RIGHT HERE IN RIVER CITY ANA VERDE PLAZA STUDENTS TO GET STARRING ROLES IN 'MUSIC MAN'.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer PALMDALE - The Lancaster Performing Arts Center's stage will be filled with the marching of kids' feet tonight and Thursday when Ana Verde Plaza School performs ``The Music Man.'' Directed by teacher Tony Gardner For the makeup and special effects designer, see Tony Gardner (designer). For the former Labour MP for Rushcliffe, see Antony Gardner. Tony Gardner (born January 10, 1964 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside) is an English actor and qualified doctor. , the play recounts the tale of professor Harold Hill Harold Hill is also the name of a fictional character in the musical The Music Man Coordinates: Harold Hill is a place in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England. It is a suburban development situated 16.6 miles (26. as he tries to swindle swindle v. to cheat through trick, device, false statements or other fraudulent methods with the intent to acquire money or property from another to which the swindler is not entitled. Swindling is a crime as one form of theft. (See: fraud, theft) the townspeople of River City, Iowa, out of their hard-earned money. ``We will literally have 150 kids in band costumes on stage,'' said Todd Cherland, principal of Ana Verde. ``It should be awesome. We have professional sets and really professional actors. A lot of our kids get to work in Hollywood now and they come here for that reason.'' There are 250 students in all grade levels on Ana Verde's performing arts track. This is the third major production in as many years for the school. Previous shows were the ``Wizard of Oz'' and ``Annie.'' Cherland remarked that he has seen dramatic changes in students' behavior and academics after they became involved with the performing arts program. ``They just have a much greater presence,'' Cherland said. ``I have seen kids who have not been real strong academically just blossom because they have found something that they can do well and they love it. They truly do.'' A special show for other Ana Verde students will be held this morning. Tickets for the public shows at 7 p.m. tonight and Thursday are $12 for adults and $8 for children age 5 and younger. They can be purchased at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. For more information, call (661) 723-5950. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Students at Ana Verde Plaza School in Lancaster pose as Grecian urns Grecian urn lovers depicted on it will be forever young. [Br. Poetry: Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn”] See : Agelessness during a rehearsal re·hears·al n. The process of repeating information, such as a name or a list of words, in order to remember it. re·hearse  v. for ``The Music Man'' to be staged tonight and Thursday. (2 -- 3 -- color) At left, Taylor Bradley as Mariam Paroo, and Lance Williamson as professor Harold Hill practice a scene. Ana Verde Plaza students, above, sing the overture overture, instrumental musical composition written as an introduction to an opera, ballet, oratorio, musical, or play. The earliest Italian opera overtures were simply pieces of orchestral music and were called sinfonie. of ``The Music Man.'' Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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