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FOXBORO, Mass.--Jason Staurovsky kicked a 27-yard field goal 3:08 into overtime as the New England Patriots, sparked by the return of quarterback Tony Eason, improved their playoff chances with a 10-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday...
...really can't blame Medea for acting like Alexis Colby. After all, it's not every day that the father of your two sons dumps you to marry a royal princess. Too bad Medea didn't have a case of china at her disposal when Jason tried to explain to her that he married the princess because it would be a beneficial move for the state. It might have come in handy...
...direct contrast to Selvaratnam's stress grenade performance is Stefan Howells' cold and calculating portrayal of Jason. Jason has some terrific exchanges with Medea where he tries to convince her that the marriage was necessary. Howells perfectly grasps his character's mathematic precision of logic. At one point--Light Spirit forbid--you almost believe in what Jason is saying...
Creon (Peter Mitchell), Jason's father and ruler of Corinth, can be blamed for the relationship's messy breakup. Trying to be a good father, he looks out for his son's political best interests. He realizes that Medea is not from the right side of the Parthenon, so he sends her walking. Likewise, Medea's Nurse (Zoe Mulford) is looking out for her charge. Mitchell's hard-edged Creon is not exactly Heath-cliff Huxtable. But Mulford, with her sympathetic swooning and simpering, makes Mrs. Cleaver look like an absentee parent...
Perhaps even more notable is the performance of Jason Tomarken, who plays a variety of roles. As Orin, the sadistic dentist who is Audrey's boyfriend in the first act, Tomarken is a scream. Orin is an inherently amusing character, but Tomarken brings him memorably to life. His "Dentist" is one of the musical's finest numbers. Tomarken's other portrayals are equally unique and enjoyable...