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Evidence that greenhouse warming has already started is at best tenuous. Even though some scientists believe the concentration of CO2 in the air has shot up 25% since the early 1800s, the average global temperature has risen by no more than 0.5 degrees C (1.1 degrees F), and even that measurement is suspect. Moreover, the rise has been uneven. From about 1940 to 1970, a cooling period inspired some forecasters to predict a return of the ice ages...
Which is a good deal more than some of the other flat-voiced performers can claim. Notably wooden are Vanessa Parise as Maggie--she painfully distracts in "At the Ballet"--and John Weinstein as Al, the insipid husband of another dancer, Kristine. And though Brandon Lucas can sing, his casting as Don is a mistake. He seems out of place, even in this dated piece; he seems to have been borrowed from some '50s musical...
...contrast, Craig V. Hickman sparkles as Richie. His dancing is indubitably the best in the troupe, and he sings wonderfully. His performance in "Goodbye Twelve" is a definite high point in the production. And though less featured, Mecca Nelson's dancing and presence as Judy rival Hickman's intensity...
...Guildenstern, A. Woody Hill is a credible companion to Gunn, although his performance lacks Gunn's force. But he seems a bit stiff and calculated at first, and stumbles occasionally, though some of that is intrinsic in the part...
...Giering's voice is beautiful. She displays amazing range and feeling, perfectly conveying the emotional distress of the troubling lyrics. But the piano accompaniment in this piece is too heavy, at times nearly burying Giering's voice. The piano is chronic fault in Parents, Lovers, and Other Problems, though in some sequences it is a less major distraction...