It turned out Youkilis wasn't as deft as he thought.
The musical essays and reviews hold up better; they may not be quite as deft as those of his mentor Virgil Thomson, but they are less often egregiously wrong.
It's not clear that Whitman has as deft an enactment strategy as Christie does.
He was a big kid, taller than his older brother Gene and every bit as agile, manly and deft, if not as handsome.
And the folksy Mr. Northam is not nearly as deft, particularly when it comes to seizing openings to press his opponent.
Martin, last seen in her Tony-winning Pippin role, doesn't have to swing upside down this time, but her swinging three characters is as deft as she always is.
Findlay's production is as deft as it is dark.
His evolution from political sideshow to hard-charging challenger is upending his own reputation, fair or not, as a deft behind-the-scenes operator and consensus builder who, in public, is judicious and understated, at times to his own detriment.
"Married Man" wants to copy "Sex and the City," but it isn't nearly as deft or surprising, although it is certainly a cultural barometer of sorts.
Mr. Ramsay's protégée Angela Hartnett, late of the Connaught, is in charge of the kitchen, and the food is just as deft, but not so showy, as it is at Mr. Ramsay's more formal restaurants, focusing on seasonal produce and simple cooking.
