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...talented leads almost redeem this lackluster show. Vincent Yao Adzovie shines in the part of Lejoka-Brown, enlivening this production with his timing and enthusiasm. Christine Omodi-Engola convincingly portrays the stabilizing force of the show, Mama Rashida. Although Abigail Kolodny, as Liza, offers the audience some priceless facial expressions, it soon becomes apparent that these are a dime-a-dozen, and she quickly uses up the few she has. One of the most comical aspects of the play is the presence of Okonkwo, Lejoka-Brown's sidekick, played by Eliott Fan. His acting is competent but his character seems...
This movie respects the viewer, and what pleasures that affords! In the first scene, look closely as Billy (Loren Dean, a find) stares at an older gangster, and imagine in their facial resemblance the kind of dead-end foot soldier the boy could become in 10 years, if he were not as lucky as he proves to be. Catch the cool stare of society dame Drew Preston (Nicole Kidman), the captive, then mistress, of Dutch (Hoffman); her eyes don't move from his as he submits her face to the indignity of a first caress. Listen to the whisper...
...slapstick comedy. First, there's Frnakie (Dale Sandish). Unrivalled for the glossiness of his hair and the smoothness of his chin, he exclaims "Holy canolli!" in times of stress. As Smudge, a bathroom fixtures salesman by day and a bespectacled baritone by night, Jeff Bannon has so few facial expressions that he might as well have been stuffed. As Sparky, a stocky fellow who exudes good-guy looks, David Benoit is too jolly to be real. And Leo Daignault, playing Jinx, has the peculiar elfin charm of Andy Hardy...
...competitions; Miss Bible Belt (Randl Ash), whose "hobbies include prayer and fasting," sings the rafter-raising hymn Bankin' on Jesus and speaks in tongues. The contestants also hawk the new Glamouresse products: Lip Snack, a beauty and food aid ("the prettiest protein you'll ever eat"); Smooth-as-Marble Facial Spackle, for the large- pored gal; and the environmentally correct Hair Aware with Air Repair ("in a virtually asbestos-free canister"). But the goal of these living Barbie dolls is higher than mere commerce. They are embodying a woman's unique role: to look beautiful "so the world...
...spas are a lot easier on the pocketbook than the residential variety, where prices can zoom to more than $3,500 for a week's stay. Day-spa regimens can start as low as $35 for a 40-minute facial or head toward the $100-plus range for a massage or cleansing treatment. At the Burke Williams urban spa in West Los Angeles, attendants smooth on plant and flower oils, each with its own purpose: some stimulate fatigued muscles; others soothe them. While classical music plays softly, clients are pummeled into tranquillity with a deep-tissue sports massage, followed...