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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 12-14, 2018 Continued from C-1 Local talent will perform 10 different numbers and five sing-alongs each night, according to Hansen. “We didn’t want a show that was just various versions of ‘O Holy Night’ or ‘Silent Night,’” Hansen said with a laugh. “That would be a downer, so we required those who auditioned to have something show-ready in order to shine and stand out.” Hansen will also show off some of her talent as she co-emcees the evenings with Quinn Kapetanov, a member of the Egyptian’s tech crew. Hansen and Kapetanov, formerly of the Ziegfeld Theater Continued from C-1 Oak Ridge Boys love Christmas part of the show. It gives the audience a chance to get to know each Oak Ridge Boy a little better.” Sterban said driving around with his family to see the Christmas lights in Fairfield showed him one of the meanings of the holiday. “It was a chance for our family to be together,” he said. “I believe through that experience we grew closer together.” The segment comes during the second half of the concert, according to Sterban. “In a lot of ways (the concert is) a real bargain, because it’s almost like two shows for the price of one,” he said. During the first half of the show, the singers are set to come out and perform the hits — “Thank God for Kids,” “Y’all Come Back Saloon,” and, of course, their million-dollar single, “Elvira.” “It’s funny, because when we tell people we’re doing our Christmas show, the first question we hear after that is ‘Are you guys going to sing ‘Elvira?’” Sterban said with a laugh. “You will hear me sing ‘oom pa pa mow mow’ and all of that.” After the intermission, the singers and their band will continue the Christmas portion of the show, complete with Santa Claus. “He’ll go out into the audience and interact with the audience, especially the kids,” Sterban said. “This is a great family show that will wrap up with songs about the true meaning of Christmas.” This year’s trip marks the Oak Ridge Boys’ 29th Christmas tour. “The show has become the biggest part of our year, and I know we’re going to be slammed almost every day until Christmas,” Sterban said. “That’s a good problem, be- 4 Company, will perform impersonations and put their own spin on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” In the middle of the #MeToo movement and amid a largescale reexamination of courtship and gender politics, the Christmas radio staple has been the subject of a debate over consent and gender norms. Hansen said that the organizers are aware of that discourse and plan to deliver their rendition with a “light-hearted and funny” bent. “Quinn, who is a great improviser and performer, and we’ll do some impersonations while we sing,” Hansen said. The shows will also feature giveaways and appearances by Santa Claus. “We hand out some Christmas light necklaces and holiday cookies, and Santa will give out candy canes and pose for photos,” Hansen said. The Holiday Spectacular is designed to show off the quality of the area’s talent, she said. “Other than Park City Follies cause we love doing what we do.” Sterban’s road to the Oak Ridge Boys began in 1963, when he started singing professionally, but it was his time singing with J.D. Sumner in the Stamps Quartet that prepared him .the Oak Ridge Boys’ success. “For a year and half when I was with the Stamps Quartet, we sang with the King — Elvis,” Sterban said. “Being a part of that was very exciting to say the least.” Sterban got to know Presley personally and according to Sterban, the tours were the biggest in the business at the time. “It was also a learning experience,” he said. “I was able to see how Elvis conducted himself — he was a true professional.”The tours also prepared Sterban for what he would experience as an Oak Ridge Boy; part of a group that was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015. “We would go all over the country with Elvis and perform packed out arenas,” he said. “Then a few years later, I would return with the Oak Ridge Boys to those very same arenas and they would be just as packed out.” In March the Oak Ridge Boys released “17th Avenue Revival,” a gospel-influenced album that Sterban said brings his career full circle. “Some of my fondest memories of working with Elvis involved gospel music,” he said. “Even though he was the king of rock ‘n’ roll, I believe his favorite music was gospel music and spirituals.” During the of hours of his tours, Presley would find a piano and expect the singers to gather around it and sing gospel quartet songs, according to Sterban. When the Oak Ridge Boys decided to release “17th Avenue Revival,” they wanted to work with producer Dave Cobb, who produced their 2009 album, ‘The Boys Are Back.” “Dave took us down some roads of music back then that we had never traveled before, and we thought it would be fun to work with him again,” Sterban said. Before the recording sessions The Park Record C-3 Holiday Spectacular and Sing-Along When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15; 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 Where: Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. Cost: Adult tickets range from $15 to $25; youth tickets are $12 Phone: 435-649-9371 Web: parkcityshows.com and our YouTheatre program, there aren’t a lot of performance opportunities for locals, because we usually bring in touring bands and outside theater companies,” Hansen said. “So this is something we do to give locals a chance to perform at the Egyptian Theatre.” More than 40 locals are set to perform throughout the Holiday Spectacular’s run. “It‘s hard to believe they are local,” Hansen said. “Most of them are Broadway quality.” for “17th Avenue Revival,” Cobb, who is known for his work with contemporary acts Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown Band and Jason Isbell, met with the Oak Ridge Boys. Over lunch, Cobb told the quartet to think of what connects the careers of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles – music legends who first made their voices heard in church. “David wanted this project to capture that feeling of going to the old-time revival meeting,” Sterbain said. “And he knows something about that because his mother is a Pentecostal preacher.” While the album isn’t composed of only gospel songs — some of the tunes were so old that Cobb had to look them up at the Smithsonian music archive — it has the gospel and rockabilly feel, Sterban said. “If Elvis was still alive he would have loved this project,” he said. “It ties the whole thing for me personally, and we’re going to add some of those songs into the concert.” “People Banking With People” Our Gift Cards Make Giving Easy Our Special Gift Card: • Can be replaced if lost • Has online access • Is on everyone’s Christmas list 1225 Deer Valley Dr. Park City 435-615-2265 There is a one-time processing fee of $5 at the time of purchase. 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