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...Prepare to hurt, and I don’t mean emotionally, like I do.” The soundtrack for the film mirrors exactly what is wrong with it. The “cool” ’90s songs that the characters sing (“Wannabe” by the Spice Girls) and the not-too-hip band contributing cover songs (the Barenaked Ladies) blatantly expose Disney’s misinterpretation of “Shrek 2”s soundtrack’s success. Young children will probably enjoy this film, the very long riff...
...show’s more serious acts, the audience showed their appreciation with silence rather than cheering. During a saxophone performance by Marcus G. Miller ’08 and Louis Fouche ’07, many members of the audience rose to their feet and stood still, some singing softly to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the black national anthem. Eight-year-old Jason Rose, the younger brother of Evan M. Rose ’09, stole the show at intermission with his impromptu break-dancing routine, which included a rendition...
...rock concert of student bands, featuring Susan Putnins and the Sinister Turns (covering Third Eye Blind), Plan B for the Type A’s (covering Weezer), and Dramadairy (covering Nirvana). Dozens of students sought a study break (or traipsed in from Quincy Stein Club), to hear the bands sing mostly in “costume...
Reiner's cabaret sideline didn't start until she was 65. As a teenager, she haunted the jazz clubs of New York City. Billie Holiday once encouraged her to try singing and gave her the name of an agent. Reiner didn't think she was "special enough" to be a singer. Instead, she became a painter so she could work at home while raising children. In 1980 Anne Bancroft, a friend, gave her a small role in the film Fatso. "I took some classes in acting. I studied with Lee Strasberg and other people," Reiner says. "But I realized what...
Over the years she has played some sparse rooms, but these days her shows draw a crowd--a mix of family, friends and curious strangers. "I reveal myself when I'm up there," Reiner says. "I'm very earthy, and I sing earthy songs." She has recorded seven CDs, which she sells on her website, estellereiner.com Her fans often seem more enthralled by her feisty performances than by her now quavery voice. As Rob puts it, "Obviously, she's not up there belting it out. But, hey, she's up there doing it." And Estelle sees a very practical benefit...