s screened slapshot off the draw made it a one-goal game with 1:24 remaining, the Cornell-heavy crowd came to life.And then came the “turning point...
...coach [Peter Brand] has done a lot in terms of recruiting and trying to set up a really good program here,” Cross said. “When he got here we didn’t even have a chance of winning even an Ivy Title...
...We’ve never had this much momentum going into the tournament,” captain Peter Hafner said, “and I think our team right now is about as confident as any team I’ve ever been on at Harvard...