Word: pleasants
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...annuity for its creators -- which is a good thing, because none of them have had much but flops onstage ever since. Not surprisingly, they decided to try to make lightning strike twice. Alas, the sequel that opened off-Broadway last week provides at best a mild spark. It is pleasant, tuneful, funny and fit for whole families. It just doesn't make spectators tingle...
Mehta and the soloists took the second movement a shade fast, but there were some pleasant surprises. Perlman showed his strength by hitting his high notes even better than he did on the recording. He also pulled off an amazing feat by constantly keeping even with Zukerman in volume despite the difference in their instruments timbre and size in this microphoneless (in the theater, not on the lawn) atmosphere...
...much to my pleasant surprise, I found the movie thoroughly enjoyable, almost to the point where I didn't mind dishing out seven dollars to watch the movie...
...patients don't get to a dentist before the disease gets out of hand, the treatment used to save the teeth is not pleasant. Wielding sharp metal tools, periodontists scrape germ-laden plaque from around the teeth and under the gumline. If that doesn't work, the usual next step is oral surgery that carves away pieces of infected...
What the show lacks is fantasy, the magic of the movie originals. The two hours are pleasant enough, but the energetic staging -- all of it in a shallow strip in front of the orchestra -- is uninspired. Without distinctive personalities or any sense of drama, a sameness sets...