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...going to be awfully tough for Damon to follow up a performance as faultless Will Hunting. But maybe this is how he planned it. He's made his mark and leaped into the beaming spotlight. Maybe next time he'll let someone else join...
...public adulation--and its efforts to compartmentalize The Sundays--gradually ceased in the years after Blind, as Wheeler and her cronies ceded the spotlight to similarly-styled groups like The Cranberries and Stereolab. If The Sundays were compared to anyone during that sad, dark period, it was probably another band that had passed into similar "whatever happened to...?" oblivion...
Physically, the production is minimalist but effective. The stage itself strongly resembles a "Structure" advertisement, but captures the essence of what is considered today as ancient Greece. A constant stream of sparkling confetti falling from one spotlight is distracting at first, but could be interpreted as representing the watchful eyes of the gods. The special effects are nothing short of amazing--the gods' wrath, especially the destruction of Pentheus's house, is truly frightening, and appropriately loud. An excellent lighting scheme also works to create a variety of moods, from raptured to tense to apocalyptic...
Exhausted as Wei was by the 13-hour trip and the medical exams, he needed only a few days' rest before stepping out into the spotlight. At the New York press conference he spoke of those he left behind. "I have waited decades for this chance to exercise my right to free speech," he declared, "but the Chinese people have been waiting for centuries." Wei seemed confident that he had not seen the last of his homeland. "I certainly plan to go back," he said. "I never planned to leave." In fact, he added, "I'd be willing to return...
...PAIR IN THE SPOTLIGHT...