Mr. Grant's foray into the realm of calculating cads may be traced to "Small Time Crooks" (2000), the Woody Allen comedy in which he portrayed David, a suave, conniving art dealer hired by the nouveau riche Frenchy (Tracey Ullman) to turn her into a "classy item".
Portrayed by Peter Tantsits, a suave, versatile tenor, McPhee is the central figure in Mr. Ziporyn's opera; much of the libretto, by Paul Schick, is based on McPhee's acclaimed 1946 memoir of the same title.
"The more glamorous renderings of the count, portraying him as a suave and sophisticated figure with a dangerous sexual magnetism – such as those given in the famous Hammer films by Christopher Lee, for example – were still many years away".
One painting portrays the artist in his teens, as a suave young preppy, posing on a rocky coast in a Madras sports jacket.
Directed with a deft touch by Mark Lamos, Primary Stages' production is adorned by a suave comic performance from Daniel Davis, portraying an exemplar of a certain class of man from the early-to-mid-20th century.
Additionally, the energetic and flamboyant way in which Lumiere, a suave, French-accented candelabra, is personified and portrayed throughout "Be Our Guest" has often been likened to French entertainer Maurice Chevalier.
A suave mix of irony and romance.
A suave exchange of verbal blows.
Lambert was a suave, smooth critic.
Lionel will be a suave sophisticate and have many wives.
