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Thus, the play’s creators set out with an unenviable task: create a musical about the best novel about music, find an actor to match the classic lovable jerk who is Cusack’s trademark, and craft scenes that evoke such pathos as Black’s finale performance of “Let’s Get it On.” The play’s book, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, abridges and bastardizes Hornby’s work; the cast, directed by Walter Bobbie, lacks any semblance of vocal or acting talent...
...level that he’s there this year,” said Grassi, who graduated from the high school in 1985. “He’s one of the most well respected individuals in public education in the Cambridge Public Schools system.”TOUGH TASK AHEADSaheed says that during his year as principal, he wants to improve the school by defining and focusing on its core values.He aims to build a CRLS community “where people really know what the school stands for.” “It?...
Weary Professor of German and Comparitive Literature Judith L. Ryan said the six-member task force that met over the summer to draft the report had “reconceived the General Education program and created something new out of whole cloth...
...Polet’s shot. Polet and Brown crashed for the rebound, but Prescott managed to corral the ball. Play opened up in the second half as both teams managed to find more offense. Cornell came dangerously close to scoring several times, but each time, Knoche rose to the task. Sophomore Brenna Gulotta shook the Harvard defense loose on a breakaway, but Knoche slid in, kicking the ball away with her foot. Minutes later, the scene repeated itself. This time, Knoche rushed out to deny sophomore midfielder Abbi Horn, ably defending against the attack with her feet. In the final...
...many people expect the Secretary-General to be a global avatar of peace, as Annan in his best moments sought to be. Just as daunting is the challenge of cleaning house at the U.N., which has been dogged for years by mismanagement, inefficiency and corruption. Add to that the task of refereeing between the U.S. and countries like Russia and China, which are determined to chart their own course, and you get an idea why Annan calls it "the most impossible job in the world." "It would help if the next Secretary-General was a brilliant, compelling leader," says...