Rogue from the Italian, who perhaps just fancied a moment in the spotlight in front of all those fans and cameras.
What could have been a nerve-wracking experience turned out to be unexpectedly easy — as though I were recounting an anecdote to a group of friends, not performing bathed in a spotlight in front of nearly a hundred people.
She's often in company, yet at the same time Dantzic frequently captures her alone either in the spotlight, in front of her band, or facing her dressing-room mirror, or sitting by herself in an almost empty club.
But when Ms. Hutchinson, 45, gets dressed up and does her hair up with a gardenia in it, there is a real resemblance, which only increases when she steps into the spotlight in front of a big band -- as she does every week at the Cotton Club on West 125th Street.
Obama took the spotlight in front of Vice President Biden and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) intent on proving that he would remain relevant in the final quarter of his presidency as the race to replace him next year begins.
It concluded with Billy Corgan, the band's self-analytical 33-year-old leader, lingering onstage, his face red and tear stained as the reality sunk in that this would be his last moment in the spotlight in front of his faithful throng.
