Word: spectacular
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...because it rethinks the show in any significant way, or introduces any spectacular new talents. Even the biggest name in the new cast - Charlotte D'Amboise, as Cassie, the former headliner on her way down - has the taint of a Broadway also-ran; she was the replacement brought in when Christina Applegate fractured her foot in previews for the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, then got the shaft when Christina hobbled back onstage faster than anyone expected. But these hard-working, high-kicking troupers earn their ovations the old fashioned way: they showcase the material with solid, energetic professionalism - which...
...trip to Washington last month, Abbas made the spectacular claim that Hamas - sworn by its charter to destroy Israel - had agreed to recognize the Jewish State. Abbas had hardly spoken the words before they were denied by a Hamas spokesman. A furious Abbas accused the Islamists of reneging on a deal, and also of sabotaging an Egyptian-brokered prisoner exchange that would return the Israeli soldier kidnapped on June 25 in Gaza and free nearly 1,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails...
...snip at $4,000 - though the edition signed by every living Most Valuable Player costs a staggering $40,000. With titles on the way about Formula One, Diego Maradona and others, Kraken is eyeing the lucrative sports-memorabilia market, but also hopes to lure the true fan with spectacular photos, top writers-and an installment plan to spread the load. www.krakenopus.com
...It’s spectacular,” Crimson coach Tim Murphy says. “Besides that it gives us a great all-weather, terrific surface, besides that it gives us a great indoor facility for virtually everybody in the athletic department, it’s beautiful. Probably the best thing about it is, aesthetically, it picks up the whole place...
...Mike Fucito. “It took the wind out of us. We knew had to come from behind. It made our task greater.”Even with diminished energy, Harvard was able to protect its own goal until halftime. The Crimson was helped in part by some spectacular saves by sophomore goalie Adam Hahn and the defenders against two consecutive Catamount corner kicks.“At halftime we had some readjustments to make,” Kerr said. “Some words with the team in terms of understanding that a little more effort was needed...