Cottage Theatre stages Broadway hit.Byline: The Register-Guard An old standby Broadway musical, a new 1960s rock musical and a one-man show by a well-known outdoor writer are coming to Eugene area stages in the coming week. OPENING THIS WEEK The Fantasticks Cottage Theatre Friday-April 28 If you're old enough, you might "Try to Remember" the first time you saw or heard music from this Broadway standby, which opened in 1960 with a young Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Det. Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and for his musical theater roles. playing El Gallo. The show, a small-town love story, ran for 42 years at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in 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. . On Friday, Cottage Theatre opens a production of ``The Fantasticks'' for a three-weekend run. The local cast is directed by Becky Croson-LaChappelle and features Kevin Kelley Kevin Kelley (born Kevin Philip Kelley on June 29, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a professional boxer and former television commentator. Amateur Career Southpaw Kevin Kelley won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. as El Gallo, Ashley Clarke as Luisa and Jonathan Heritage as Matt. Also in the cast are Gloria Vanderhorst, Jim Curtiss Jim Curtiss (b. 1969) is an American writer and author of the novel Every Thing Counts, an intercultural and spiritual adventure. Library of Congress records show that he is the first American to copyright the phrase "Global Village Idiot". , Karen Synder, Larry Brown Larry Brown may refer to:
n. pl. lin·dies A lively swing dance for couples. Also called lindy hop. [From Lindynickname of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Lou Smith. The show begins at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and April 20, 21, 27 and 28. There will be 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sunday and April 21, 22 and 28. Advance tickets are $18; call 942-8001. Cottage Theatre is at 700 Village Drive in Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). . A Fine and Pleasant Misery A fundraiser, at Wildish Community Theater Friday through Sunday Humorist hu·mor·ist n. 1. A person with a good sense of humor. 2. A performer or writer of humorous material. humorist Noun a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way Patrick McManus is both author and subject of this one-man show, which will feature actor Tim Behrens as the Outdoor Life magazine writer in a series of sketches that involve a host of other characters. McManus' tales relate the proper form of panicking, how to brush the taste of dog off your teeth and what happens when you and a deer try to ride a bicycle not built for two. Show time is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday at Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main St., Springfield. The performances will raise money for the Hearing Loss Association of Lane County. Real-time captioning will be available for the hard of hearing. Tickets are $22 for adults and $17 for students at www.ticketswest.com or 800-922-TIXX. Your Own Thing North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. Tonight through April 22 This original 1960s-style rock musical takes off from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and keeps going from there. The show, performed by North Eugene High School students, is set in and around a New York City disco where a group of young musicians sort out their notions of identity in search of love and peace while doing their own thing. The cast includes Chad Campbell, Callie Coles, Kristina Davis, Helen Long, Myles Long, Illyia Lozowick, Heather Spickard, Ryan Vermillyea and Dylan Walker. Heather Spickard is also assisting director Fred Gorelick. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday and on April 19-22; matinees begin at 3 p.m. Sunday and April 22. Tickets are $8, $6 for students, at the door. North Eugene High School is at 200 Silver Lane. |
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