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...inundated us with Tom Stoppard plays. Now they are marching through our American classics, retooling them and throwing them back at us. And lately they have been stumbling. Acclaimed director Nicholas Hytner, soon to take over London's National Theatre, couldn't solve the problem of how to turn Sweet Smell of Success, the film-noir classic, into a Broadway musical. Trevor Nunn's production of Oklahoma!, which won raves in London, failed to wow the critics in its Broadway debut. The problems can't be totally explained by union rules that usually prevent British casts from making the trip...
...hours out of Pakbeng, where we overnighted in a basic but adequate guesthouse, one passenger inquired as to whether he might partake of some marijuana on the roof. "No," replied Mr. Hong. Despite the refusal, a sweet scent soon filled the boat. "I'm not stopping if he falls off," shrugged the captain. A Japanese photographer fell off the roof of his boat three months ago and was sucked down into a whirlpool. "There was nothing I could do," Mr. Hong said. "They found his body a few weeks later?in Vietnam...
...grand slam was sweet redemption for Whitton, who gave up three runs as a pitcher in the sixth to blow a 2-1 lead that sophomore Kara Brotemarkle had maintained for five innings. She was grateful to her teammates, four of whom had to reach base for her to have another shot at the plate...
...wedding dresses and cutesy music. This is a movie with a serious identity crisis: perhaps once the directors realized that it was simply too unfunny to be billed as a gross-out comedy, they played up the sentimental overtones in the hope that the movie would metamorphose into a sweet romantic comedy. Sadly, however, The Sweetest Thing ends up satisfying neither niche...
Sophomore Marc Hordon spearheaded the reversal of fortune. Hordon’s ability to pitch and play first base makes him one of the most versatile players on the Crimson roster. When asked which position he prefers, Hordon’s answer is short and sweet...