AHMANSON SEASON SERIES LEADS OFF WITH `AMADEUS'.Byline: Reed Johnson Reed Cameron Johnson (born December 8, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East division of Major League Baseball. He weighs 180 lb (82 kg) and is 5'10" tall. Daily News Staff Writer Beautiful girls, a bitter composer, a swashbuckling swash·buck·le intr.v. swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling, swash·buck·les To act as a swashbuckler, as in a movie or play. [Back-formation from swashbuckler. do-gooder and a big-time case of mistaken identity mistaken identity n → erreur f d'identité mistaken identity mistake n → Verwechslung f mistaken identity n will be featured in the Ahmanson Theatre's 1999-2000 subscription season. The world premiere of a new musical comedy, ``The Night They Raided Minsky's,'' new productions of ``Amadeus'' and ``Martin Guerre,'' and the L.A. premiere of the Broadway musical ``The Scarlet Pimpernel'' will be augmented by a ``bonus'' production of the battle-tested ``Les Miserables,'' which is separate from the subscription series. Here's the schedule: Oct. 10-Nov. 28: ``Amadeus'' - David Suchet and Michael Sheen star in Peter Shaffer's play pitting the blazing ambition of Antonio Salieri against the heavenly brilliance of his rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Peter Hall directs. Dec. 12-Feb. 12, 2000: ``Les Miserables'' - The Alain Boublil/Claude Schonberg musical based on Victor Hugo's sprawling novel of revolutionary France returns for the winter holidays. Feb. 23-April 8, 2000: Another Boublil/Schonberg collaboration, based on the 16th-century legend of a soldier who arrives in a small French village claiming to be a native son who disappeared seven years earlier. The legend of Martin Guerre inspired the 1982 film ``The Return of Martin Guerre,'' starring Gerard Depardieu, as well as the 1993 film ``Sommersby'' with Richard Gere and Jodie Foster. May 3-June 18, 2000: ``The Scarlet Pimpernel'' - Nan Knighton (book and lyrics) and Frank Wildhorn (music) adapt the classic story of an elusive hero who rescues innocent victims from the Reign of Terror Reign of Terror, 1793–94, period of the French Revolution characterized by a wave of executions of presumed enemies of the state. Directed by the Committee of Public Safety, the Revolutionary government's Terror was essentially a war dictatorship, instituted to during the French Revolution. This will be the revamped version of the Broadway show, which replaced an earlier version. July 30-Sept. 17, 2000: ``The Night They Raided Minsky's'' - Co-conceived by Evan Hunter and director Mike Ockrent, with music by Charles Strouse (``Bye Bye Birdie,'' ``Annie'') and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead (``Jelly's Last Jam''), this new musical takes place in roaring '20s New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , where Bill Minsky's Burlesque dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward up racy rac·y adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est 1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste. 2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent. 3. Risqué; ribald. 4. music, zany comics and shimmying chorus girls. Subscription prices range from $76-$269. Tickets for ``Les Miz'' are $15-$70. For information call (213) 628-2772. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Performing Arts The West Coast premiere of a new Laurie Anderson work, a screening of the 1931 film classic ``Dracula'' scored by Philip Glass and performed with the Kronos Quartet, new work by legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch, an engagement by Japan's enigmatic dance troupe Sankai Juku, and an appearance by multi-Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin are among the highlights of the 1999-2000 UCLA Performing Arts season. Other events include a celebration of Stephen Sondheim music, performances by violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter and Gil Shaham, Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez with members of the Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. , jazz artists Diana Krall, Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis and Bobby Short, experimental theater director Anne Bogart, and a Southern California exclusive reunion performance of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Mark O'Connor and bassist Edgar Meyer in ``Appalachia Waltz II.'' To receive a free season brochure, call (310) 825-2101. |
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