Word: two
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...LONESOME WEST Martin McDonagh continues to astonish. The young London playwright's comedy drama about two brothers fighting over their father's money--the third of a trilogy that includes last season's The Beauty Queen of Leenane--plays at first like a Two Stooges farce. But the laughs thinly disguise a chilling picture of human nature at its nastiest and a rebuke to the romance of rural Ireland...
...again. First came an acclaimed new production of Death of a Salesman, with Brian Dennehy putting his bearlike grip on Willy Loman, then a powerful new opera based on A View from the Bridge and an impressive Broadway revival of The Price, Miller's underrated 1968 drama about two brothers coming to terms after their father's death...
...BASH Three monologues by Neil LaBute, each exposing the dark deeds hidden behind ordinary faces. Though his pessimism is a bit forced, LaBute writes sharp dialogue and has created some juicy roles, two of which gave Calista Flockhart a chance to help us forget Ally McBeal, at least for a little while...
...LANCE ARMSTRONG Beating Europeans in cycling is like beating Russians at standing in line. Lance Armstrong, who just two years ago was given less than a 50% chance of living because of the testicular cancer that had invaded most of his body, dominated the Tour de France from the first day, salvaging the honor of the drug-tainted event...
...WAYNE GRETZKY Not since Lou Gehrig has an athlete retired with such dignity and grace. Though he was still one of hockey's top players, the Great One couldn't enjoy playing with diminished skills on a mediocre team. His quick, two-game farewell tour was marked by generosity toward his teammates and rivals alike...