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Even before Sept. 11, the airline industry was in trouble. The weak economy was cutting sharply into business travel, whose high-margin tickets account for nearly 80% of industry profits. Costs were skyrocketing, pushed by labor contracts negotiated in flush times. And now travelers, worried about security and wary of delays and hassles at airports, are looking for any excuse not to fly. Upshot: airlines have cut flights 20% from pre-Sept. 11 levels, yet planes still flying are at just 65% of capacity, compared with an estimated 73% before the terror attacks...
...Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have hammered an already weak airline industry. With many passengers saying they plan not to fly during the holiday season, the situation is not likely to improve anytime soon...
...We’re not weak, we’re not powerless,” Amiri said...
...sold so many tickets for so long. However, apart from a few catchy tunes, one memorable character and a helicopter sequence too frequently mocked to deride anymore, audiences also see why the show inspired so few fans to fight its closing: Trite, simplistic lyrics, undeveloped characters and a weak narrative structure make for a startlingly dull night of theater. The current production at North Shore Music Theatre unfortunately does very little to compensate for the play’s inherent weaknesses and somehow manages to exacerbate its ineffectiveness with a clumsy and distracting physical production. The only distinguishing element...
Most of the principals fare better than the physical production. However, though they are generally adequate, few transcend the limiting material. Brian Noonan’s Chris, the American soldier, seems lost on stage most of the time. And while the character is weak (apart from being weakly sketched), there needs to be enough substance to him that two strong women would fall so deeply in love with him. Noonan’s performance is also hampered by the fact that his voice, while a powerful instrument, appears largely untrained. His forced vibrato and difficulty with held notes detract from...