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By Danny Powell
Staff Writer
The latest release from
Barry Manilow is a combination
of tender sounds,
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and stirring melodies, all of
the things the king of easy
listening is known for. It will
be, without a doubt, one of
the biggest selling albums of
his career.
At first, the listener may
be disappointed at what the
album has to offer, but after
a few listenings, the album
will prove its worth. After
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Voice" album, Manilow has
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Manilow or not, "Barry"
should be an all-round hit.
One should not be
discouraged from getting the
album from listening to his
current single release "I
Made it Through the Rain"
because it is certainly not
the best cut on the album.
The song starts out
sluggishly with Manilow
singing with very little accompaniment
and ends with
a bang full strings, horns and
background singers giving it
a grand ending. If the
beginning of the tune was
any thing like the ending, the
song would be in the ranks of
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Workshop Theatre
provided rollicking holiday
{entertainment with its
production of Mark Twain's
classic, TOM SAWYER.
The Dlav was nrfisfcntprf
December 5 through
December 14, with a
holdover from December 15
through December 20.
Samuel Clemens, penname
Mark Twain, wrote the
autobiographical novel in
1875. The story details his
adventures, some fictious,
as a young boy living in
Hannibal, Missouri. His
interest in the theatre later
inspired him to refine TOM
SAWYER into play form.
Copyrighted in 1884, the play
was never performed until
after Twain's death in 1910.
Several versions have been
written and performed
during the twentieth century.
Director Bette Herring
chose Sarah Spencer's interpretation
for the
Workshop production.
Herring changed or
eliminated several scenes to
add a unique Mark Twain
narration to the play. This
narration was researched
and arranged by Bob W.
Rowland. The Mark Twain
character, played by David
Engel, was a nice touch to
the production.
Engel was excellent as
Mark Twain. A twenty-seven
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The definite choice for the
album's best single is "The
Last Duet," which pairs
Manilow and the queen of
comedy Lily Tomlin in a
very delightful tune. With
opening lines like:
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my heart and make my
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working on his Masters, he
displayed his versatility in a
role that could have been
easily typecast. Engle has
several thoughts on the
importance of Twain.
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he said things that people
wanted to say but were
afraid to say them. He was
able to see the humorous
side in everything," he said.
Director Herring agreed
with Engle on these
thoughts.
"Most things Twain said
tongue and cheek are
generally true. His humor
(is most important) at least
to me and to most people,"
she said.
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nine years, and claims to
have "loved every minute."
A drama teacher for
children gifted in the arts at
Hand Middle School,
Herring also teaches drama
at Workshop Theatre. Hand
Middle School is one of two
schools in the state offering
an Artistically Talented and
Gifted Children (ARTAG)
Drocram. ARTAfl is ?
federally funded program,
and until this year Hand
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ache!" the stage is set for a
very funny, fast-paced song
uiiii uirtiiMs sauie tn countless
love songs. It will only
be a matter of time before
"The Last Duet" fills the
airways to become one of
Manilow's biggest hits. One
can only hope that the song
will not be the last duet for
Tomlin and Manilow,
because their sound together
is unique and nice.
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Jim Chesnutt, an eighth
grade student at Hand
Middle School, played Tom
Sawyer. Chesnutt has been
acting four years, and is
involved in the ARTAG
program.
"Tom Sawyer is a good bit
like me. He's the average
boy. Every boy's idol, and
every mother's memory,"
he said.
Using the full
potential of the stage, David
P. Finley's sets and lighting
were as enjoyable as the
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good scene involved Tom
and Becky getting lost in
McDougal's Cave. Using a
scrim curtain and excellent
back-lighting, the illusion of
the cave was effected. Scrim
is a transparent material
that can only be seen
through when back-lighted.
James Harley, acting in
his first play, was enjoyable
as Huck Finn. Other mentionables
were Lisa Waites
as Amy Lawrence, Don
Steele as Muff Potter, and
Virgil Duffie as the
schoolmaster.
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Most artists usually stick
to one style of music, but
Manilow tries to experiment
with different types. For
example, in Manilow's first
album, he conquered
classical music with 44 It
Could be Magic" and many
times he has dipped into the
flashy music of the 1930's
and '40's. In "Barry" he goes
after jazz with a tune called
"Only in Chicago." If you
don't like the down-to-earth
sound, you will like the song.
After the success Manilow
had with "Ready to Take a
Chance Again," it was easy
to see why he was chosen to
sing the theme song to the
new Jack Lemmon movie
"Tribute." The song, "We
still Have Time," sounds like
a typical movie theme son
and with Manilow's mellow
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An Academy Award
nomination is almost
assured i prediction).
The other songs on the
album that have true
potential for Top 40 success
are "Lonely Together,"
"Dance Away," a disco tune
that sounds very much like
"Copa" called "Bermuda
Triangle" and " Life Will Go
On".
The other two songs on the
album, "Twenty Four Hours
A Day" and "London," are
good songs, but they do not
really have that Top 40
sound Roth arp trn*? a I hum.
fillers, but add a good buffer
between the other hits.
"Barry" is a great album,
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a step above Manilow's "One
Voice" and up to par with
"This One's For You and
"Even Now." For the true
Manilow fan, the album will
be a must for the collection
For the ones who do not
actively seek out Manilow
material, the album would
t>e a refreshing addition of
mellowness that everyone
needs once in a while
Despite what you think of
(he album cover, "Barry" is
a great album, and once
some of its other single
releases get out more peopkwill
he buying it to m> _
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