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1 ???i > I li11 ' ' Page 10 ? September 5, 1984 E ntertainment THE GAMECOCK Uif onrionn I III OCQOUSI use Cultu By Susan Paine The melodic sounds of the Vienna Choir Boys will make season tickets to USC's Cultural Series a hot item for students this semester. The Oct. 26 concert will be the first of five scheduled cultural performances. Performers of all sorts from as near as North Carolina to as far away as China will perform in the diversified Cultural Series, taking place at the Township Auditorium between October and April. "I'M REALLY psyched about this season. I think it's the best ever because it's the most diverse series we've ever had," said Marguerite Ippolito, student chairman of the USC Cultural Series Committee. Performances will include the Chinese Magic Re\ ue of Taiwan, the North Carolina i);nuv Theatre, the Newnon .la// Fesrival All Stars and ilie national touring company of Award winning By Doug Keith The Workshop 1 heater opens its new season 5 production of the musical,"S\veene\ I odd, the L of Fleet Street." unuer me direction oi imikc ^ omns, tnc v\ orh will undertake this production that ran on Broad than a year and garnered eight Tony awards. With music and lyrics by American composer, dheim, the play won the Best Musical award in COLLINS HAS both acted in and directed n the Columbia area, but producer Mareia Johns : dheim musicals are some of Collins' favorites. Aside from his acting and directing Vnowled^ t Kat ^ *a /4 ? a m .. 1 4 4 C* - - uiui \,uuun ui iug3 an auutu UUIICIIMUII IU OV because he is "lalented musically." "Because Sondheim is one uf Mike's favori we are doing a lot of Sondheim shows, and IS ralent gives him the edge needed to direct a visually and musically difficult as "Sweeney Toe said. Johns described the show as a "musical th kinds of scary and special effects." "IN TIIL hands of Sondheim and (author) h the lurid tale is transformed into a mix of granc commentary and ghoulish humor," Collins sai< Basically/'Sweenev Todd" tells the story of T skillful barber in London, and Mrs. Lovett, bak< pies in London, that is until she teams up witl seeks revenge on those who have wronged him lu describing the actual production, Collins sa uoncert series c By Patrick Jean The Carolina Concerts series, spoil- n; s ired by USC, will present a potpourri of programs this fall and winter, and si' in the spring of 1985. pi "We hope to present the highest quality events available for the community," said Wendy Oglesby, cl Carolina Concerts series director. vi "We wanted to mix the season up hi and present a well-balanced series, not sa all of one thing. This season, we are presenting classical music, a 'pops' or- C chestra, ballet, ethnic dance and a fun ty musical." v-t THK SHOWS to be presented are: C The Feld Ballet, at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5; sh The Ortheus Chamber Orchestra, at 8 tc p.m. Nov. 2; Mazowsze, The National pi Dance Company of Poland, at 8 p.m. a\ Jan. 26 and at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 27. a The series also includes a Big Band ce Cavalcade featuring the King Sisters, ti( Fran Warren, John Gary, and Alvino sa Rey and his Orchestra, at 8 p.m. Feb. 27; Henry Mancini with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at 8:30 p.m. pi March 11 and the musical "Oliver ," in presented by the Cincinnati School for wi the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. April 16 ar and 17. sa The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, originally scheduled for Nov. he 4, was replaced by the Ortheus group. The Argentine government withdrew O iral Series 'bi Neil Simon's ''Brighton Beach Memoirs." And because ticket prices won't increase from 1982 or 1983 prices, "patrons of the arts can't afford to miss out on this top-of-the-line program," said Tone Cantrell, coordinator of ticket sales for the series. "We're hoping for an increase in season members. Last year we had 1,800 and we hope io reacn me z,i;uu mark tms year, ippoiito said. i4IN THE PAST, ticket sales have been handled through the Township. But now you can go through the Russell Mouse business office. Things should run a lot smoother." The committee, which includes about 15 students and an advising graduate assistant, follows three basic criteria for choosing performers. The committee decides if the performing crniin iiippK ih#? noc* a nl iln> o.wl ilmn %?.-w ? ? *_ N. .? I UIV UUWVlll.1 UIIU IIIV-II checks (he cost of production and professional fees to sec if booking the performers is afforI 'thriller' begin iept. 12 with a ^M )cmon Barber cshop Theater way for more we Pe"*)n Barter ?! ... ., ,. *fr id's jr: the music/ riller with all Todd' is an incredible challen because it requires people of sup lugh Wheeler, a storm." 1 opera, social "We've got those people. The J. it is constructed in such a wav tl odd, the most to another and any break in tlu er of the worst of creativity," he added. 1 Sweenev.who PRODUCER JOHNS also ei lid, " 'Sweeney who can sing. )ffers diverse pn inding for the Orchestra because of "Ove itional debt, Oglesby said. had tick The goal of the Carolina Concerts, county ic said, is "to present a high-quality we have ogram that is well balanced." as Beau A sal* "THESE SIX programs were be a sell U., .u.. ^ I u uy nit v. <uuuiia v_ouseum au- no turtl sory Committee because they are the ghest quality events available," she "THI id. center fl The Carolina Coliseum Advisory front of ommittee is composed of USC facul- pie in th and staff and members of the they car immunity. "Altli This is the fourth year of the not des arolina Concerts, and Oglesby said center, i le expects ticket sales for this season We won ? equal or surpass last season. Ap- said, oximately 5,000 of the 8,000 tickets Seaso /ailable have been sold. students "Usually in the last month, we have dividual good chance to sell out. 90 to 95 per- perform nt (7000 to 7500 tickets) of our "We ;kets are sold every year," Oglesby as cheap id. of our tickets, "AFTER WE mailed out our list of scries ft ograms in May, we sold 3200 tickets said, four or five weeks. On the average, "You s sell many tickets the first six weeks and see id the last six weeks, with slower have se les over the summer," she said. not to The largest number of ticket orders she said ive been from Columbia, she said, USC although we are also doing well in tickets I rangeburg, Camden, and Sumter." identific est ever,' din dable. The committee also researches whether the performers have been in the area before. THE VIENNA Choir Boys, nicknamed the "Down-to-F.arth Anoels from Vienna" hv American critics, made their first trip to the United States in 1932 and have returned 40 times. They've also toured Asia and Australia nine times and traveled to South America and South Africa where they were often received by the heads of state. "Basically they sing classical music, sacred hymns and even more modern works. They're even doing a skit from a comic opera," Ip i:. _ ! _i A poiuu saiu. This is the sixth year for the Cultural Series. "Way back when, they brought in a local singer or an acoustic guitar player. But as years progressed, they got bigger acts and the chairpeople decided the Cultural Series would work best as a subscription series to bring entertainment not onlv 10 iust the eolleee cam pus but also to the area." s Workshop's r " 'Sweeney T strong voices a M ^ talents 111 Coll ntimmiTi Opera and the " **? ?i?y involve such a v Johns said. Z9BA Collins sumn iiiuimy muui \L THRILLER "SWEENEY gc for a community theater and l.anny Pali erb voices who can also act up Shows will start p.m. matinee ^ show is also different because Following "S tat one scene flows directly in- directed by Doi it flow would harm the fabric in late October "Fiddler On "Sister Mary lj nphasi/.ed the need for actors dent Reid Davi For more inf sgrams Id^^i & DdU 01 i the past four years, we have tTi?|/?ifi et orders from virtually every in South Carolina. This year, '-njrhiilffl'ii ftT had orders from as far away . fort and Greenville." F-yy .* of 8000 season tickets would ^tp^iViOils cxp* out of the series, she said, and ler tickets would be sold. Movies such i \ STACK is set up on the oor. The audience is placed in recteptSvl the stage. We don't want peo- ?Y '^Bachelor ie rafters or in any area where .JdU|$0?0U$ T01 1't hear well," Oglesby said. JUf% Hank$? V lough the Carolina Coliseum is , sfo?$ 4*B0SC>* igned as a performing arts tai*Wt$ in a <K? t performs adequately as one. WMtMfcWmMmM Id like to keep it as such," she party would t n tickets are $15 for USC || AbOtit to < . and $20 for the public. No in- '(Tawny Kitac could not sell individual tickets |j^ath during tfr >ly as we sell season tickets. All tickets are eeneral admkeinn flf designed to be an inexpensive regard f<||#ca )r the entire family," Oglesby true mess wHh i should take advantage of that Females arc something that you may not StitUfeS en before. It's very difficult iValye. The CU1 rnjoy a show like "Oliver ," ' to exploitatior Unnl/? ?? !>*.? VWJI students may buy season for $15 with proof of student ftJm. ThiS h 0 ration at the Coliseum. ' - ' : ector says One of the highlights of this season will be ?io_ u. ? ii??u \^, ?? ...:. u r DllglllUU OCdlll 1VICII1UII3, Willi pciiurmances beginning Feb. 14. SIMON'S TALE of a Jewish family living in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1^37, as told by the youngest son, 16-year-old Eugene Morris Jerome, is "supposed to be poignant as well as funny, which is Neil Simon's trademark. From what I've heard, he's hit it right on the head," Ippolito said. The committee checks previous season's statistics on tickets sales and attendance before they choose the season's line up. ,4The North f'nrnlina Dance Theatre ha?; gotten rave reviews every time they played at Spoleto in Charleston. We're finally able to bring them to our series this year." The 16-member touring troupe will perform both ballet and a type of modern ballet folk dance on Feb. 25. They have performed under the direction of Robert Lindren throughout See "Series," page 11. loin # pnopnn ICVV OUUOUII odd' is closer to opera than to Broadway, so re needed. Our production combines the best imbia, including members of the Columbia rown Theater as well as Workshop. Few shops vide range of people from the Columbia area," led up the impact the show should have, exciting experience for the cast ? it should be i for the audience. Together we'll break new ns said. T" I I/ l*a i ? at r ioaa is an tncreaioie cnaiienqe tor cornre because it requires people of superb can also act up a storm." Mike Collins Rirfttitnr nf 'Suuppiipv TnHH' - . W..WW..WJ .www TODD" which stars Thorn Jones as Sweeney mer as Mrs. Lovett will run through Sept. 23. at 8 p.m.. Tuesday through Saturday, with a 3 unday. iweeney Todd," will be "Getting At," a show \\r.--i 1.-i- i - - - ioiu ? iisuii, which ij> m'iicuuicu 10 siari us run The Roof" will be produced in December, and macious," which will be directed by USC stus, is scheduled for an early spring run. ormation, call 799-6551. ... ...v.* I cung, poor script summer release fail oniior w T i i/ r - fr i t r 11 r i f 11. i r 111 li mill 1111. . r-* j i u ?'? - iimiini i r 11 h as "Bachelor Party" make movie-going a rience. 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