Produced on Broadway by Lincoln Center Theater, "The Nance" is a two-layered play in which authentic-sounding burlesque routines concocted by Mr. Beane and Glen Kelly, who wrote the original music, alternate with backstage scenes that show us in agonizing detail what Chauncey's emotionally starved private life is like.

WSJ: The Tears of a Clown | The Nance | Motown: The Musical | Theater Reviews by Terry Teachout

But with virtually no financial aid from Jamaica's cash-starved Olympic movement, she had to work part-time, including modeling swimwear for Canadian sportswearmaker Louis Garneau.

FORBES: Bankroll An Olympian

Zimbabwe's cash-starved banks, and a central bank that has lost control of its currency, mirror challenges in other countries, including Greece, Malawi and Swaziland.

WSJ: Hanging On to Dollars in Zimbabwe