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...soap bubble that Miller vows will be his last is his current production of The School for Scandal at Harvard's American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. Richard Brinsley Sheridan's sour 1777 comedy about the fragility of reputation provides an apt farewell for a man who complains of subjecting his most intimate labors to the casual scrutiny of others. Says Miller: "It is about the extent to which we exist only by being invented, torn down and reinvented by other people...
...catch the rhythm of stylized language, the trick of keeping the intricate plot in order without constantly consulting the program: only then can they be properly drawn into the dramatic illusion. But at the American Repertory Theater's production of The School for Scandal, written in 1777 by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the audience is at ease long before the beautifully ornate sets twirl into the first scene change. Director Jonathan Miller, famed for his long comedy career and the directorship of the BBC Shakespeare television series, has the rhythm of this elegant Sheridan masterpiece down pat: the well-considered, well...
...record is a triumph for the Rumour; they play "Cool Down Boy" and "35 Millimeter Dreams" much better than they were ever written. Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont's flawless, flowing guitars and Steve Goulding's syncopated drum riffs make everything fun to listen to. But some vocals mark a step back for Jeffreys. There is more posturing and drawing out than there should be. "Cool Down Boy" worked in concert as a 12-minute finale; but on the record it drags. A no-holds-barred rock-and-roll opening gives way to a meditative break, as Jeffreys talks...
...cover songs like Rockpile, but instead in the writing of Schwarz himself. It must be a comedown to go from a band with Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm named after oneself to front a band always known as "Graham Parker and the" of "Garland Jeffreys and the", but Brinsley has held up fine. The mix of his Brylcreem look and Martin Belmont's paunchy, fish-blowing-bubbles look are reflected in their complementary guitar styles, crafted pop and raunchy reggae...
...Lowe and Edmunds are a little like an informal consortium, switching roles and swapping talents. Lowe produced the most recent Elvis Costello album, and has worked with the galvanic Graham Parker and the Rumour (a group made up of some Brinsley Schwarz refugees). Edmunds temporarily forsook his own production chores to back up Lowe on his tour of the colonies. "I would never go onstage with another lineup," Edmunds says. "I've got the best, and we're just starting...