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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...even as they skewer it. The opera skillfully parodies the TV show's demented-circus atmosphere, and star Michael Brandon does a bang-on impression of Springer's smarmy solicitousness ("Chuckie, I sense you're not too happy about Shawntelle's pole-dancing dreams"). Even the backstage scenes ring true, with Springer trotting out knee-jerk defenses to his critics: "I don't do conflict resolution." At times the musical even makes you care for these sad, dysfunctional guests, who can justify their messed-up lives only by acting them out for the TV camera. "Dip me in chocolate/Throw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The View from Abroad | 8/4/2003 | See Source »

...Thailand: Stepping into the Ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those Chinatown Blues | 8/4/2003 | See Source »

...Thailand: Stepping into the Ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Up the Heat | 8/4/2003 | See Source »

...Thailand: Stepping into the Ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Street Wise | 8/4/2003 | See Source »

...going away to serve a prison sentence. Some searching on the Department of Justice’s website revealed he was expected to arrive at a Pennsylvania prison. Google work by a neighbor showed more—that he was in fact a member of the Genovese crime family ring and had been convicted of trying to extort money from the New York Times’ printing facility...

Author: By Anne K. Kofol, | Title: Soul Searching | 8/1/2003 | See Source »

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