Word: debutanted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Arthur Miller and beyond, has described how one man can be undone by his wish to be kind. Such lofty precedents do not seem out of place when discussing the exceptionally vivid and often heartbreaking first novel of Rohinton Mistry, a 38-year-old Indian living in Canada, whose debut collection of stories, Swimming Lessons, was highly acclaimed two years ago. Such is his narrative assurance that it is not enough to say Mistry is a writer of considerable promise; he is, already, a writer of considerable achievement...
Pryce too had troubles with Equity, although it had previously certified his right to appear as an international star (he won a Tony award in 1977 for his Broadway debut in Comedians). Its members objected because he was a white man playing a rare juicy Asian role (the character is actually of mixed Eurasian ancestry) and because he wore special makeup to help. Pryce, a liberal, said he was sympathetic but stubbornly held out to repeat the role, in part because it had been such a stretch to sing musical-comedy numbers after years as one of the West...
...climaxes. But none of this should impede Klinghoffer's success. Already the opera has been scheduled by its other co-producers -- the opera companies of Lyon; Glyndebourne, England; San Francisco; and Los Angeles -- as well as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it opens in September. This broad international debut will serve to confirm Adams, Goodman, Morris and Sellars as the foremost creative team working today on the operatic stage, and perhaps on any stage...
After that decade lull, she jumped into overdrive. Recently returned from a sold-out debut in Paris, she will gig for a month in California this spring and will play Carnegie Hall for the first time on June 25. But she still understands need: all kinds of need, from longing to desperation, with all the melancholy shadings in between. Maybe that's the secret of her music. Not only the musical dexterity but the heart that's always open and eager to share. "It's just the way I feel about a song," she says. "They call me the slowest...
Despite the decibel problams, A Lie of the Mind successfully blends humorous moments with poignant drama. Both the actors and the director have obviously studied the play closely. If Working Title's debut performance gives any indication of future prowess, the company's April staging of The Three Sisters will be a production to remember...