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...stage musical of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy saga? Good Lord, why? Well, for starters, because the original three-volume story was filled with music--more than 50 songs that added levity and lyricism to the military drumbeat of its narrative. And also because: Why not? LOTR is certainly an alluring franchise; it's one of the most popular and beloved works in publishing history and (sorry, George Lucas) the all-time top-grossing movie trilogy. So producer Kevin Wallace raised about $24 million, from private and Canadian government sources, to mount a 3 1/2-hr. epic--the longest musical this side...
...dialogue scene, finding some extra business for the star. That?s nothing compared to the three-year ordeal of putting J.R.R. Tolkien?s fantasy trilogy on the Prince of Wales stage in Toronto. How to choreograph the great battles Tolkien described? To visualize the dozen realms in the great saga? To blend narrative, drama and music in a 3-1/2 hr. production, and do it all without retakes and post-production computer effects? Most daunting, how to satisfy the million of Tolkien fans whose image of Middle-Earth has been molded by many readings of the text...
Romney’s move is the latest episode of the Catholic Charities saga currently unfolding in Boston. Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, Catholic Charities has been providing vital adoption services for abandoned and endangered children with special needs. Recently, Massachusetts bishops have been confronted with the difficult decision of whether or not to prohibit same-sex couples from adopting, in accordance with Pope John Paul II’s decree that the adoption of children by homosexual couples is a “gravely immoral form of violence that places children in an environment...
...Panlong saga isn't an isolated case. In the village of Liujiaying, in eastern Shandong province, local officials told residents in 2003 that they would lose their fruit and vegetable fields. After finding out how little compensation the village committee was offering, Liujiaying villagers refused to clear their land. Within a few months, the fields were bulldozed in the middle of the night, destroying decades-old grapevines and fruit trees. Later, rows of greenhouses were torn down. Peasants who complained say they were awakened at night by bricks crashing through their windows, and that several villagers were beaten...
...column by submitting an Op-Ed piece to the Times. So far, Ulrich said, the newspaper has declined to publish her piece because the Op-Ed page doesn’t run responses to previous columns. Some professors are also offering to talk to students about the Summers saga. James J. McCarthy, master of Pforzheimer House, sent a House-wide e-mail on Monday announcing the cancellation of a study break with the president that was scheduled for last night. In the e-mail, McCarthy also wrote that much of what is written about Harvard in the news...