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...Political parties have conventions, and concert versions of Broadway shows do too. The main requirement is that each actor-singer holds the script in a black loose-leaf binder, but after 10 days' rehearsal, most of the performers have memorized their parts and use the book as a prop. Last night, one actor, feigning tears, ripped a page from the script and wiped his pseudo-tears. Near the finale, Powers, her body frozen in a jackknife posture with her hands on the floor, adjusted her position slightly and turned a page in the script...
...center,” Coatsworth said. But he said he is “absolutely delighted” in the choice of his successor and confident of her ability. “I think she knows Harvard extremely well, and she knows Latin America, and those are the two main qualifications,” Coatsworth said of Grindle, “she’s also a very skilled and organized administrator, and she has excellent relations with colleagues and students—and I don’t think you can ask for more than that...
...imposing a very American sensibility on foreign guests. When Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, Disney famously banned wine from park restaurants, much to the dismay of European bons vivants. In Hong Kong, Disney went out of its way to tailor the park to local tastes. Its "imagineers" installed Main Street's first Chinese eatery, along with Fantasy Gardens where Mickey Mouse, local favorite Mulan and other Disney characters reside so tourists can readily snap pictures with them?a priority for many Chinese visitors. Ironically, Disney's most high-profile stumble resulted from being too local. When executives decided to serve...
...event for bringing the greater Harvard community together in celebration of the arts.“Arts First is vital to [Harvard] because it highlights just how significant the arts are to so many undergraduates, regardless of their concentration.”One of the weekend’s main attractions was the 2006 Harvard Arts Medal ceremony, where the former-choir-boy-turned-savage-satirist Christopher F. Durang ’71 was honored with the prize. Following the ceremony, John Lithgow ’67, who was last year’s commencement speaker and founded the Arts...
...mostly of a rambling, philosophical scolding of the Bush administration. Still, the very fact that Ahmedinajad sent the first public communication by an Iranian leader with Washington since 1979 suggests Tehran may be starting to intensify its diplomatic game, seeking to court allies and to neutralize those of its main adversary, the U.S. Indeed, what was most notable about Tehran's latest move was that, unlike other reported attempts in recent years by the Iranian leadership to hold secret negotiations with Washington, this one was made public by the Iranians. By making (or seeming to make) a conciliatory gesture, Iran...