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intent; uir By John V Staff M More than 600 Midlands resic of Workshop Theatre's "Olivei for a week after its first run. So, the phenomenally succ Bart's musical is coming b formances scheduled in July. "To my knowledge, this has i history of theatre in the city," "It is the greatest feeling of con a show." "We had sold out even before For its initial run through Apri 150 tickets," Herring said. WORKSHOP THEATRE th ceduling five more performa watched these shows sell out i closed the production on Sunda; final show was taken the day th< More than 600 names remai prompting the decision to presc 1R-35R "When I cast 'Oliver,' like an about letting the cast know of 1 over," Herring said. She said t continued run in April. "But when I mentioned this ( know what to expect...and the applause!" she exclaimed. The veteran director said s members would find it impo summer "I HAVE A huge cast of ! everywhere ? businessmen, h the area ? and 40 of them had Herring explained. "Out of 52, bers." Laughing, she said that one \ money to rent a cottage at th< from Garden City. Herring said she believes the in part from the audience's frai WAS such a Slirppci: hwouoo ru good musical with a happy endii She said community support coverage have been "fantastic. Mov By David Baker FMm Critic * ? excellent * * * ? fair "Blazing Saddles." * *1/2 classic parody of the Old We standout comic turn from Madi Lily von Stupp, a Teutonic s nrnforonfo (nr /lar>lr maal ' |/t VIVi VklVV 4vi VIUI l\ IllVUi. 11 i Wilder, Cleavon Little and Hai co-star. R. Dutch Square and S| Breaker' Morant." * flawless gem from Australia winner at last year's Cannes I and was nominated for two c Academy Awards. Jack Thom an Australian lawyer who is s< the-century South Africa. His j three allegedly murderous s kangaroo court. Powerful st abundance of fine acting. P Mall. "Caveman." * * Intents but a great deal of fun. Ring< ostracized caveman with lust ii BHF -i Spectacular costu ainmerr ver 'auahan El t|| tents still haven't had enough g? although it was held over m essful production of Lionel |J ack, with ten encore per never been done before in the jf Director Bette Herring said, m ununity spirit I've ever felt in | I we opened 'Oliver' on April 8. y 119, we had sold all but about || en held the show over, sh- [| nces from April 21-25, and I ilso. A matinee performance gj y, April 26. Every seat for this p b tickets went on sale. gl ined on a ticket waiting list, ;nt the ten performances July y show, I was very particular the chance of a possible holdhe cast readily supported the tne summer encore), I didn't ;y jumped up and burst into I he was concerned that cast I ssible to come back in the I 32 people. They came from j? iwyers, people from all over never been on stage before," 7 i m losing iwo cnorus mem- ti yoman, who has already paid e beach, offered to commute a P popularity of the show stems a lie of mind. "I think the show & ;ople were in the mood for a tig," she said. t of the show and the media a M t ie qui ~ the queen of I Dennis Quaid ai the film, which ? good tlieb. PG. Coli Mall. ? ooor i t.xcaiiDur. screen version < ! Mel Brooks' is pretty to look st features a Nicol Williams eline Kahn as wizard Merlin a expot with a of Camelot. Ai i twue! Gene liners have is rvey Korman pompous the i pring Valley. Columbia Mall. * * This "Friday the 1 a was a big The triumphant ^ilm Festival of Jason, the ki >f this year's setting off the c! pson stars as in the original | snt to turn-of- in the movies, ob: to defend Mall. ;oldiers in a "Hardly Wor uff, with an Jerry Lewis < G. Columbia because no oth< fu. uutcn bqu? anally tacky, "Heaven's G > Starr is the may not be the i his heart for all worse movi :S| | 't'^j s .> I ^"^T- ?' "*' iS SB i W^m ' l-:-r: Bo, I ^r: ^ l^fL 1 I fcg?' '3S? JH . HNH^^.1 ' JJ| - Hal I -> ?*? -*-r~- ~V_i imes and scenery highlight 'K ; i setl ^m- < f'. %,? ". y If % ^Billi ? w f I ' M Spfgg o wnsend Myers and Jann ie second run of 'Oliver.' (h "Right after 'Oliver' opened, t pproached me and asked fc flayFest," she explained. Maj rts festival sponsored by the D >e held all day tomorrow on the! WORKSHOP THEATRE has I i beer garden on its patio when heatre and talk to people inv ide :he tribe (Barbara Bach), nd John Matuszak co-star in urac PqrI _ ?? UO U1I VWVU Kf J VUA 1 \JW jmbia East and Columbia 1/2 John Boorman's of the legend of King Arthur . at, and that's all, thanks to ion. Williamson plays the is if he was the bteve Martin id the only effect his oneto make us realize how est of the actors are. R. 3th, Part II." Unpreviewed. I t and probably bloody return S d who supposedly drowned, hain of events that took place )icture. It could only happen R. Gamecock and Richland ( 1 king." 1/2 Hardly a movie. J iirected himself, probably \ *r director would have tried. k ire. ate." 0 stars. Pure hell. It worst movie ever made, but es were so ridiculously bad HUH WW. < V i SnBnH^$ 2 f J|jj|p|?;"'vr-^:-:;-" JK& ayvmusna. \ MM ^1 it P f< a si IV P V si ?< If hi " 9 a t\ lj|gftg|| t\ jiB?ilg 0 I ^iSllSi^i b 9S Harley will return for * \hoto by John Parnell) he Downtown Action Council c t Workshop to be part of Fest '81, Columbia's spring I nu/ntnu/ri AMinn Pniinnil "fill (/1TIIVVTTII 4?VVIUII V/WU1 lif Will V Gatehouse grounds. ? i beer license, and will set up > i visitors can learn about the ? olved witl) it. Herring said r fsBsfiPf < ', ^... ".',2*^5 U/ wM rt^*?<"yA<v>?v.? Tatsuya Nakadai as a w hat one could at least get a go< )f them. Director Michael Cir lever be allowed to work ; squandering $36 million on thii suiting and sadistic mess. R Square. "In Hot Pursuit." Unpreview confused with "Pursuit," the R ? Treat Williams film due for couple of months. From the previews, not to be confused \ period. PG. Gamecock and Rich "Kagemusha." ***l Kurosawa's magnificent epic i warfare in 16th century Jap tacular in every sense of the costumes and art direction are acting perfection. It's < frightening and funny, somet once. PG. Nickelodeon. "King of the Mountain." U Harry Hamlin, who was the hes 1979's "Movie Movie," co-stars Bottoms. PG. Bush River Columbia East. "LaCageAux FollesII." + + but still hilarious continuation successful foreign film in hist Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi 1 roles as Albin and Renato. Fra homosexual couple. This time find themselves involved in intrigue, thanks to Albin' behavior in a sidewalk cafe.Sk the show, as he flits uncertai male drag, female drag and, i :ncoi everal "Oliver" cast members will b The director said she believes event lonths between the performance etracting from the cast's moment! sked to "get together every ten days peak in their Cockney accents sim[ "I'm sure we won't lose any enUi rima donnas in this show. I hope ev< Mils as important as any other, bee re," Herring said. Meanwhile, Workshop Theatre ha* iaik/o hn uvm??? mnt? o # \/u jl & iuaj, majr o it will (irc^ci [urder is Announced." Directed bj lay will run through May 20. THE MURDER-MYSTERY will Wizard of Oz," from June 19-27, with jmrner season will close after the o: J- u.. ri! J- ? ? ? oiue uy oiue oy aonaneim, " airecie< ist show will run August 12-22. Herring said her feelings about "O er to lose any of her excitement over "It's a completely different show, imed much more at children, while le whole family. We had parents b leir own parents," she explained. A glance at the productions Herrinf i : : 11 ? ? ? ? ? uviuiu> uiciiiiaiion lowara cnnarer Oliver" and "Wizard" next season )ozen" and "Peter Pan." "I love working with children," sh lave changed since ten years ago a erested in the theatre today." Herring teaches artistically talente i program called ART AG. Townsc iarley, the two Columbia teenagers he Artful Dodger, are both her studer "A number of the kids in 'Oliver' :lass, but most of them I had never la ixciting," she said, "before I held >istrict One Central O fice and got tli eacher in Districts One and Two." "I told them I was casting for Wc isked if they knew any students w vould be interested. And I luditions... Columbia is just loaded i nore out there," she said. I ? -. /?/- .1.^ * anora in nagemusna. >d laugh out blackface. R. Bush R riino should "Nighthawks." * i again after brought down a not< > brutal, in- formance of its sU - Jefferson Made gripping by formance of Dutchm ed. Not to be Plays a British ter obert Duvall transfer his wrath release in a River Mall and looks Of the wiusiwry i-eopiu. vith movies, Oscar-winner for B< tland Mall. vedIy so Donald Si /2 Akira Moore and Tim Hutt about feudal Robert Bedford's an is spec- examination of an Ai i word. The crisis. R. Spring Vj ^superb, the "Pick-Up Summei compelling, A on wheels. R. Bush imes all at "Savaee Harvest unknown quantity, npreviewed. Howard. PG. Columt t thing about "The Shining." * with Joseph sinks Stanley Kubr Mall and Stephen King's best-i Jack Nicholson is r * Overtone (he .flowing strain < i of the most ["?'*ness .But with h ory. Michael a"d ever-pn* enrise thoir certifiably looney 2C ??~ ture nce's favorit around, they As his long-sufferi international takes mousiness to s salacious Kubrick's intention ?rrault steals that would point 01 inly between incongruities of the g in one scene, grandly. R. Russell I [ re e there to sing. s UKe tnis will Keep the ? of "Oliver" from nm. She said the cast or so to drink beer and >ly because they enjoy tusiasm. There are no ?ry member of the cast :ause believe me, they i been scheduling new it Agatha Christie's "A r Cynthia Gilliam, the be followed by "The Herring directing. The "Oliver" encore with i by Mike C<#Ilins. This liver" have not caused "The Wizard of Oz." I think the 'Wizard' is 'Oliver' was really for ringing their kids and \ is directing reveals an ?. She plans to follow with "Cheaper by the le said. "I think things and kids are really inid and gifted children in ;nd Myers and James who played Oliver and its. are kids I've taught in id eyes on, and that was audiuons, i called tne le name of every chorus >rkshop's 'Oliver' and I ho could sing and who got 120 kids for vith talent, and there's isf -^Sk. ^ v -V^ f ^# jfRingo Starr iver Mall. * * a iour-siar tnriuer, :h by the wooden perir, Sylvester Stallone, the outstanding perlan Rutger Hauer, who rorist who decides to to New York City. R. Spring Valley. " ^ ^ a. a Th ic \?oa r 'c ? m w\ m x I no jrvai O sst Picture and deseritherland, Mary Tyler on are all wonderful in beautifully-detailed merican family in time alley. r." Unpreviewed. T 'n* River Mall. Unpreviewed. An produced by Sandy >ia Mall and Fox. The thing that really ick's film version of seller is the acting, supposed to show how >f isolation can lead to is rolling eyes, arching sent grin, Nicholson is ) minutes into the pic ng wite, sneuey Duvall new heights. If it was to make a horror film ,' it the weaknesses and / {enre, he has succeeded/ __