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Show Openings 1988 Entertainment - Page Three ASUU CONCERTS Pioneer Theatre Company's Glass Acts, State of the art theatre, by the professional theatre of Utah, right here on the U campus. A brilliant season! Two dazzling musicals, two sparkling comedies and three sterling dramas...each a masterpiece of the classic or contemporary theatre. J - September 14 Cole Porter's mi.. . " October November 30 December 17 Boretz and Allen's ANYTHING GOES February 8 25 William Shakespeare's ROOM SERVICE October 26 - November 12 Edmond Rostand's January 4 21 Herb Gardner's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM CYRANO DE BERGERAC I'M NOT RAPPAPORT April 26 -- 1 May 3 -- 1 March Lawrence and Lee's ril INHERIT THE WIND Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Once again, we're making it easy to see live, professional theatre at its best by offering free and reduced-pric- e tickets to University of Utah students with activities-pai- d I.D. Check the options below. Totally free option. X Come see the preview performance before the rest of the world sees it. Students are admitted free of charge the Tuesday before each Wednesday's opening. Tickets must be picked up in advance at the box office. On opening night we offer free tickets to the first 200 students who come to the box office. $3.00 option. Reserved seates are just $3.00 on the first Wednesday and Thursday, and both Saturday matinees. Student Rush every night, all seats remaining at 7:30, go on sale to students for $3.00. 12 price option. All reserved seats for any night are offered to students for half price. Jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker will perform at Kingsbury Hall Oct 28. Brecker, who will open ASUlTs concert senes, has worked with music greats such as Frank Zappa, Mel Lewil, and Bruce Springsteen. concert series offers top performers at discount ASUU By Sharon Deckert w Chronicle assistant feature editor Remember the old line "Have I got a deal for you"? Well, take a look at the Season of the "Arts sponsored by the ASUU Programs and Activities Board this year. :'; The series of concerts the board has scheduled will provide students with opportunities to near top performers in jazz, dance and comedy at student dis- The production, "100 Airplanes on the Roof," combines a Glass score with text ( and photographic projections. , The text was written by David Henry Hwang and the sets and photography are by Jerome Sirlin. This unique production-wil- l be performed Monday, Nov. 14. Lar Lubovitch Dance Co., now in its ; 21st season, is a company of 12 New York dancers directed by choreographer Lar Lubovitch. co-cha- ir troupe and the individuals in the troupe who will perform on Friday, Feb. 10, will probably be no exception. Western Opera Theater, the professional, touring company of the San Francisco Opera Center, will perform Great artists. Great theatre. University of Monday-Frida- y ; . PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 1W i I?" 0 s ii in7 s "Madame Butterfly" in English on Friday," Feb. 24. This performance is sponsored in part by a grant from the Utah Arts Council and is one performance of a statewide tour. Repertory Dance Theatre, one of the U.'s resident dance companies, has an . . outstanding national reputation. RDT will y present "Spotlight," a collection of from the '80s, on Friday, March 10. The collection will include the work of Margaret Jenkins, Ellen Bromberg, Charles Moulton and Elisa Monte. RDT will also, present a premiere presentation by resident choreographer Marina Harris. A second reason to attend these concerts is you are already contributing minimal , money, although an admittedly ' ' v series. the to amount, When all the math is done, each U. student pays, about 45 cents per quarter to support this series of concerts with dis-- . counts ranging from $2 to $7.50. Now that's a deal. The artists appearing this year make that deal even more appealing. Tv av (TOO chore-ograp- .... America's 4 p.m. big-nam- U. music professor Henry Weight said ho named 10:00-6:0- 0 1 run-of-the-m- ill ' Philip Glass; Box office open 581-696- . Second City Comedy Troupe will perform six short comedic pieces. This is not just a group of people trying to be funny; the troupe was a starting e comeplace for many of today's dians. Great talent has been a trademark of this . Musician of the Year, in 1985, is considered one of the foremost music composers of our time He has composed hauntingly beautiful music for the piano as well as several orchestra, opera and chorus pieces. Glass will present a production at the U. that will make its North American debut Sept. 22 at the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia. Call 20. top-nam- will definitely encourage his students to attend this performance. Brecker has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and his solo album has "several great cuts " Weight said. Brecker played at the Utah Arts Festival a couple of years ago and a small riot ensued after he was forced to stop playing due to a city ordinance regarding noise ' ." control. seem to have doesn't That incident daunted him, because he's coming back Friday, Oct. 28, and it should be a great performance. Save 24-2- 8 over single ticket prices when you buy season tickets. Season tickets are available through Oct. 10 at the Pioneer Theatre Company box office. Lubovitch choreographs works to music from both Eastern and Western sources and as stylistically different as Amadeus, Mozart and Philip Glass. The company will perform Friday, Jan. count prices. i Sandi Terry, of the Programs and Activities Board, has worked with the Utah Arts Council and the Space Agency, an international concert production agene artists. cy, to bring in said this Terry cooperation has allowed student discounts on concerts the board could not afford to sponsor alone. There are several reasons to attend this series of concerts at Kingsbury Hall The first is,' of course, the music, dance and comedy themselves. Michael Brecker is a jazz saxophonist who has worked as a sideman on literally hundreds of recordings. He has worked with Frank Zappa, Mel Lewil, Bruce Springsteen and many other music greats. He also has recorded albums of his own and writes much of his own music. . Plus a great season ticket option for U of U faculty and staff. 2 - . , September Plan to join its foi this fun-fille- d 19-2- 4 Y. experience. Write or call for more information. 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