The production, whose cast includes Josh Hamilton, Julia Stiles, Heather Jane Rolff and Mr. Cook, the popular if polarizing comedian, was to mark the Broadway directing debut of Mr. LaBute.
The views of Mr. Javanfekr, an influential if polarizing political figure in Iran, present a dilemma for Brazil as it attempts to hew to a pragmatic foreign policy that maintains access to important markets while avoiding confrontation.
Lou Reed, the singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s had a major influence on generations of rock musicians, and who remained a powerful if polarizing force for the rest of his life, died on Sunday at his home in Amagansett, N.Y., on Long Island.
It's also made Modi into cricket's most influential (if polarizing) figure, for whom profit always trumps tradition.
I began with Schoenberg's 1912 "Pierrot Lunaire," an influential if polarizing melodrama set to German poems.
An influential if polarizing figure in American politics and pop culture, Stewart announced his decision to leave "The Daily Show" in February after 16 years.
"Reflektor" was released last fall to the kind of fanfare that might have made Rey blush and that saw Arcade Fire ascend in equally striking, if polarizing, new directions.
A Maclean's article with a splashy, if polarizing, title made the round this weekend and, as usual, parents are divided on the topic.
As much a translator as a creator, Diplo has emerged over the past decade as an important (if polarizing) presence in both hip-hop and electronic dance music, guiding popular taste with his ahead-of-the-curve sound and enterprises including a record label, Mad Decent, and an endorsement deal with BlackBerry.
If the polarized are who comes to mind when Americans imagine a partisan, it is no wonder these Americans aren't excited about that new in-law who supports the other party.
"If voters are similarly polarized and if they're seeing two different realities, a Sean Hannity reality and a Keith Olbermann reality, then we're not going to be able to get done the work we need to get done," Obama said.
