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Cassidy S By Larry Hudson Oaimcock Staff Wrihr "Hey Lar, we've got a story for ya\" "Great. What's up?" "Can you do a concert to night?" "Yea. Who's in town?" (Laughter) "Shaun Cassidy." (Silence) "You're kidding." /?# * * v i more laugnierj "I'm serious. Eight o'clock." "&?!+!?&?&! r That's how I ended up at the Shaun Cassidy concert last Wednesday night. In the end, I swallowed my pride, my musical taste, prayed that I wouldn't see. anyone I knew, and wandered Theatre From page 2C LOVE WINS OUT and even Lady Bracknell is won over to the lovers' way of thinking. Marshall also portrayed Edna, a New York housewife, in "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," Neil Simon's comedy about life in the big city high-rises. T?n/.?/l ? ?" rauu wiui an air conditioner and a husband, both of which do not work, Edna finds herself in a world going mad. As if unemployment is not enough, robbers steal everything Edna and husband Mel own, including the Scotch and Valium tablets. Surviving her husband's nervous breakdown, Edna eventually finds herself waiting as pnffArlv ac M??l fnr D o J "?v? ?v? mv first snowfall, when the intend to bury their obnoxious upstairs neighbor in snow. THE VARIETY of the roles was a plus, because it precluded any danger of mixing lines from one play with those of another, Marshall said. "I think the general ui: 1? t-v it . t - puuiic prooaoiy irnriKS inis is a problem, but the actors didn't see it that way. The characters you create are totally different and mixing their lines wasn't conceivable." Because different shows were done nightly, actors had to stay on their toes, she added. "It kept you fresh because you didn't have a chance to szet bored with what vnn were doing, like you might if you were doing 70 performances of the same show night after night." But every performance was different, Marshall said. "You depended on the other actors' responses to shape your own, each performance had miniscule changes. "You always think, respond and listen. A show will happen with a certain shade of meaning only one time." LARGEST STOCK! I AUir^v Lun?i rRiv.cs: LIVIS "minivH ) rinui JtHN) V )IN(.t 1850 MOILEVYS ; isomer Lady and Assornbly S's and Seven Oaks Shopping Or thrills f m/m m %/ %/ %/ down to the Coliseum. The concourse was packed; there was a throng of kids buying Shaun Cassidy tee shirts, pictures, posters, banners, and just about anything, .else that could bear Shaun's picture. I watched this mob scene for a while, then found my seat and waited for the "fun" to begin. The lights dimmed and the backup band, Virgin, took the stage for a forty minute set that turned out to be about forty minutes too long. Poor harmonies and poor instrumentals were the band s weaknesses; I enjoyed their stage show, but only because I enjoy watching people making fools ot tnemseives. me pand had 1^ ? I J - oiumoia a fifteen-year-old guitar est, an eleven-year-old drummer, and a name that has implications I'll leave to the reader's imagination. The kids (about 10,000 of them) really appreciated Virgin, however; the lead singer threw his shirt to the crowd at the end of the set, and a violent battle ensued that finally tiaa to oe quelled by the i ushers. I never thought I'd say it, 1 but I was ready for Shaun Cassidy ] to appear after Virgin's opening < rendition of Queen's "We Will Rock ' You." After a short intermission, the i lights dimmed and a roar went up i from the crowd that rivaled the 1 Beatles' reception on the Ed 1 Ciilli.inx Ck?... !. 11V* A I i ouiitvaii jiiuw uauR in i3?i, ft large ' ^wBmSEmPIM ''^NB^a teeny be paper disk was lowered to the stage, the band began "Let's Rock and Roll/' and Cassidy was there dancing behind the disk with only tiis silhouette projected to the screaming kids. Of course, Cassidy burst through the paper (with tombs going off for effect) and there he was: Shaun Cassidy singing to his legions. He was landed flowers, cards, and even a present from the young girls sitting mi the front row. Cassidy ran through his better known hits as well as material from his new album; he also included a few 11U. tl n 11 I tivr )ui|jriaeB uav uie dcuuks iuu Really Gotta' Hold on Me." It -eally didn't matter what music I&ssidy played, for after every mn/)rc number there was an eratatio ***?.. from the audience. After a seventy-five minute set Cassidy threw two dozen roses to the crowd (shades of Tom Jones!) along with his towel and literally ran from the stage to escape his fans. Now it's obvious that I was a bit biased when I went into the show; after all, I'm a good bit older than the six to sixteen set, the group at which Cassidy's music is directed. But I must admit that I was impressed by Cassidy's professionalism. The young man , knows his business and he knows how to please his audience. Cassidy's vocals are surprisingly strong, and his keyboard work is See CASSIDY, page 28C