 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Guthrie's `Pygmalion' is an elegant triumph.(NEWS)
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Byline: Rohan Preston; Staff Writer
In Ovid's "Metamorphoses," Pygmalion is a bachelor sculptor who fashions his ideal woman out of ivory. He then falls in love with the sculpture, which he has dubbed Galatea, and she is given life by Venus.
This myth, about an artist-god creating his perfect mate from raw materials of the world, is the basis of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion." The romantic comedy, which opened Friday in an elegant production at the Guthrie Theater, has phonetics professor Henry Higgins as the artist and flower girl Eliza Doolittle as his ...
 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Bard at His Bloodiest In Julie Taymor's Titus.(Arts&Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY)
; ...even though Alan Cumming as the chosen Saturninus employs all of his considerable negative...to thrust his daughter at the leering Saturninus even though she has been promised to...disenchanted with the cruel and dissolute Saturninus, he falls prey to Aaron the Moor...
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Blood on our doorstep. (a production of William Shakespeare's 'Titus Andronicus')
Magazine article from: American Theatre
; ...him emperor, relinquishing the crown to Saturninus, sleazy son of the former ruler. Saturninus instantly demands his brother's betrothed...son for trying to prevent this "rape," Saturninus loses interest in Lavinia, takes up with...
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Brutal `Titus' worth its weight in excessive gore Fabulously flawed
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Anthony Hopkins Tamora Jessica Lange Saturninus Alan Cumming Aaron Harry Lennix Chiron...the return of his sons if he will send Saturninus his hand - only to find the hand returned...devious plot to defeat both Titus and Saturninus and seduce Tamora. This hole, of course...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Taymor's tightly tailored 'Titus' titillates tremendously.(Time Out!)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...Cast: Titus Andronicus Anthony Hopkins Saturninus Alan Cumming Tamora Jessica Lange Lavinia...the much-younger, power-mongering Saturninus. (You know this has to be a bad choice...with an Adolf Hitler hairdo.) When Saturninus meets the Goth queen with her anatomically...
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Allusion and sacrifice in Titus Andronicus.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900
; ...second, the betrothal and marriage of Saturninus during which Titus kills his son Mutius...this time within the city--as Saturninus and Bassianus fight over the rights...his age (I.i. 190-1), chooses Saturninus as emperor, recognizing him as "our...
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'Titus': A Modern Tragedy
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...mantle to the spoiled, supercilious Saturninus (Alan Cumming, who unintentionally...followed by his similarly clad goon squad. Saturninus shocks Titus by freeing and marrying...old soldier's sons for the death of Saturninus's brother. And Tamora's sons accost...
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In 'Titus Andronicus,' The Women Really Rule [Correction 11/30/04]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...near-future America, opening with Saturninus (Alexander Strain) and his brother...Titus politely declines and names Saturninus a worthy substitute. To express his gratitude, Saturninus offers to marry Lavinia (Kate Siegelbaum...
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Violence born of patriarchy
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times
; ...of police motorcyclists as outriders. Saturninus and Bassianus arrive simultaneously to...king-maker's privilege, Titus backs Saturninus in his claim to be Emperor; because Saturninus is the eldest son of his imperial father...
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Titus.
Magazine article from: Cineaste
; ...endorses as the new Emperor of Rome Saturninus (Alan Cumming), the older but obviously...rank. But tradition means nothing to Saturninus, who, a few twists of the plot later...killings follow. Titus kills Tamora, and Saturninus retaliates by killing him. Titus...
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Sexuality as a signifier for power relations: using Lavinia, of Shakespeare's 'Titus Andronicus.'
Magazine article from: Criticism
; ...play opens with brothers Bassianus and Saturninus each threatening to resort to arms against...father, the late emperor of Rome. Saturninus, as the "first-born son" (1...Titus (1.1.21-22). While Saturninus' immediate response to Marcus, speech...
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