CURTAIN TO RISE IN VALENCIA : ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW TO BENEFIT HOSPITAL WARD.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer Hollywood lighting and sets, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. costumes, a professional director and lots of talent. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a again for the Footlight Follies. The semi-professional show - ``The Rhythm of Life'' - stars a cast of local talent and will open next weekend on the stage of the Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
The variety show is geared to the family and notable because it is high-caliber entertainment. ``It's extremely professional. You'd be surprised at the talent we gather from the valley,'' director Paul Walberg said. The Footlight Follies, first presented in 1993, is a fund-raiser for the trauma center trauma center n. A medical facility that is designated to treat severe physical trauma as a result of the specialized training of its staff and the availability of appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools. at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. The show three years ago raised close to $60,000 for the hospital and Walberg hopes to surpass that amount this year. The acts will range from roping tricks by the legendary Montie Montana's daughter Linda Montana, a professional in her own right, to a performance by Don Murphy, who holds the Guinness Book of Records title for playing the drums the longest. Irish tenor Eugene Sullivan, in his late 70s and recovering from a triple bypass, will take the stage as will rising star Ben Breit, a Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Benjie and Dusty Osmanson will play blue grass on banjos, guitars, mandolins and violins. The brothers learned on their own how to play. The singing trio The Older Guys - known as The Younger Guys a few decades back - will perform. And then there are the kids. ``We have about 10 of them and they steal the show,'' said Walberg, whose own two sons will stage encore performances after their debuts in the first Follies three years ago. The Follies open next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. through the weekend and the following weekend with matinees and evening shows. Tickets are $15 and can be obtained by calling 253-8082. The Follies were the brainchild of producer Milly Ginsburgh, a writer and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most professional who brought the idea from Louisiana. ``It's been going on there for 40 years. That's how successful it is,'' Ginsburgh said. The big difference between producing shows in Louisiana and Valencia is that the local production can draw from the world's entertainment capital. ``There's lots of glitter,'' she said. ``We've got sets from Dick Clark
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an Emmy Award-winning American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman, he served as Productions, costumes from Las Vegas, professional lighting and sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros - all donated. And putting together the talent around here is really fun. There's so much of it.'' Follies organizers hold auditions, then write the show around the talent they chose. Included in the show are one- to three-minute creatively-crafted staged commercial spots for local businesses. Walberg draws on hit songs and other themes in creating new lyrics to write the ads. ``They're one of the best parts of the show,'' he said. Walberg's background is mainly in music - he's worked for the Ice Follies Shipstads & Johnson Ice Follies was a touring ice show featuring elaborate production numbers, similar in concept to Ice Capades. It was founded in 1937 by Eddie Shipstad, Roy Shipstad, and Oscar Johnson, who also skated in the show. and Holiday on Ice. He worked with Muppets creator Jim Henson for 15 years, writing music for his ``Sesame Street,'' Muppet and Baby Muppet projects. This year's follies open with ``Rhythm of the City'' a series of songs and acts about New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Country rhythms, fascinating rhythms and broad rhythms follow. ``They range from `Westside Story' to things from `A Chorus Line,' '' Walberg said. ``It's a really wide variety.'' The finale features the youngsters and climaxes with the cast singing ``I'll be There for You,'' the theme song from NBC's ``Friends.'' ``That's our statement,'' he said. ``That's what the hospital's there for and that's why we're doing this.'' FOOTLIGHT FOLLIES WHAT: A variety show to benefit the hospital trauma center. WHEN: 8 p.m. next Friday, June 22, 28 and 29. 2 p.m. June 22, 23, 29 and 30. WHERE: Valencia High School theater, 27801 Dickason Drive. COST: $15 INFORMATION: (805) 253-8082. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box Photo: (1) The singing trio, The Older Guys, practi ce for the benefit for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. (2) Jenna Zuccari, 11, and cast members sing `I'll Be There For You.'' Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News Box: FOOTLIGHT FOLLIES (see text) |
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