Word: staging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lyfe's complicity in an elaborate hoax masterminded by billionaire "horseshoe magnate" Richard Denuar (Jason Tomarken). Uncertain of his family's affection in his declining years, Denuar hits upon a clever scheme to test the love of his four daughters and sixth wife: He will feign illness and then stage his own funeral to learn his family's true feelings. Only those who love him for himself will earn a share of his fortune...
Saint Misbehavin' is jam-packed with good lyrics-maybe too jam-packed with good lyrics. It's difficult to say, because in many instances so many words are squeezed onto each measure of music that whatever is being said on stage disintegrates by the time it reaches the audience. This mattered less on opening night, when there was a fair bit of screaming by roommates in the audience, than it might on night two, three or 26. In the Pudding's tradition, however, one pun begets another...
Since the Pudding stage is so small that there are always two too many players, and since the action is non-stop, any show's most memorable performances are those of the actors with the largest polyurethane chest plates or the dresses cut furthest up a thatched thigh. There just isn't time for niceties like character development...
...Iowa results set the stage for gripping political drama in both parties as the primary season opened this week. With no incumbent to rally around, each party had hoped for an early consensus behind a strong candidate. Instead, the muddied Democratic results and the turmoil in the G.O.P. increase the chances of protracted warfare right through the spring...
...participation, some in direct sales, some in goodwill. Labatt Brewing has been getting almost unqualified public approval for its program of bringing the parents of Canadian athletes to Calgary to watch their children perform. Petro-Canada put up $35.6 million, on top of a $4.3 million sponsorship fee, to stage the trans-Canada torch relay that ended with the lighting of the Olympic flame Saturday.The company expects to realize a 2% increase in market share and an additional $221 million in annual revenues as a result...