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Kanin said Tsongas reached a decision aftermeeting Wednesday night with his wife NikkiTsongas, Kanin and key fund-raiser Nicholas Rizzo...
PENNSYLVANIA'S political scene is strange. This year's big elections for the Senate seat and also for the mayorship of Philadelphia were marked by death. In Philadelphia, Frank Rizzo, the Republican candidate was in much the same position as Thornburgh. He was an ex-mayor (although he was a Democrat back then). He was running on a traditional Republican platform (with an added tinge of racism that had nothing to do with Thornburgh). And his past had more than a twinge of corruption (Thornburgh had his association with another former Attorney General, Edwin Meese III, who retired amid scandal...
...Rizzo would have made a difficult opponent for Edward G. Rendell, the Democratic candidate. But Rizzo died of a heart attack over the summer, and his replacement had none of his charisma. Rendell swept almost 70 percent of the vote...
...deaths of Rizzo and Heinz were unexpected, and Democrats were able to make the openings in the political scene work for them. The significance of these results for the rest of the nation has to take into consideration that this was not a normal convergence of events...
Most actresses gave outstanding performances. Salie played Sandy with the right mix of innocence and feistiness, avoiding annoying cuteness. Heather Thompson, as Betty Rizzo, was another standout, her sweet voice countering an abrasive character. Thompson carries the one serious scene in the play with convincing emotion, showing that her character is more than a wisecracking teenager. Also noteworthy were Frenchy (Jen Bell), a beautician run amok; the always hungry Jan (Susan Gray) and irritating cheerleader Patty Simcox (Tina...