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.entertainment, Iai ii*nm i ni4 UUUIIICy pi I By Dennis Switzer r< If you don't like high-intensity rock 'n' roll and an exciting stage show, Carolina n Coliseum was no place to be Saturday night. But if you do, it was definitely the place to be, as Journey and its guest Bryan Adams i <( BBSwRBB? 'r^"'J,Snffiiwfflftffirw^ J j I; ;,-U ( ^bS??&$& $ ^ ?: vHBBSI Photo by Jessica Story Journey lead vocalist Steve Perry belts out one of the group's hit songs in > Carolina Coliseum. r mime uiveri) aiu Local theati By John Vaughan While Vaudeville and the Scottish Highlands ar< the curtain in the local theater scene, it's a popi phan who has stolen most of the attention. Roth Wnrkshnn Thpntrp and Tnwn Th patrp 1982-83 seasons this month. "Chicago," a glit comedy centered around two Vaudeville star: Workshop May 11, while "Brigadoon," the pop fantasy set in the Scottish Highlands, opens j Friday. However, almost three weeks after rearing its b ? L -xlll _! ! -t 1. t a uiuuiiana is sun simmering aooui wnicn ] deserves to produce the celebrated musical "Am AUDITIONS FOR Town Theatre's version running Broadway hit begin Saturday, with th scheduled to open July 8. Workshop's "Annie1 until November. Both theaters have been hcirrumphing since A Town Theatre announced it had been granted li duce the show. Workshop, meanwhile, had ann< nie" as part of its 1983-84 season on March 28. Both theaters have since released statements ex sides of the story. Workshop Theatre said it announced in De< with the permission of its play-reading comm board of directors, that "Annie" would be i lORI.fii cpatnn if rp|pa?#>H hvr itc nnhlichprc board President Cliff Fagan in the theater' newsletter, "it is customary for theaters to consii are not released and announce publicly that, if tli ed, they w?ll be a part of the theater season." FAGAN SAID the theater began negotiating ii the rights to produce "Annie." He said Director lV/? V-\ 1 f\ f Kof tKn V* o /-I Knnn Was IIIlUIliiwu a V/U. iv/ iiiai uiw niUiiiwai nau utvn that Workshop was granted the rights to produce of the contract. The contract was "received, signed and reti check for royalties," according to Fagan. Town Theatre officials released their announ 14 that the theater had received official licensc Theatre International to produce the show, and I would run July 8-23. In ftfi rplpacp ftiA Ar^c nncitiAn u/ac pvnlaiti MBA lit) I vivwavy H?V IIIVUIVI tl pv/jl L1V711 ?T UO VApiUlll theaters and other organizations are required laws to follow the publisher's conditions an i_ _ _ ? __i_ cnes n an acked the sold-out Coliseum for more than I iree hours. Adams and his four-man band started the ight off by getting the audience on its feet * nd providing some excellent music. DURING HIS 45-minute act, which inluded "Oh, Won't You Take Me Back," I'm Ready" and the title cut from his new lbum, "Cuts Like a Knife," Adams told the rowd to stand up and rock with him. "Just because they (security) tell you to sit own, it doesn't mean you have to," he said. vith that, the audience stood up shouting, nd remained standing for the rest of his how. Adams left the stage, but rather than cheer or Journey to come on, the crowd cheered or an encore from Adams. He sang two nore songs, including his current hit Straight From the Heart. Adams admitted he has improved since his ast visit to Columbia, when he opened for foreigner last year. "We've improved a lot ince then," he told the audience ? and his :xciting warm-up act attested to that. AFTER THE intermission, the lights dimr\c%A onH lirop cprpon qKavo tVio ctonA lit llvU ClllU IUV 1U1 5^ JV1 vvll UUWT V 111V JIU5V III lp, showing Journey leaving their dressing 00m and running down the hallway to the tage. As soon as they were onstage, the five-man Jan Francisco-based group burst into 'Chain Reaction" from their new album, 'Frontiers." Without stopping for any introductions, hey went right into "Wheel in the Sky" and Standing in the Line of Fire. Only after these three songs did they stop o introduce themselves and talk to the rowd. Lead singer Steve Perry, decked out n a Carolina football shirt and a maroon uxedo coat, was already drenched with weat, showing how much energy he puts ino his performance. THE BAND, known lately for its ballads, >layed three in a row, including "Open Urns," which brought a thunderous esponse from the audience. tntion 3rs close seas 2 just behind . ilor littla r\r . /> of the longe production "won,,play ' r'Mdr, pril 14, when f* v cense to pro- f ounced "An- ?, % plaining their | - MMma/M cement April ; from Music "Annie" (Aileen Quinn that "Annie" movje version) seems to h ied: "Because in9 for her in Columbia. by copyright regarding publicity for their d procedures pliance with this legal requiren wammammmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmammmmmmmmmmmmm "llllcllolly l WP * v Journey lead vocalist Steve Perry is ba and lead guitarist Neal Schon during Sati Lead guitarist Neal Schon played and sang "No More Lies," a tune he released with another artist. The pace never slowed, as Journey played one song after another. The only breaks band members had came during solos, as each member had a turn to display his talents. Although at times solos can get boring, the wide video screen made these more exciting, providing close-ups and interesting camera angles. THE BAND finished with a rocking number, "Keep On Runnin'," from last year's "Escape" album, as fireworks explod~A C cu iiuiu uic Mage. Not ready to leave, the crowd brought the i/M^n i i AI I/%i >uiib vviui eye; mmgmr- nouncement popular enou . v'? ', " and Workshc m Workshop, v v S * ?ne ?f the p ^li;w T :The Ho1 , . rjSm^^jma % Tolkien, ope ?:-$&??&& ?-?? wi!irthv v jtiaHH Damn Y "Brigadoc here in a scene from the atsp.m.cxc avp tnn man\/ hanrta nrahh- mation, call "Chicago' 8 p.m. excep plays, Town Theatre, in com- information, lent, was reluctant to announce 799-6551. *nnr>ort || sUIIUUlL | _ j1 v",- /> ; IwMQ v ' "";"- .,""5' so1? Jjw1 >j,u * |v|S|^^-"::>"s" jBBpy ntf^wV-' a:':^M|^|; ' ' ^^^PnotcHi^essIca Story icked by bass guitarist Ross Valory (left) urday's concert. band back for two long encores, which included "Separate Ways" and "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'. " They ended the evening with "Don't Fight It," a song Perry teamed with Kenny Loggins to record earlier this year. Journey performed few songs not on its past two albums. Many of the older fans in the audience were probably disappointed they did not play more tunes from the ^ aiuuma utiuit When Perry, Schon, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, bass guitarist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith finally left the stage at 11:15 p.m., the audience seemed more than satisfied and could only look forward to a return encasement. jj p* nlonm/nn vr\ D CIOCVVIICIC ing plans to produce 'Annie' until the license was FFICIALLY, the license is here, and Town r waiting over a year for this announcement, is of the first, if not the first, community theaters to be given the license to produce 'Annie,' " the C it said. mmalee Robbins said in the release that the ot announced its intentions to produce "Annie" [usic Theatre International representatives inat it is illegal and unethical to make such an anbefore the license to produce was granted." to William Grooms, president of the theater's ernors. "We have contacted Wnrkshnn Thpatr^ try to develop a system to avoid these problems ers simultaneously scheduling a play; however, a not yet been found." ^ Iso said, though, that "Annie" is "more than igh in Columbia to support both Town Theatre's >p's productions. There should be no lack of auither theater because each theater will do a fine AYS are scheduled during the summer at vhile Town prepares its production of "Annie." air is aiso a cnuarens snow. sbit," based on the famous book by J.R.R. ns June 17 at Workshop, directed by Herring. It ugh June 26. ankees," a musical about a fanatic Washington eball fan who agrees to sell his soul to stop the ^ ork Yankees from winning, begins July 27. It will Aug. 7, directed by Donna Wilson. ers will kick off the fall with musicals, with Town enting ''West Side Story," directed by Robbins, op producing "The 1940's Radio Hour," directed llins. VNWHILE, both organizations still must finish )n" will run through May 28, with performances :ept for 3 p.m. Sunday matinees. For ticket inforthe Town Theatre box office at 799-2510. ' " will run through May 22, with performances at t for a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee May 22. For ticket - call the Workshop Theatre box office at