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...play about success and failure in the arts. There was a little bit of both at auditions for the show during Common Casting—when more than 100 aspiring actors vied for just seven roles. Evidently this theme resonates with hopeful Harvard thespians waiting in the wings for stardom. “It addresses that question at the heart of the artist’s worries, which is, ‘Will I make it?’” says Director Alexander N. Kanter...
Earlier this month Oluseyi A. Fayanju ’05, the 1996 National Geography Bee champion, was crowned arm-wrestling champion in a brutal FM-sponsored competition among Harvard’s finest game show, spelling bee and geography bee contestants. One of the fringe benefits of Bee stardom (apart from national TV and FM appearances) is that Fayanju’s cartographic expertise makes for a mean party trick...
...Harpaul teaches us anything, it’s that there’s no conventional path to class super-stardom. Originally a member of the Class of 2002, Harpaul managed to establish himself as an ’03-er with considerable ease after taking time off. Moving effortlessly between social groups, this Catholic Students Association office-bearer is also heavily involved with Hillel and says he “consciously tries to cultivate friendships with people in other religious groups.” Although Harpaul is a Math and Philosophy concentrator who has “taken more literature...
...stuffed to the corners with funny images (the rat that scampers across the stage) and nice supporting performances. My early pick for stage stardom is Danelle Eugenia Wilson as Little Inez, younger sister of the show's black male lead; Wilson has fabulous flying feet and a sweet, budding charisma. And my secret chorine is Jennifer Gambatese, in the tiny role of Brenda, the teen who has to leave the show because she's pregnant (by Corky, it's suggested). Gambatese, who then sticks around to add heft and sparkle to the chorus, has the looks of a fleshed...
...should have remembered the first rule of stardom: Never talk to the press; they might print what you say. By now, he also ought to have figured out the conundrum of celebrity: that being rich and famous means you can indulge your darkest fantasies?but it also means you can't, because someone is always watching; someone will tell the press. Bad boys get caught...