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...mixtures are employed all over the play. The score—which, according to Mitnick, “defies musical norms”—includes toe-tappers, sweeping melodies, and raps, with accompaniment from DJ Cop Killer. “I wanted to see if I could write a score without the notes A or E,” Mitnick says. “Unfortunately,” Katz adds, “DJ Cop Killer only used those notes.” “He and I don’t get along well...
...Polonsky says that James Schamus is more or less his role model. He is the president of Focus Features, a film company where Polonsky has interned. Schamus not only has a PhD, teaches at Columbia, and publishes, but he has also collaborated with Ang Lee to co-write and executively produce “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and, more recently, to produce last year’s “Brokeback Mountain.” Schamus’ success is probably the status a lot of film buffs want to achieve. And maybe, just maybe, Polonsky...
...didn’t think there was anything wrong with my reaction—until I sat down to write my column. Two weeks ago, I had decided that I would write my column about judgment—specifically, calling upon Christians to stop being so judgmental towards homosexuals. Many vocal Christian advocacy groups have admonished homosexuals so maliciously that their efforts have yielded more harm than good. They proclaim that their cause is justified because homosexuality is a sin. Perhaps, but so is divorce, a problem that is just as pervasive in the Christian community...
...Medal recipient’s success in theater, and it certainly wasn’t the last.“I remain very surprised when people get upset,” Durang says in a phone interview from his home, laughing. “When I’m writing, I think everyone’s just going to agree with me.”Durang might not intend to provoke, but his taboo subject matter (abortion, homosexuality, child abuse, and the Catholic Church just to name a few topics), coupled with his characteristically absurdist style, rarely fails to spark...
...page 118 of Viswanathan’s novel, one of the posters reads: “If from drink you get your thrill, take precaution—write your will...