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Word: shows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard cross country teams will be looking to star in their own version of the hit Broadway show "Into the Woods" today in the Heptagonals at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Harriers Prepared for Heps | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

...problem with Wednesday's show was that Dylan demonstrated too much aggressiveness, emphasizing harsh riffs and a "to-hell-with-you" attitude in nearly every song. When he sang "It Ain't Me Babe," he spat out every word, chopping his verses in such a manner as to confound any attempt by the audience to sing along. In last night's rendition, the chorus of "I Shall Be Released" became a defiant cry rather than a moving affirmation, and Dylan's spitfire version of "Maggie's Farm" emphasized driving anger rather than Iyric comprehension. In other words, you knew...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: How Does it Feel? | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

What is amazing about this show is the wide range of characters into whom Duke ably transforms himself. Duke's expert manipulation of body language, speech patterns and facial expressions allow the audience to follow easily as he moves from one character to the next. And whether he plays Jeeves with his impeccable British accent and completely upright posture, or whether slouching and guffawing as Wooster or whether he carelessly holds a cigarette while gesticulating wildly as Florence, Duke always manages to make the audience forget that he is only one man playing a variety of roles...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Pass the Butler | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

Although there are several characters in the show, Jeeves, or Wooster, is always the narrator. The humor that Duke uses in portraying them is definitely the glue that keeps this show together. Both Jeeves'--and Wooster's--running commentary on the present action keeps the audience roaring...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Pass the Butler | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

...this point, does the movie show Michael cutting his adopted baby's umbilical cord? Wasn't his presence in the delivery room enough to stress his growing ties with Lucy? Generally the movie's realism provides for comic relief, but the end of Immediate Family degenerates...

Author: By Gayle BETH Fenster, | Title: Twisted Family Tree | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

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