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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...book written before the dawn of the Broadway musical lends itself to adaptation into a Broadway musical, Voltaire's Candide does. It is funny enough in its own right that one only needs to set music to the text to get a slick and enjoyable musical comedy. In many instances, Leonard Bernstein and Hugh Wheeler do exactly that, quoting whole passages straight out of the book. Bernstein's music--which the orchestra performs excellently--parodies opera, Bach, the conventions of Broadway musicals, and a lot in between. The whole satiric pastiche is topped off with lyrics that are faithful...

Author: By Joseph B. White, | Title: Glitter and Be Gay | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

...amoral, streetwise Terry Malone will always be remembered in the same breath as his Stanley Kowalski, and last tangoer in Paris. The portrayal of Brando's relationship with Eve Marie-Saint's paragon of prudery rankles a bit, sugary in a few embarrassing moments. Yet Elie Kazan's otherwise slick direction salvages the plot, wisely allowing Brando to showcase his still developing talents and heart-melting looks. Studded with a brilliant supporting cast, that featured Lee J. Cobb as a tyrannical union boss and Karl Malden as a crusading priest, On the Waterfront remains a prototype of Movies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Just Because You're Paranoid... | 4/26/1979 | See Source »

Phil Esposito, aided by first-year man Don Maloney, is on a nostalgia kick, pumping home points (including the overtime series winner against LA) like he did in the Bad Old Days. While injured Ulf Nilsson watches from the stand, fellow Swede Anders Hedberg, slick-skating Pat Kickey, a cooled-out Don Murdoch and Ron Duguay will be counted on to supply the offense, with help from a suddenly rejuvenjted Steve Vickers. Steady Walt Tkaczuk remains the team's top checker...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Two Semi-Tough Series Begin Tonight | 4/26/1979 | See Source »

...Chili Open is held on Nesmith Lake when it is frozen over a foot solid. The participants are given colored golf balls, holes are gouged out of the ice, and evergreen trees are placed along the slick fairways...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The First Swing of Spring | 4/10/1979 | See Source »

Coach Peter Felske blamed an "incredibly slick" composition surface for the team's poor performance at the Penn match, which was played indoors because of cold weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetwomen Crushed Twice Over Weekend | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

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