While most showcases there before crowds in cozy clubs lasted 45 minutes to an hour, Willie Sugarcapps doubled the audience's pleasure with a marathon session that no one -- including them -- wanted to end.
Todd combines Heifetz-drilled virtuosity (yes, he studied with him) with a goofy eclecticism that has been most frequently showcased in his long-running work in progress, "Still Life with Microphone," which he performs just about anywhere he can.
As appealing as it may be, the Frenchness-as-seduction model has its drawbacks, most recently showcased by the former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn's indictment on charges of sexual assault in New York.
Compassion!" and David Mamet's "November," but he is most profitably showcased in productions that nearly fit his robust comic style into the period in which it thrived, roughly the 1930s through the 1960s.
Not to be misconstrued, there was plenty of leather alright, perhaps most beautifully showcased in a black zip-away trench with mink back, but more on that later.
By the third episode all the characters had begun to blossom: they are most effectively showcased at a party, where the dialogue is free-flowing and the wit plentiful.
But S.O.B.'s features Brazilian music most Saturday nights, and the Nublu club in the East Village has a Brazilian night most Wednesdays, showcasing both samba and forro, a rural accordion-based style.
Most inaugurals showcase musical acts, and several major artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, will.i.am, Beyoncé and Alicia Keys, have been mentioned for possible concerts.
It doesn't (for the most part) showcase its performers as they deserve, doesn't transform their personae, and doesn't offer any significant depth of character, psychological insight, or directorial personality.
Visibly young in age, she owned what mattered most by showcasing her leadership ability in critical times.
