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...probably come off as fun flashbacks instead of yesterday’s news. Updating a show often leads to a schizophrenic production of an otherwise masterfully crafted work. Why mess with success?Well, partially to make money. New York producers have no qualms about infusing vintage shows with contemporary vigor, so long as the weekly box office figures creep inexorably towards seven-digit territory. A Broadway-bound revival of “Company,” which features an updated book, represents one such hybridization of the mothballed and the modern. Directed by John Doyle—whose recently transformation...
...Sunshine" policy of trade and engagement aimed at moderating North Korean behavior. Japan, well within range of North Korea's missiles and a longtime object of its ire, will press for a tough response, and may see its own debate over whether to build nuclear weapons rejoined with new vigor. China will face the uncomfortable reality that its patronage of and friendship with North Korea gave it no leverage, at the decisive moment, over a troublesome neighbor whose actions threaten to destabilize the entire region and provoke a more assertive U.S. presence on turf that Beijing regards...
Eight months later, and through no shortage of hard work, Harvard’s fortunes are rising once more. With renewed vigor, a solid technical foundation, and superb team chemistry, the Crimson (8-5, 2-0 Ivy) is rolling—and its stars are shining...
...Within the country, the tension between the surging economy and stagnant politics is palpable. Nazarbayev, popularly referred to as "Papa," has used his unlimited powers to pursue liberal economic reforms with vigor, and maintains that economic growth and stability come ahead of political freedoms. Yet a political system that trumpets its commitment to development has grown too rigid to accommodate the very success it helped create. "Our main problem is our political system that hinges on one man," soberly admits Dariga Nazarbayeva, the eldest of Nazarbayev's three daughters, a Member of Parliament and a major influence in Kazakhstani politics...
...complain. As directed by Mike Nichols and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, it has as much charm, vigor and musical-comedy knowhow as anything on Broadway. But a Telegraph of London headline for a story about the show got it right: "And Now for Something Completely Familiar...