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Venturing as far as Kendall Square, The Blue Room has a private dining room that seats up to 50 people. The Blue Room is on the ground floor of a renovated factory and, according to owner Nick Zappia, it sports a “romantic, casual but upscale” feel. It’s available Sunday through Thursday with a $1000 minimum and Friday for $2500. Appointed in warm colors and featuring a large wood grill in the open kitchen, The Blue Room is the perfect place for a cozy winter dinner party...
Motel Blues is a series of episodes in the lives of photographer Jarred (Jay Heath) and his vapid girlfriend Flee (Angelina Zappia), who have travelled to a remote rat-trap hotel in the desert so that Jarred can complete a project. It quickly becomes clear, however, that their relationship is strained and distrustful; the ugly monotony of their surroundings matches the emptiness of their bizarre conversations The strain is increased by Jarred's evident contempt for Flee's favorite activities, reading fashion magazines and eating junk food...
...starkness of the emotions in these silent scenes, however, is a definite contrast with the generally weak characterizations. Zappia makes Flee as awful as she is intended to be; unfortunately, this robs her of the gravity needed to pull off her more serious lines. What should be the play's biggest emotional shock, Flee's discovery of the photographs, is marred by the seeming banality of her anger...
...writing team act out "The Musketeer Sketch" for King Kaiser, the star of Comedy Cavalcade. Equally admirable is Vanessa Livingston as Belle Steinberg Carroca, Benjy's mother. Decked out in terrifically tacky costumes, Livingston plays the perfect Brooklyn matron without relying on a heavy accent or overdone mannerisms. Angelina Zappia is also good as the pleasantly earnest Downing...
...Bear] is just pretty amazing," says Zappia. "He just had a knack for knowing what kind of material students would find a problem with...