12—The Daily Collegian Thursday, June 23,1983 arts Next on By HEIDI BEELER Collegian Staff Writer Walk into the Playhouse Theater tonight, and you’ll walk into a world where flappers dance the Charleston and the turkey trot; while musical numbers drop out of thin air. Where boy meets girl and, against all odds, wins her every time. The Festival Theater’s second pro duction of the season, Sandy Wilson’s “The Boy Friend,” opens tonight. A parody of the typical ’2os musical, the play “departs from reality often,” Director/Choreographer Darwin Knight said. “Dialogue-wise, there’s no scene that’s any longer than two minutes at the most. It’s basically one musical number after another, tied together by kind of a humorous but flimsy story line, typical of the period.” The production runs through July 10 with performances Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sun days at 7:30 pm. “The show operates on two levels,” Knight said. “We’re operating really as a play within a play. I’ve tried to set that up with the leading lady’s entrance. I mean,, she takes a pose and gets a follow spot, and she has a lot of by-play with the conductor. Every entrance is set up as,‘Here comes the star!’ And it’s the same way with (Percy, the leading man) too.” Percival Browne, a respectable and often stuffy father, is played by the new- GIANT gzscrickieuwoddi EGAd/ th£ pa/mt tlmeed! W UER£ DID You GET it AT this Hour? *Translation Uncle Ill's Yes Folks, when all the other storekeepers ‘are locked up and home bar-b-queing, we’re open for your cool early evening shopping convenience! Mon thru Fri till 8-.30! Saturdays till 6:00. Uncle Eli's, 129 E. Denver Ave. Festival Theatre agenda: "The Boy Friend" equity actor James LeVaggi. LeVaggi has appeared in produc tions off-Broadway, on television, and in regional theaters in Virginia, Mis souri, and Pennsylvania. What did the Festival Theater have to offer? “A pay check,” LeVaggi said with a laugh. “It’s very instructive, really, to see the level of talent that you find among the students and to watch them grow. In a way, it’s a learning process for me, to see how hard they work and how much they’ve grown in a rehearsal period.” “Plus, you could never turn down the opportunity to work with me,” Knight joked. “Whenever I have a funny comedy character part who has to sing, I generally call Jim.” “When you find people whose work you really admire and who, on top of all that, are just wonderful people, Conserve water. 'p 230-1907 Darwin Knight then you want to stay together. And I think that is reflected in the end product, because it was all put togeth er with love and concern on every body’s part,” Knight said. The cast has been rehearsing for the production for several weeks now. Elton John back in By RON YEANY Collegian Staff Writer “TOO LOW FOR ZERO” Elton John, Geffen GHS 4006 Elton John has renewed his long time collaboration with Bernie Tau pin on Too Low For Zero, and the resulting album is John’s best since Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, al most a decade ago. The recent hit from the album, “I’m Still Standing,” may have an underlying meaning, a testament to his return in fine form that was hinted at on last year’s Jump Up!. But on its own, “I’m Still Standing” is an excellent number, and it is so good to hear'Elton rocking out like that again. But the energy doesn’t stop there, as witnessed by “Kiss The Bride,” another rock ’em out track from the album. This one has Elton in the ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ The Graduate Student Association ★ ★ presents as part of Explazaganza * ★ Mischief ! ★ in concert FREE 7:3opm * ★ . Thurs. June 23 on Fisher Plaza ★ ★ outside Kern Bldg, (rain location in Kern) * ★ ★ TUES. 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College Yet Knight said that this past week has been the most difficult. “From an actor’s standpoint of this week,” LeVaggi noted, “you’ve been in rehearsal clothes, and you’ve been faking a prop or a piece of costume that you have to work with, you’ve uncomfortable position of sitting back and watching an old flame take her vows. “Crystal” also finds John pound ing the keys once more, this time as a girl comes between John and a good friend. As typical of John-Tau pin hits, Bernie Taupin’s lyrics are fresh and vivid, as in “Crystal”: “The world’s your oyster, you’re a pearl, but he’s a jeweler, my frien d/I’m sure that in the end, Crystal, you’ll be his little girl.” John’s soft side is exhilarating on Too Low For Zero also. The excel lent “Cold As Christmas (in the middle of the year)” is a beautiful ballad depicting the slow break-up of a long marriage. “Cold A 5...” also marks another return from the Elton John vaults, back-up vocals by Kiki Dee (remember their “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” duet?). Another guest steps in on “I used whatever happened to be on hand. And suddenly, the real thing is there, the lights are there, and every thing you’ve worked on suddenly falls totally apart.” Although the ten to twelve hour tech rehearsals of the past week have top form on latest Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues.” Stevie Wonder lends his time on' harmonica to this bluesy number that closes side one of the album. As mentioned earlier, John’s orig inal band of Davey Johnstone on guitar, Dee Murray on bass, end Nigel Olsson on drums has returned here. The result is a much tighter SOFT CONTACT LENSES 'lncludes: •Vision Examination X ” •Lens Care Materials ff •All major brands available & Dr. Marshall L. 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