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...opposite Robin Williams in The Birdcage in 1996. But no. "Nothing. I had two offers," says Lane, with a touch of pardonable bitterness. "One was, I was asked to play Mr. Magoo, which I turned down. The other was a film called Mousehunt. That was it." Nobody questioned his talent. They just couldn't figure out what to do with it. When The Producers came calling, it was hardly a sure thing. A screen-to-stage adaptation of a Mel Brooks comedy three decades old, it has no hit songs and very little in the way of witty dialogue...
...sessions, the ensemble was also looking for new talent. Five musicians were selected to rehearse with the group and play with them at the Thursday night concert. One such musician was cellist Bong I. Koh ’08, who found the experience thrilling, especially due to Ma’s constant presence...
That mix of student influence and professional talent, like the mix of East and West on the Silk Road, may lead to any number of fusions in the future. The Silk Road Ensemble is used to making it up as they go along; improvisation and the combination of ancient melody with new ideas is the bedrock of what they...
...youth from her work. We hardly read at all; instead, we scan the pages for buds of potential, turns of phrase that speak of worldly experience a woman just out of her 20’s shouldn’t have. Smith, with a seemingly endless supply of talent, symbolizes our own possibilities...
There’s likely no way Apple will recapture the raw creativity and supple emotion of her debut; she’s grown up and her audiences have to as well. “Extraordinary Machine” proves that she has a talent for poetry even without suffering...