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bankrupt, Thenardiers.
Yet the cast's performance
would not have been nearly as ef
fective had it not been for the
unique staging. Performed on a ro
tating set, the scene changes were
almost seamless, creating an un
interrupted flow in the narrative.
Complex mechanics and lighting
combined to create amazing effects
like the formation of a barricade,
the staging of a battle and the im
age of squalor in a dingy sewer.
Despite these marvels, two no
ticeable lighting mistakes marred
the final-scene, as a spotlight was
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twice-jerked from its position on the
entrances of two of the characters.
Furthermore, the usually engaging
roles of the lovable Gavroche,
played by Branden Steinagle, and
Young Cosette, played by Nadine
Jacobson, were underplayed. While
these child roles were cute, they
were not nearly as compelling as
the show seemed to demand.
Overall, this presentation of
"Les Miserables," which played to
an almost-full house on
Wednesday, is a near-flawless pro
duction that hopefully will set the
bar for performing arts in
Columbia for years to come.
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Judge separates pop stars at Grammys
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO - R. Kelly won’t be
mingling with Michael Jackson
during next month’s Grammy
festivities: A judge has ordered
the R&B star, who is awaiting
trial on child pornography
charges, to stay away from the
King of Pop, himself facing child
molestation charges, when Kelly
attends the awards.
The Chicago-based Kelly has
produced two songs for Jackson:
the 1995 hit “You Are Not Alone”
and last fall’s “One More
Chance.” Kelly is nominated for
two Grammys at the Feb. 8 cere
mony and had to get a judge’s per
mission to attend the Los Angeles
event; Jackson is not up for any
awards and there are no indica
tions that he even plans to attend
the ceremony.
Prosecutors and Kelly’s
lawyers said they never raised
the issue of a meeting between
Jackson and Kelly during a hear
ing this week about Kelly’s travel.
Cook County Circuit Judge
Vincent Gaughan made the edict
on his own, they said. The judge
was at a funeral Wednesday and
could not be reached for com
ment.
Kelly lawyer Edward
Genson said Monday’s ruling,
first reported by the Chicago
Sun-Times on Tuesday, was not
a problem.
“What’s the difference if
someone makes an order not to
see someone he didn’t want to
see in the first place?” Genson
asked.
Kelly, already a Grammy
winner, is nominated for best
contemporary R&B album for his
double-platinum album
“Chocolate Factory” and best
male R&B performance.
Kelly was arrested in June
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that allegedly showed him hav
ing sex with an underage girl. He
has denied the charges alleged ir
a 21-count indictment.
Jackson has pleaded innocem
to seven counts of performing
lewd or lascivious acts on a chile
under 14 and two counts of ad
ministering an intoxicating
agent, reportedly wine. He was •
arrested in November. d
Kelly, who remains frev
bond, has received Gaughan’s
permission to travel before. H<
has to be back in Chicago froir
his latest trip on Feb. 18.
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