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Beatle i Feb.5 a By James Rokosny Stuff Writer For the past few years, "Beatlemania" has been sweeping the country. Not the massive, hysterical movement that surrounded the emergence of the Beatles, but an incredible multi-media production that reenacts the decade that turned the tide of society. On first learning of such a show, a common reaction might be, "I'm not going to see a bunch of guys copy the Beatles." But the stage production of* < tri ii ! - n i _ i ueaueiuania is mucn more than a live band with costumes. Through the use of rear projection screens with slides and film footage documenting the 1960s, the band acts as narrator of the decade. What other group could be more credible as narrators of the decade than the Beatles. People who were in their teens or early twenties now have a chance to relive a very important time period by way of a Broadway production. The Beatles are one of the few bands that ... ? Ul ? ? ? wcie d uic IU apdii generations and give insight into the counterculture and turbulance of the sixties through some of the best music ever recorded. "Beatlemania" has been a big hit on Broadway in New York for the past couple of years and now is being sent 11 hour 4 hour 6 days M-F 7:301 Sat. 7:30 J | 1520 R } use Cultural Se Tl CHICAGO S CHAMBER Februar 3:00 THE TO' Public S6.S5 I russel^house^ ? magic re it the To on the road across the United States. The show has been well-received everywhere it has been performed because there is so much to see. Many are seeing what they saw in the sixties and others can see what they were not aware of at the time. On Feb. 5 at 9:30 in the Township Auditorium, Contemporary Sounds is presenting "Beatlemania." This is a unique opportunity for students and residents of Columbia to witness a revolutionary concept in Broadway production. What makes "Beatlemania" unique is its use of many different forms of media-live music, film reels, slides and an amazing array of lights. The effect is over-powering. Shots of George Wallace screaming, "Stop all this nonsense, all you need is a hair cut," while the band sings "Revolution," for example. In Feb. 1978, Playbill published an article called "A v i e ^ from the All/llArinA ' ' Ku T/w?rt?\U i~* nuuicuv,u, vjy uaic. He wrote "In the two hours of 'Beatlemania' I understood a decade and a generation. Do you have any idea how cataclysmic such a revelation can be? In the midst of the screaming, whistling, yelling crowd about me, I understood the genius of the Beatles; the nature of rock, the savage, elemental beat, even the cleaning laundry ; a week ).m.-6 p.m. 3.m.-3 p.m. aim cii jries Presents j IE YMPHONY ! PLAYERS v 8,1981 i p.m. WNSHIP use Students $3,$2 rhlju Travel Center Township Box Office Free Shuttle From rhuu huu Cultural seriesCommlttee ! :turns wnship ruison d'etre for am plification. I understood as if by divine disclosure the nature of the revolt, the yearning behind "make love, not war," and the other homilies...I understood Woodstock and Newport, hippies and dropouts, the courage of Kent State. "Beatlemania" is the result of the imagination of Steve Leber and lighting genius Jules Fisher. Leber auditioned thousands of young men for an idea he had to do a concert situation, but Fisher took it step further and made it into an experience, using multi- media production to spur the mind into a state that existed during the sixties. The show is designed so anyone of any age can appreciate it. Anyone who lived through those times will be able to relive them. Those who didn't can see what it was all about. Musi;, theater, film, photography and history bug-> alike would enjoy it This is a rare chance to see a great show like this in Columbia. The ticket prices may seem high to some ($9.25) but when one considers the price of any Broadway show, they are low. In New York City one would have to pay at least twice as much. The proceeds from the show will go towards bringing a free spring concert. p: -:v MAliiJjfcM 1 ?#. 1 ^ BHBnB | w I Anyone reward i tUdV^I III I I applicai 1 the RHl I 777-713 y'^inrnWm^ - WLfc. 'ttirfff "--I Doaiiorriariia ~ 4&LLI1 SOME1 FOR EVE1 at t\ ACTIV FA Thurs Jan. 29, 10:30 to 3:OC Russell Hou Exhibits by Mountainee Sport Parac and more! ' f ! can teach fo ing experience g your own coi tions is Friday, JU Activities Of 0^. mam p% m. % mm m U IUDAY!! Op., W* - ^ -j' " * ^BR:'"""""^ggjf. ^Bmmiii&m, TM will open Feb. 5 at the Towr rTLE HINQ RYONB" he TTTO.Q IR day 1981 &? )p.m. se Ballroom I _L iring Club \i :hute Club 30 YOU HAVE I TALENT OR IN YOU WANT TO Don't try si :REE UNIVERSI1 r Free u. Enj< 5 of designin irse. The deadl Jan. 30, so cc firo Dm OHO r I IXI I I. 4Lm\JsJ V mmmmmmmmmmmmmammmam B^>:;'^^^>. ^^'i: W r j XHrUA~ is hip. !t ([fc ! 1 I / ' I I ~V^ \\v* ( ijrr. IUg!"'| MB A HOBBY, terest i share? : hide it 9me fun, ry now!! oy the 1 ig and line for )ME BY )r CALL m lusve* houMf 3