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Unfortunately, the performance of the cast is less consistent. The two leads are backed by an exceptionally versatile ensemble of actors and actresses who snap effortlessly from one age or accent to another, simultaneously taking care of all the set changes as well. A.R.T./MXAT student Jason M. Beaubein in particular is a scene-stealer both as a shark-like office executive and a crazed French ringmaster...

Author: By Nicholas D. Cuse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Donahue Elevates 'Stairs' to New Heights | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...companies big and small. While it's true that China doesn't need any one of these companies as much as each one needs China, China needs all of them and depends on them for everything from brand-name goods to know-how and capital. Beijing can't just snap its fingers and go it alone; its domestic economy is far too entwined with that of the U.S., its companies, its capital and its consumers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-China Friction: Why Neither Side Can Afford a Split | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

What ultimately engages, then, is the snap of the dialogue and the wit of the lyrics. In the original productions, Bell (who wrote the book) and Bowen (who penned the music and lyrics) co-starred alongside their three original collaborators: Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, and musical director Larry Pressgrove. In this production presented by the SpeakEasy Stage Company, the actors benefit from such an organic breeding ground; the chemistry between them is easily channeled into the jokes that play on the comfortable freedom of imagination that comes from being among friends...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "[title of show]" Goes Meta, To Mediocre Results | 2/4/2010 | See Source »

Photographers piled onto a truck ahead of the Bentley carrying Hathaway to snap pictures, and the media descended on Harvard’s campus yesterday to snag a close look at the 27-year-old actress, who has appeared on People Magazine’s list of the 50 most beautiful people in the world...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Anne Hathaway Gets Royal Treatment | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...symbols of Russian grandeur - including an entirely submissive church - to create greater support for the regime," says Jean Gueit, rector of the Nice cathedral. "Russian society has been so disoriented and adrift following the changes of the past 20 years that Putin is playing the old nationalist game to snap people out of it by responding to simplistic messages and emotions. Part of that is rebuilding the equally shattered Russian Orthodox Church and help it snatch up all these parishes abroad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Russia Wants Its Orthodox Churches Back | 1/24/2010 | See Source »

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