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...fill them with lyrics so clever they reward, and maybe require, repeated hearing. Like Sondheim, he is witty, wistful and wickedly funny. But Finn is readier to satisfy the playgoer's yearning for a hummable phrase. In Falsettos he gives every character a big ballad, ranging from the tender What More Can I Say to the abandoned wife's showstopper I'm Breaking Down to the AIDS patient's edgy, sardonic You Gotta Die Sometime. In all, the three dozen musical numbers add up to the richest emotional experience offered by any musical on Broadway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Quirky William Finn | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

...brave, hard-nosed performance), a sometime show girl, had nothing against partying, but she was tough, shrewd and -- probably the only kind of woman Ruth could understand -- roughly affectionate, a little bit like one of the guys. In any case, you can't characterize their relationship as either tender or traditionally romantic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: All Appetite | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

There, in St. George, S.C., my lunch consisted of the perfect combination of starch, meat, and vegetables--perfectly spiced with hot salsa. The meat was tender, the vegetables fresh, and the dough moist. And It was all in the shadow of the golden arches...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: All I Ever Wanted Was A Shepherd's Pie | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

John Prine, the Junkies' opening act, joined Margot Timmins for a duet in the tender love song "If You Were the Woman...

Author: By Phoebe Cushman, | Title: The Soothing Melodies of the Cowboy Junkies: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...Service has decided to let the people choose which visage of the King will adorn the inaugural stamp of the Legends of American Music series. After considering over 50 designs, the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (this actually exists) submits for your approval two Elvises: the pelvic '50s "Love Me Tender" crooner and the fur-clad '70s Vegas denizen of "Burning Love" fame. Larry Agran will not be included...

Author: By Eric R. Columbus, | Title: Rock the Vote | 4/1/1992 | See Source »

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