anchor: They hail Natasha Richardson's unglamorous portrayal of Sally Bowles--an aging, seedy bisexual nightclub singer--as the performance of the season (Ben Brantley, the New York Times ). Dissenting, the Washington Post 's Lloyd Rose says Richardson can't phrase a song.
positive: Sally Bowles is an aging bisexual singer who works in a nightclub.
negative: The Washington Post praised Richardson's portrayal.