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Singing is essential, even in this suite of dances. Robbins chose to go two ways, and the result is surprisingly smooth. For some numbers he uses singers in the pit. But six of the female dancers also do a rousing version of America, and principal Nikolaj Hubbe, a Danish import who plays the leader of the Jets, belts out Cool, even though he has never had a singing lesson. He says modestly, "You have less of an accent when you are singing...
...last-minute inspiration:There's nothing like the incredible terror in the pit of your stomach when you have two hours before your paper's due. You have the Cliffs Notes at your side and you're trying to find out what the question is. Nothing inspires you more. One the gun is at your head...(FM stops BO for fear of forced wackiness...
...photograph, taken as she was lifted out of the rubble, was used to symbolize the city's loss on front pages worldwide. By week's end the death toll from the terrorist bombing of the federal building had passed 120. Rescue workers redoubled their efforts as they approached "the pit," a huge mountain of rubble at the center of the explosion where the building's Social Security office and day-care center had collapsed together and where many more dead were expected to be found...
...major earthquake had just struck Japan, and the news showed clips of survivors amidst damaged buildings. Her first reaction was one of empathy. She identified with their homelessness, their cold, their devastation and she felt their pain. It was second nature for her as she headed into the pit of evil...
Athena had a less-than-beautiful experiencewhen she was performing in the pit. A drunk man inher audience spent her entire set encouragingother audience members to sing along. According toAthena, people were responding and "it wasactually rather humorous" until the man rushed atthe bewildered musician, apparently geared forattack. "Three guys I didn't even know ran toprotect me, so that felt nice. I felt veryprotected. I guess the man was just trying to giveme a hug, but I was like...