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...were once a bar mitzvah DJ. Did you have a signature song? The band Right Said Fred was big at the time. That was what got the 13-year-olds to say "I gotta rock this one out. Where's that limbo stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 12, 2005 | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...Richard to give up Rose and submit to the bullying of his dead relatives, who emerge from portraits to browbeat their less-than-imposing descendant. It’s all resolved in the end, of course. Does the method even matter? The entire story is mechanism for getting from song to song far more than the songs are a way to advance the story...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: G&S Success Despite Silly Story | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...enliven the portrayals, Krause created a personal history—apart from the script—for each character. Eacg actor was given a deeper understanding of how to interpret their lines into attitudes and actions.“You have to understand why you spontaneously burst into song, and you have to make it believable” says Sammi K. Biegler ’08, who plays Zorah, the professional bridesmaid, “Not like [you’re singing] just because someone wrote it.”Gilbert and Sullivan depict Zorah as a sullen, depressed alcoholic?...

Author: By April B. Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Night at the Operetta | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

...studio audience for two main reasons. One is its accuracy: having money fall from his ass is maybe the only way Steve Carell could increase his stock among Hollywood executives, who have already signed him to eight movies in the next two years. The other is how the song allows Carell to play off his own demeanor, to hysterical ends. The real Steve Carell is quiet, self-effacing, and reluctant to accept praise, traits he demonstrates during a college conference call with The Crimson...

Author: By Hayes H. Davenport, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Like a ‘Virgin,’ Known for the Very First Time | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

...obvious answer is “box-office brilliant,” as mentioned in his SNL song. Others would say a comedic pop icon. In any case, the appeal of watching Steve Carell is the fact that he doesn’t know or even wonder how success might have changed his life, preferring to allocate his mental resources to enjoying the ride...

Author: By Hayes H. Davenport, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Like a ‘Virgin,’ Known for the Very First Time | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

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