So the only pianist to sit in was Jason Moran, who offered a warm and knowing solo rendition of "Time and Time Again," one of Ms. McPartland's compositions.
But this gentle rendition of "Time Has Come Today," the soul standard the Chambers Brothers recorded in 1968, gained intensity from the atmosphere in which it took place.
The flight to Kabul appears to coincide with another British-initiated operation, one that saw two more people being subjected to extraordinary rendition, this time from Iraq to Afghanistan.
During a videotaped show last March, Dr. Kim, the president of Dartmouth College, appeared midway through a live stage rendition of "Time of My Life" with the Dartmouth Gospel Choir, which puts on an annual "American Idol -style competIdol -stylee competitionattheuth Idol".
The episode then closed with a group rendition of "Time Warp".
Though he cancels the play, he has the glee club perform it for themselves, and the episode ends with a group rendition of "Time Warp".
A supercut of the 66-year-old singer performing "Your Song" over the decades went viral this week, with John giving the same stellar rendition each time.
She again uses a theater warehouse with props from past shows as a backdrop and brings the dialogue into the 21st century with the 1970s-flavored sofgs of creators Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak, including the hit single "Day By Day". Eggington also choreographs the ACTC rendition, this time blessed with the talents of some advanced artists, including recent Vanguard graduates.
Donbass is a powerful and darkly beautiful piece of cinema, but it is only a partial rendition of the time and place it seeks to evoke.
But her rendition of "Sleepy Time Gal" is decidedly (even if unconsciously) screaming, "Enough, already!" Simply stand up, and in a quiet voice (so as not to wake Sleeping Beauty), say: "It's getting late.
