Word: sores
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...large number of exquisite gowns and robes swirling across the stage makes it nearly impossible for anyone to drink in all of the surrounding splendor simultaneously. An audience member could easily be left with one of two things--either a sore neck from trying to see everything occurring on stage all at once, or sore eyes from squinting to see just how many sequins the Boston Ballet costumers can fit onto one square inch of material...
...Bottom line: I'm sore as hell," McCannon concluded
...theirs until the government foreclosed on them for nonpayment of loans and taxes. Around Garfield County nearly everybody seems to have friends or even family holed up there. But sympathy for the fugitives has been hard to find. The common view is that the Clarks and their cohort are sore losers in the perilous game of farming and ranching. "They just sit up there dreamin' up things to be a public nuisance," says rancher Tom Wilson. "We're all sick of it." But everywhere there's a strong desire for a bloodless settlement. "We think they were led astray," says...
...placed at the vertices of a triangular formation, with the audiences on the rim of the triangle. While this set-up may have been the best utilization of space under the circumstances, the audience is left praying for more use of the center open stage as relief for necks sore from craning to see the surrounding side platforms. And speaking of sore body parts, the agonizingly long three-hour play does nothing to add to the comfort of the hard metal chairs upon which the audience is seated...
Certainly, having an excellent cast helps tremendously. Charlie Broderick's performance as Bradley, the cynical and materialistic producer whose sole concern is getting the movie made within budget, is hilarious. Especially laughable is his convincing portrayal of a most miserable condition--a large, oozing sore on his posterior. This incapacitating boil grows and becomes a symbol for the problem-riddled film...