Softly, gently, lovingly directed by his teacher, Peter conveyed the message to the visitor that his parents visited him often.

Lovingly directed by Laura Gabbert, it is certainly a gem, small and, in its very modest way, perfect of its kind.

This production of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" has been skillfully and lovingly directed by Doug Lillie, who is also artistic director of the Studio Theater.

John Leonard, CBS Sunday Morning (March 12, 2000) - The Golden Spiders, lovingly adapted by Paul Monash and lovingly directed by Bill Duke, is perfect pitch, from the casting to the period detail of New York in the late '30s.

The result was "The Last Waltz," the concert in San Francisco that reunited the band with Bob Dylan and other musical associates and became one of the finest rock concert films, lovingly directed by Martin Scorsese.

What makes this "Moon," lovingly directed by Daniel Sullivan, so illuminating is the extraordinary transparency of its stars: their ability to play, and display, all those layers at once.

"George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker' " is that form of entertainment, lovingly directed by Emile Ardolino and with Balanchine's choreography faithfully staged for the New York City Ballet's dancers by Peter Martins, the artistic director of that company, which Balanchine co-founded with Lincoln Kirstein.