Friday, April 1, 2005 Spring musical 'works' for audiences By Annie Sevin staff writer Behrend students will he per forming the musical "Working - next week. Show times arc April 8-9 and 15-16 at 8 p.m. and April 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in the Studio Theatre, located near Turnbull and will run for an hour and a half with no intermission. Tickets for the show need to be purchased in advance and are on sale at the RUB desk. Prices for the tickets are $5 for students and faculty and $7 for non-stu dents. "Working" is directed by Dr. Christine Mangonc, a lecturer in theater at Behrend. The musical was adapted from the hook "Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do," by Studs Terkel. Terkel inter viewed people throughout the Northeast about their jobs asking questions about what they like, what they don't like and such. The script was adapted from those interviews. Susan Birkenhead, James Tayor and Stpehen Schwairz wrote the songs for this musi cal. Schwartz not only adapted Crossword ACROSS 1 Beaver barrier 4 Notes of scales 7 Golfer Curtis 14 Neckline shape 15 Ginger 16 Put up 17 Pursue persistently 18 Carpentry tool 19 Comes down with 20 Trapper's traps 22 "Silver Streak" star 23 Alamos, NM 24 Actress Sandra 25 Oxidizes 29 Soft, thick lump 31 Itemize 32 Grand National Park 33 Goals 34 Real follower? 36 100 sq. meters 37 Extinct bird 38 Still energetic 39 Peggy or Spike 40 Traveler's rest 41 Soviet dictator 42 Jack of talk shows 43 Nicker 45 Shipshape 46 Behaves 47 Angry look 48 Blasting letters 49 To the point 50 Looks everything 52 Slow movers 55 One chemical bond 58 Part of a tour 59 As well 60 Nielsen figures 61 Moray ____ 62 Call off 63 Temples and navels 64 Lowest bill 65 Adriatic or Caspian DOWN 1 Home movie letters? 2 Semi-eternity? 3 Ego gone mad "Working" into a musical but also "Wicked" which was a 2003 Broadway production. The cast describes the pro duction as an atypical musical basically it's not like "Grease." Steve O'Donnell, who plays several characters including Tom the fireman and Ralph Warner, says, "It's not a cheesy musical." He also says the acting is sincere and the audience can relate to the characters because everyone's been frustrated with their job at one point or anoth "The students will enjoy it because it's real. It's about real people," said Julie Kosin, one of the telephone operators. Kosin says, "It's not a tradi tional upbeat, happy kind of show, but it has a lot of mean ing." Jennifer Mosquera, a stage manager, said the actors have put in a lot of hard work and students will enjoy the show ••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Working" show times: • April 8-9 and 15-16 at 8 p.m. • • April 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. • • in the Studio Theatre Tickets available at the RUB Information Desk All rights reserved 4 Emits a beam of light 5 Woeful word 6 Put in stitches 7 1973 Triple Crown winner 8 Cafeteria carrier 9 Replied swiftly with wit 10 Accumulate 11 Utmost 12 Horse command 13 Wynn and Begley 21 Holds up 22 Deadly 24 Far-off quality 26 Cavern hangers 27 Ripped into 28 Expressions of scorn 29 Las Vegas business 30 Train-set brand name 31 Pre-Easter season 35 Camp quarters UL) ~1 1 r JI rir "because they will be able to see fellow students...perform a wonderful show." The students have put a lot of effort into the performance, and a lot of late nights, but they're in good spirits about it. Jeff Stempka, one of the musi cians, says, "I'm happy to put in the work required for [the musical]." time commitment as her least favorite part of the musical, "It's a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of time." Aside from the time con straint, the students are having a lot of fun with the show. Matt Davidson, who plays Ironworker Mike Dillard, says, "I like being on stage and entertaining people...and you get credit for it." Stempka says he likes that he gets to meet new people. He also enjoys the show being a cultural experience that the school offers. Solutions 38 Seating in theaters 42 Family man 44 Cheesy crust 49 Viewpoint 51 Boundary 52 Observed Kosin acknowledged the 53 "The Ranger" 54 Scotch mixer 55 Old hand 56 Dumbo's wing 57 Mom-and-pop grp. 58 Zodiac sign This week in music Review by Sean Mihlo Stephen Malkmus to Release Third Album, Tour Select Cities, Have a Baby It's been six long years since Lo-Fi pioneers "Pavement" broke up and two years since ex vocalist Stephen Malkmus released his second solo effort, "Pig Lib." Just last year, Matador Records re-released a digitally re-mastered version of "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" with nearly 40 extra tracks and vividly stunning linear notes. This year, however, Matador will concentrate on promoting the new Malkmus album, "Face the Truth," which is set to drop in the U.S. on May 24. For those who live outside the States, the album will be released in Europe via Domino on May 23. The first single from "Face the Truth" called "Post-Paint Boy," is currently available for download on iTunes. After the release of "Face the Truth," Malkmus will begin a short tour in which he will bless audi ences across America with his witty lyrics and pos sibly some older material. As of today, only a handful of dates have been scheduled, most likely due to Malkmus' pending fatherhood. There are some empty spaces in between the tour dates, but hopefully a few more shows will appear within the upcoming weeks. Mark your calendars, for Malkmus will make only one appearance near us on June 9 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland. The Raveonettes Are Back, or Pretty in Black Swedish duo The Raveonettes are set to release their second full-length, "Pretty in Black," on April 26, via Columbia. Their major-label debut, "Chain Gang of Love," garnered critical acclaim for its distortion-heavy rock and roll sound; it even produced the hit single and K-mart commercial backtrack "That Great Love Sound." On "Pretty in Black," though, the duo strays from the feedback that overwhelmed its predeces sor and focus more on molding songs that drip pure pop. Besides finding a new sound, The Raves decided to pick up a new member, Anders Christensen, who will replace Sharin Foo on bass, allowing her to shift focus from instrument to vocals. Co-produced by Richard Gottehrer, who's pro duced albums by the Go-Go's and Blondie, lends his legendary talents to Pretty in Black, while singer, lyricist and guitarist Sune Wagner finishes off the production duties. The Raves even pay trib- `Eyes' focuses on fun, not forensics By Charlie McCollum Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT) Part of the television landscape always should be set aside for those shows that successfully strive to do nothing more than entertain, the series that are the equivalent of a good summertime beach book. In a TV world largely taken up by often dark and dour cop proce durals, reality TV and laughless comedies, we haven't seen an awful lot of quality escapist pro gramming lately (although "Desperate Housewives" certainly falls into the category). Now, along comes ABC's "Eyes" (10 p.m. EST Wednesday), a new series that is smart, snappy and as invigorating as cool breeze on a mid-July afternoon. Set in a high-tech private inves tigation agency called Judd Risk Management, "Eyes" doesn't have anything more on its mind than being a fresh, funny take on the old private eye format. It doesn't take on the great issues of our time or try to engage the viewer with ripped-from-the-headlines stories. Whatever it may lack in substance, it more than makes up for with style and considerable wit. The firm's owner and lead staff writer investigator, Harlan Judd (a bright and breezy Tim Daly), is in some ways a throwback to Jim Rockford of "The Rockford Files." He's clever, knows he's smarter than most of the people around him and doesn't mind bending the law to the breaking point if it means solv ing a case. Jeff McCann (Eric Mabius from "The L Word") is the agent with the dark side and the kind of amorality that allows him to bed his best friend's wife, fellow work er Trish Agermeyer (Natalie Zea, Vic Mackey's girlfriend on "The Shield"). Meg Bardo (A.J. Langer, Rayanne on "My So-Called Life'') is the newbie, a veteran of the Iraq war and military intelligence who plays a version of Chloe on "24" to the glitz of Judd's Jack Bauer. As created by veteran TV writer John McNamara, who has mined this territory in the past with shows such as 1996's "Profit," "Eyes" is a clever confection. McNamara and the other writers give the cast all kinds of juicy lines with Daly as Judd getting the best ones. When he discovers that his old college roommate is a real scumbag, for example, Judd dryly notes, "He used to write my biolo gy papers for a six-pack. Clearly, the evil took root there." The Behrend Beacon I ute to Gottehrer by recording a version of "My Boyfriend's Back, - originally recorded by The Angels in 1963 and co-written by Gottehrer. Maureen Tucker from The Velvet Underground, Suicide's Alan Vega and '6os girl-group pioneer Ronnie Spector also contribute to "Pretty in Black." "Love in a Trashcan. - the album's first sin gle, was released to radio stations in March. Meanwhile, the hand is currently in the midst of touring England, Greece, Canada and the United States. The Raveonettes will also delight fans at this year's Coachella festival in California. Autolux will support The Raveonettes in the US. June 6 - Cleveland - Beachland Tavern and Ballroom June 9 Millvale June 10 Buffalo Tracklisting for "Chain Gang of Love:" I. The Heavens 2. Seductress of Bums 3. Love in a Trashcan 4. Sleepwalking 5. Uncertain Times 6. My Boyfriend's Back 7. Here Comes Mary 8. Red Tan 9. Th'ilight 10. Somewhere in Texas 11. You Say You Lie 12. Ode to L.A. 13. If .1 Was Young The Dandy Warhols Finish and Name Album, Announce Single, Get High, Chill Portland's favorite shoegazer/psychedelic/new wave band, The Dandy Warhols, have announced the title of their fifth effort for Capitol Records via their website. Named after their home studio in Portland, "Odditorium or Warlords of Mars" is currently being mastered and is expected to be released by summer. The Dandies also confirmed that "Smoke It" will be the first single taken from "Odditorium;" a video for the track was shot in February. The Dandies' last album, 2003's "Welcome to the Monkey House," debuted in the number 2 slot on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. Whether or not the band will tour this summer in support of Odditorium is still up in the air. Besides an appearance this past January at a benefit concert in Portland, the Dandies haven't played a show in the US since September of 2003. In addition to a possible tour, MTV.com is reporting that a DVD of a live performance from 2004 in Australia is also under construction. The DVD is set to be released sometime this month. MTV.com also says that lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor is preparing to shoot a film based on a script he's written, "One Model Nation," in the fall. Speaking of film, the Warhols appear as them selves in the upcoming "9 Songs," directed by Michael Winterbottom and slated for release this summer. While you're waiting for the Dandies new disc, you can check them out in the movie at http://www.9songs-lefilm.com. The cases, most involving white-collar crime and corporate espionage, are intriguing without getting in the way of the show's rapid-fire pace. (Wednesday's strong opening episode has such kinetic energy that you won't real ize until much later how many holes there are in the plot.) There are also some nice twists in the characters. Gage isn't what she seems. McCann has all the loyalty of lago. The hunky Didion is gay and a former psychiatric patient, details revealed in a refreshingly matter-of-fact way. And then there's the cast, which clearly is having a grand old time. "Eyes" does have some prob lems. Probably the most notable is that McNamara introduces a cou ple of overarching story lines in episode one, notably one involv ing a hostile takeover of Judd's firm, and then totally fails to deal with them satisfactorily in episode two. One hopes such inconsisten cy will straighten out as the season progresses. "Eyes" is a promising new show that seems to fit right in with what ABC has going on this season with "Housewives" and "Lost." It's in a tough time slot, up against "Law & Order" and "CSI: N.Y." But if you're looking for fun, well made entertainment, "Eyes" is it." Mr. Smalls Theatre The Showplace
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