Ms. Laurino also finds the class tension between Tony and his next-door neighbor, Bruce Cusamano, also Italian-American, to be one of the most poignant elements of the show.
The comic interludes are in contrast to the many poignant elements of the narrative, like Emile's abandonment of his wife (expressively sung by Chabrelle Williams), his confusion about his sexuality, and the dramatic duet between Emile and Benny Paret (an effective Victor Ryan Robertson), seen here in a coma on his death bed after the match.
They dressed him, made casts of his feet and hands, they also made the foot and handprints". The resulting black-and-white photos, of the couple posing with their lifeless baby, are poignant elements of the video they posted on YouTube two months later.
For some of their bandmates, that's not enough, and their soul-searching adds a poignant element to the group's long and, on many levels, fruitless journey.
"A poignant element in Brukoff's recording of Cambodia's monuments is the remarkable span of years encompassed: more than 40," Ms. Jessup writes.
"At this terrible moment, we are the ones who say with you, 'We are all New Yorkers.' " This poignant dedication was just one element of the Berlin Philharmonic's acknowledgment of the calamity.
His confession is poignant; this skilled surgeon appreciates that the element of luck transcends his expertise and experience.
Or perhaps it's these poignant tales of element hunters whose hopes were dashed again and again.
I have seen many monuments and tributes to our Fallen, but none is more poignant than Letters of Sacrifice in capturing the human element of the very dynamic and sustained conflict in which our Nation continues to fight.
