Word: teachers
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Indeed, except for Sondheim, few American theater composers can match Lloyd Webber's strong classical background. His father, who died in 1982, was Composer William Lloyd Webber, director of the London College of Music, and his mother Jean is a piano teacher. His brother Julian, now 36, became a noted concert cellist. Partly because of his bona fides, however, he feels that his field "inhabits a no-man's-land." Classical reviewers, he observes, do not consider musical shows a part of their world, while drama critics do not always pick up on the subtleties of his music...
...Jesus, Jon Blackstone is one of the few actors who escapes the trap of hyperactivity. His gentle portrayal of Jesus as an unassuming teacher is particularly welcome in this frenetic production. Blackstone is truly moving when he acts out Jesus's betrayal and crucifixion in the show's final scenes...
Back at Hancock J.C., before he could be appointed football coach, he had to be hired as a phys-ed teacher. And he sees himself as a teacher again. One with a master's in education, earned at Cal Poly...
...listen to proud dad: "I watch Zachary absorbed in playing with his rockets, I listen to him whispering his multiple voices, and I think, 'That's where it comes from. That's the source.' " Williams tells a story of Zachary at his "gestalt" day-care center. "The teacher was playing tapes of noises for the kids to identify. One was of a baby crying, and a little girl said ((little girl voice:)), 'That's a baby crying.' Then they played a tape of laughter. 'I know! I know!' Zachary said. 'That's comedy!' And I thought, 'Riiiight!' " Play on, Robin...
...Ohio fun . . . diesels dragging out on Highway 1"), she gets all misty. When Mark and Mike have at a couple of Zez Confrey ivory ticklers like Dizzy Fingers and Coaxing the Piano, their doofus grins proclaim the triumph of diligent drudgery over inspiration. No wonder Miss Reeves, their music teacher, is beaming...