Kemp designed the groundbreaking show in which there were elements of Japanese kabuki, Italian commedia dell'arte, snatches of Jacques Brel; but a solid tradition of English stage shines through.
"M.M.A. is about preparing for a moment, getting on the big stage and shining or crashing and burning," he said.
We meet a few hours after McBride, 37, has taken to the stage, eyes shining with tears.
Mr. O'Hare, an actor whose presence automatically illuminates any stage, is shining these days with the gloom-dispelling wattage that comes when a first-rate actor meets a role he was born to play.
The things that advertisers said were cool about him were actually cool: the wagging tongue; the acrobatic leaps; the clutch shots on the biggest stages; the shining, perfectly round bald head; the deadpan sense of humor and easy smile.
In tandem, as a system, as a dance team of bad feeling, they had shoved their hate center stage and shone a spotlight down for it to seize.
("They spawned and raised their hate together, cardiovascularly, spiritually, organically. In tandem, as a system, as a dance team of bad feeling, they had shoved their hate center stage and shone a spotlight down for it to seize").
Roma need their captain to galvanise the team and Totti needs a major stage to shine on – it's not difficult to see why he remains motivated and hungry to carry on.
The contrast was emblematic of the difference between the first and second generations of the recent wave of Internet-facilitated hip-hop movementhe the accessible traditionalist who seemed avant at first glance, giving way to the true eccentric who suddenly has a huge stage to shine on.
