1 mm pxajngr Arts & Entertainment Standard-Examine- Friday January 22 r 1 Theaters 999 Features Editor: Former local Jason Hadley performing ‘“’V with “Les Ballets Trockadero” ‘MANY DIFFERENT ROADS’: 625-427- 0 Quick TAKES BEST BETS Fun San Jose Taiko drummers 3D bring their beat to Ogden Theater Although the album focuses on the LDS faith ' Knight says it’s universal Weber State University and collaborate Ogden High School 3D on "Mother Hicks ” PREVIEW Star show WHO: Gladys Knight WHEN: 730 pm next Friday Jan 29 WHERE: Dee Events Center Weber State University 4450 Harrison Blvd Ogden TICKETS: $1 8 50arena $24 50floor Available at Dee Events Center (626-850or or Smith’s Tix Time to visit Mars 10D HOT TICKETS See 2D for details on tickets for these and other events: Billy Joel April 10 Salt Lake City 0 Harlem Globetrotters outlets Feb 19 Salt Lake City Knight still shinin’ & singin’ 'jL Standard Examiner staff An R&B legend has new inspiration her music as well as personal faith Gladys Knight began her career at her Georgia church at age 4 and recorded hit songs over four decades with her popular The Pips it was conversion to the group i But Church of Jesus Christ of Saints in 1997 that influenced her latest album Latter-da- y “Many Different Roads” It features two songs by Sen Orrin Hatch and another “Good Morning Heavenly Lather” performed with her musical family The Pips - r I Knight’s performance next Friday Jan 29 at Weber State University’s Dee Events Center promotes the new album which was produced by Many Roads Records and is distributed through Deseret Book ’ Although the album is focused on the LDS faith Knight believes the music can be universal “In doing this album I wanted to make sure that it touched people across the board” Knight wrote in the album’s liner notes “My fan base is so diverse and I also respect the fact as does Heavenly Father that inspiration and spirituality are such individual things “I wanted to make sure that as far as the music went there was something reverent on it for those that choose to get in touch with the spirit that way” ‘ The Georgia native’s career began with gospel music and by age 7 she’d won on Ted Mack’s “Amateur Hour” -- the 1950s TV version of the 1980s hit "Star Search” She was only 8 years old when she helped form The Pips The quartet went on to record numerous hits including “Midnight Train to Georgia” “Friendship Train” and “If I Were Your Woman” Ten records reached No 1 on the R&B chart five became Top 20 pop hits and three received Grammy awards When the group decided to pursue different career paths in 1989 Knight went solo for the album “Good Woman” ’ In the ’90s she has appeared on several TV sitcoms and in movies and recorded duets with Frank Sinatra Elton John Vince Gill Kenny Loggins and Kenny Rogers - She also produced the Cable “Sisters in ACE award-winnin- g the Name of Love” an HBO special starring Knight and friends Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle Knight received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1 995 and the next year she and The Pips were inducted into the Rock ’N’ Roll Hall of Fame She also is involved in several business ventures among them a personal entertainment corporation motivational speaking network and a gourmet bakery in Las Vegas with her daughter Kenya COPY’ T n itninnr nrv Krakowski still rents apartment By KAREN ANNE WEBB Standard-Examin- correspondent charming local moppet who graced Ballet West productions as the Nephew and the Baby Mouse has grown into the stunning ballerina in tutu and pointe shoes? The No it’s not that Ballet West had a dearth of young men auditioning for “Nutcracker” roles a dozen years ago It’s that young Jason Hadley recently landed a Les Ballets position with the all-ma- le Trockadero de Monte Carlo And the “Trocks” are the celebrated troupe in which men do double-dut- y as danseurs and as ballerinas Hadley 25 this month assumed not just an anonymous corps position when he was invited to enter the troupe last September: He created an entire persona Hadley also known as “Colette Adae”' (say it quickly and don’t think about the spelling) adds his name to a roster that includes such luminaries as Margaret Lowin-Octey- n Adam Baum Olga Supphozova Yuri Smirnov The entire loony lot of them will be coming to Salt Lake City on Wednesday “I was working at the Freed’s (dance shoe) outlet on 58th Street” recalls Hadley “when I read an audition notice in Backstage Magazine for the Trocks I took a class with the company and they offered me a job “Suddenly I was doing what I love -dancing - for a living instead of dancing when I could get work and holding second jobs the rest of the time I no longer had to scramble and say ‘Where’s my resume?’ when an audition came up” See TR0CKS4D PREVIEW TV The face is familiar Those big eyes That curly blond hair She’s Jane Krakowski who plays Ally McBeal’s nosy secretary on the hit Fox television show Krakowski describes Elaine Vassal as “a gold mine of a character" She credits creatorwriter David Kelley with making everyone on the show “full and characters” “All the characters are complete and flawed” she says “I think that makes them all very interesting - to play and to watch” Krakowski started on Broadway “I was doing ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ It got mixed reviews and we were on a k notice I started auditioning for other things got ‘Ally McBeal’ and the film ‘Dance With Me’ in the same ' week It must have been a good hair week It worked out with the schedule could go to LA and do the TV pilot and stay and do the movie ‘Ally McBeal’ was picked up for a full season I went with one suitcase and never went back to New York Now “I don’t take anything for granted Enjoy it while you have it it probably will go away at some point When ‘Ally McBeal’ won a Golden Globe last year I was still renting a car I still rent a furnished apartment and a TV but I bought a car" ever-changi- week-to-wee- I WHO: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo WHEN: 8 pm Wednesday WHERE: Capitol Theatre 50 W 200 South Salt Lake City TICKETS: $1 950 to $3500 and are available at all ArtTix outlets (including the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association 2580 Jefferson Ave Ogden 399-924) or by as ‘Colette Adae’: This dancer who turns 25 this month attended Northern Utah elementary schools JASON HADLEY also known ‘SLC Punk!’ 1 phone at jabs but lauds culture’s strength By STEVE SALLES Sianoaro-Examine- r JC Brady photo Michael Goorjian is determined rebel Bob in “SLC Punk!’’ 4 movie cntic January “South Park” Matt Stone and Trey had a special screening of “Orgazmo” at the Sundance Film Festival - a film that has gone on to unprecedented success and a long stay at Salt Lake City’s Tower Theatre Despite mixed reviews from critics the film has drawn huge crowds eager to see a movie that pokes fun at the Mormon culture especially its church missionary program At the time I thought if someone could make a quality film taking potshots at the local culture that person could make some senous money “Plan 10 from Outer Space” was a weak attempt “Orgazmo” clever but too raunchy “SLC Punk!” is still pretty raw but it’s a step in the right direction The film - one of five being shown in Ogden during the film festival - is set in the mid ’80s in Salt Lake City Ronald Reagan is president and teenagers are finding new ways to rebel Stevo (Matthew Lillard) and Bob (Michael Goorjian) have Last LOOK AT LOCAL CULTURE: 355-ART- S Review THE FILM: ’SLC Punk!’ of the Sundance Film Festival OUR RATING: 12 STARRING: Matthew Lillard Michael Goorjian Annabeth Gish Jennifer Lien Christopher McDonald BEHIND THE SCENES: Written and directed by James Merendino who grew up in Salt Lake City PLAYING: 7 pm Thursday at Peery’s Egyptian Theater 2415 Washington Blvd Ogden T ickets $10 available in advance at Radisson Suite Hotel 251 0 Washington Blvd Ogden MPAA RATING: Unrated probably R I TOP RECORDS These were the top adult contemporary tracks of the week according to Billboard 1 “I’m Your Angel" R Kelly & Celine Dion 2 “True Colors” Phil Collins 3 “From This Moment On” Shama Twain 4 “When You Believe” Whitney Houston 5 “I’ll Never Break Your Heart” Backstreet On Page Boys 6 “Angel” Sarah 7D McLachlan Get “the buzz” on Sundance offenngs plus a rundown of films in Ogden nothing in common with their surroundings so they become punk 7 “I’ll Be” Edwin McCain 8 “Written In The Stars” Elton John & LeAnn Rimes 9 “This Kiss” Faith Hill 1 0 “Hands” Jewel - Standard-Examinstaff and wire services er See PUNK7D y A i