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Show ii Page CI Thursday, Febn-sry 24, 1983 fcr I-.' iCimba ll's Cabaret5 is frivolous fun by Rick Brough The Kimball Art Center's second annual "Cabaret" was a light, lively entertainment entertain-ment that managed to mesh three different styles together. to-gether. There was the elegance ele-gance and glamor supplied by producer-writer-actress Wanda Belli. Ed Perez added choreography that was sexy or rollicking, and always dynamic. And the off-the-cuff sketches b Betty Ford at her most dreamy) but her genteel manner made her a fitting choice for the part. Certainly the lifeblood of this segment were the dance numbers choreographed by Ed Perez. They kept the show at a high energy level, and even when some dancers looked as if they were absorbed in counting off their steps, the moves were almost always proficient. ing time. The weakest points here were the pantomime dances on Chinatown and gambling, where the story line was unclear at times. From the past, the show leaped to the present-day foibles of Park City residents. resi-dents. Sadly the jokes were on the level of a decent high-school assembly. For instance, we saw an executive execu-tive from the Silver King blame.) In modern times, the Burnett-Fleisher script turns him into a "Monty Knocker" pursuing Park City Village's Bob Ziegler through the show (a running gag in more ways than one) with a fearsome-looking subpoena. As you may have guessed, this segment has a few in-jokes. If you're a local, they're fun, but a few Salt Lakers must have been jlliii V P if t' A highlight for me was definitely de-finitely the polar-bear-pattern coat modeled by Lloyd Stevens. The many other actors, dancers, and models (too numerous to be mentioned here) added their hard work to the show. Still, "Cabaret" works best because it operates on a friendly, neighborhood level it's dress-up time in the back yard. Belli and Perez 4T ... k-- David Fleisher and Ron Burnett were likable slapdash. slap-dash. There's a question whether all of these styles mesh with the price tag for the cabaret and dinner. But we'll get to that later. Belli appeared as Park City's much-married Silver Queen, Susanna Holmes, to narrate the story of Park City's early days. Belli's acting style may have been a little too deliberate (like SsasJS iSSSi, 4. "' ' 'i Some of the highlights here included a bawdy hooker number (with Rex Firth in drag stealing the show as the frontier madam Mother Urban); Ur-ban); a modern disco number; num-ber; and a number with Perez himself in a flame-red outfit. The best was a joyous number with the high-stepping Park City miners and their wives. It was the closest the sedate KAC ever came to a great foot-stomp- Bank buy a Picasso, only to find from Corke Pepper (making a cameo appearance) appear-ance) that the picture was actually stolen from a KAC exhibit called "Famous Fakes." There's also a lot of time spent on a creature called a Tommy Knocker, a lepre-chaunish lepre-chaunish type played by John Lehmer. (When a gigolo, played by Stan Johnson, John-son, leaves several ladies with child, Tommy gets the scratching their heads over the sketch with David Fleisher Flei-sher talking to his Jewish mother, or the references to Madeline Smith's spicy bestseller best-seller "Moon Cabin." The finale, a fashion show, was well-handled, as these things go, narrated by a brisk Ron Burnett and Wanda Wan-da Belli. But at this point, the plugs for local clothiers piled so high that the program sounded like a good morning on "The Price is Right." The give it undeniable unde-niable polish, sure, but the $15 price tag leads people to expect a higher performance level than we got. For the second year in a row, I've heard comments that the "Cabaret" was rather anti-climactic, given the charge for the event. There should definitely be a third "Cabaret," but would it be fiscally possible for Kimball Kim-ball to reduce the price to $6 or $8? IV 'fS p fit ' ' MKT tM'" It "I V r - S . - (ABOVE) It's the morning after, and Cabaret actress Karen Arenskov finds there are drawbacks to the wild life in Park City. (BELOW, LEFT) Holly Daines was part of the energetic dance troupe at Kimball's second annual revue. photo by David Hampshire z. : v l ALLEDY GU1DC 4i ii r ;... i . V A variety of local artists' talent now on display at the Art Network. Park City Gallery of Contemporary Art. 515 Maui St. Open 12 to 6 daily, except Monday. Featuring foreign imports, international art posters, nan dicrafts and paintings by local artists. Complete supply of artists' materials. Live classical guitar by Bob Weisenfeld 4 to 6 Saturdays. The Art Network is a recently formed artist 's cooperative consisting of twelve local artists who equally share expenses and donate their time. They represent many mediums including photography, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry and leather work. Poets, writers and musicians are invited in-vited to share their work with the public. We welcome everyone. Stop in any day between 11a m and 9 p.m. Located in the old public library, 520 Main St. 649-4462. Old Town Gallery, 1101 Park Avenue features original traditional and contemporary art in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pencil; etchings, lithographs, serigraphs; sculptures in bronze, silver, lead, steel, marble, wood; ceramics, potters; by local, national and international artists including: Philip Barlow, David Chaplin, Farrell Collett, Peter Ellenshaw, Richard Erdman, Peter Max, Ella Peacock. Monday Mon-day - Saturday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday noon - 6 p.m The Family Jewels, 591 Historic Main Street, regularly features Western prints as well as area scenes by local artists. Posters galore cover the walls of the Poster Parlour. These latest edition graphics change weekly. Ready-made frames and custom picture framing are also offered. Open daily 10-7, Sunday noon -5:00. Kimball Art Center offers a variety of educational and cultural events throughout the year. Currently on exhibit in the main gallery are watercolors by Cecile Johnson and landscapes by Jerry Fuhriman. For information call 649-8882. |