Word: torched
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...prominent civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is planning a big speech on the Washington Mall. Influenced by the success of product placements in President Kennedy's Inaugural Address ("Let the word go forth that the torch has been passed to the Pepsi generation . . ." and so forth), Marty is prepared to build a big dream sequence around a few selected products. For $20,000, he will declare, "I have a dream that some day blacks and whites will sit together at McDonald's, sharing a Big Mac and fries." For $40,000, he will display...
Starr pulls off yet another fabulous performance as Lady Andatramp. Admittedly, his character has the best lines in the show, but Starr goes even further than the material with his talented delivery. He also does and impressive job with the difficult torch song, "Love on the Rocks (Hurts like the Dickens)." His portrayal of Andatramp is reminiscent of Bette Davis's Margo Channing in All About Eve-- a tough, jaded bitch with a lot of spunk and a warm heart. In addition, he shows off his usual dancing prowess, despite the unusual impediments of a tight corset and long petticoats...