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Show THE THUNDERBIRD -- MONDAY NOVEMBER 1988 7, PACE 15 ?r Mysterious musical melodrama lets audience choose ending Whodunit? .Did the butler really do.it? No one knows for .sure how The Mystery of Edwin Drood really ends. The director ol the upcoming Southern Utah State play thinks he knows, but he won't tell. The author of the novel on which the play is based is no help; he died before he finished writing the book. We've got the clues, all we need to do is solve the mystery," said Fred Adams, the play's director. The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens opens Nov. 10 at SUSC and continues Nov. 11 and 12 and 17 through 9. "That much we know," Adams said. "We also know that Sandra Stiglinski is the costume designer, Rebecca White is the lighting designer and technical director, lames Loder is the stage manager and Mary Jane Cleave is th pianist and musical director. "What we don't know is exactly how the musical comedv will end each night," Adams said. "1 nut is up to the audmnee." There are 1 possible .mi.ngs and eight possible murderers it a af murder is committChailes Dickens was tvw rugh Edwin Drond when he died. The unimisli, book was eventually published and only recently turned into a Broadway hit by playwright Rupert Holmes. Holmes set the play in an old English music hall and turned it into a spoof on Victorian melodramas which netted a 1986 Tony Award for the best Broadway musical. Dickens' intent was to make Edwin Drood a take-of- f on the mystery novels, the Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper stories that were becoming so popular toward the end of his life. "This Dickens and it's a very loose adaption of his book isn't the kind of Dickens play you've been seeing at SUSC these last few years," Adams said. "It's a spoof, a very irreverent look at England and is akin to a good melodrama." Adams selected 18 SUSC students for his cast.' "They're learning 1 different endings to the plnv and wili'deliver whichever one the audience - " requests,." the director said. Cast members include Michael Stiver and Peter Baldonado, Las Vegas, Nev.; Steven Briggs, Provo; Peter Tagg, Bristol, England; Joseph Martinez, Price; Steve Thompson, Lehi; Daniel Jackson, Manti; Jesse Berger, Brightwood, Ore.; and Jon Anderson, Panaca, Nev. Other cast members are Enid Atkinson, Kristen Barrow and Susan Anderson, Salt Lake City; Lisa 1 . - 1 . Newhouse, 'Beatty, Nev.; Chrissie Scoville1, ' Amarillo, Texas; Gayle Steffanson, Ogderi; Patti' ' Esplin, Monroe; Megan Marshall; American Fork; and Kathy Tuelier, Logan. ' Curtain time is 8'p.m. in the SUSC Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Auditorium Box Office, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 10 a.m. until curtain on days of performance. SUSC students can receive one free ticket with their activity card. Adams also stressed the fact that all seats are reserved. "Come in early to the box office so you can get a good seat," he said. 586-787- 'll 1 . ' I Michael Stiver, Lisa Newhouse, Enid Atkinson, and Stephen Briggs (trom left) are tour of the portrayed in the SUSC production of Dickens' 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood.' Palmer electrifies CONCERT REVIEW BY GARY ZIEGLER At 7:30 p.m. sharp, the Centrum lights darkened on an anticipating audience, many of whom were still visiting with friends in other sections Thursday. Stage lights flashed on quickly to reveal The Northern Pikes, the opening band for the Robert Palmer concert. The Northern Pikes, Canadas hottest young group, delighted a sparse crowd with not only their music but their stage presence as well. They sang hits from a recent album including, "The Things Do for Money" and "In a Lonely House." The group also gave a sneak preview performance of the single, "A Place That's Insane." Merl Bryck, guitarist and one of the lead singers, told .. members of the audience that it was the group's first experience in Utah. "We're glad to be here, he said. The NorthenWPikes also made an effort to be a 'part of the audience as ' was evidenced by lead guitarist Bryan Potvin jumping onto the floor and I , . high-spirite- multi-colore- group is made up of a lead guitarist, two drummers, two keyboardists and a bass guitarist coming from such places as Guam, New Jersey, New Orleans and Pittsburgh. Despite security efforts to keep fans away from the stage, out of the aisles and off the chairs, exuberant screams and cheers arose welcoming the conservatively dressed Palmer to Cedar City. He wore a typical charcoal-gra- y suit, white shirt and a thin, leopard spot black tie. SUSC student Tracy Laird considers herself to be Palmer's biggest fan. "He's the sexiest man in a suit I've ever seen," she said. "I just love him." As soon as Palmer walked on stage, the band broke into non-sto- p music that lasted for qne houf and 50 minutes. Featured iff the' concert were n h its) "I .Didn't Mean te his Turn YouOnt" "Riptide" "Bad Case of Loving You 7 'a hiihTs if Hit fekla se, welT-ipow- i m . mmmm ii ii tife AILsfy." 'Snea1jGSaly-.T'UugAlthoyghtoirnlagfs-iaf''fhe.ai-idihnc- music videos, lead female vocalist B.J. Nelson charmed the crowds singing backup for Palmer and also performing a solo piece, "Walk Beside Me." Ending the concert with his most recent hit, "Simply Irresistible," crowds screamed, "Palmer! Palmer!" for nearly two minutes prior to his return to sing the finale, "Addicted to Love." "The band was great to work with," said Tony Pellegrini, director of student activities. "I think the students appreciated the concert." Attendance was pegged at a disappointing 1,620. Plans for future concerts will include increased security measures. Brent Chandler, director of campus security, said, "We tried to save money" by hiring a smaller security staff. "We won't do 'that again," hf said. Marty concert-goerincluding this reviewer, felt' that security measures were too 'oppressive, however; and detracted front the' enjoyment of the evening. , I, s, , .3 related EDITOR'S NOTE: See the e seemed iltappQi'nrfedthe absence of Palmer's'"jhy'steriOus women-- fom his - rp-t i. i characters crowd in Centrum d playing in the aisles. The group ended their 30 minute opening with a song entit ed, "Dancing in the Dance Club" which allowed concert-goer- s a chance to raise their arms high in the air and then drop to the floor, mimicking the song's lyrics. set change, Following a half-hoeveryone was anxious to hear Palmer. The stage was decorated in blacks and grays, common colors for Palmer as seems evident from his attire and music videos. A large curtain hung behind the band which allowed for a marvelous light show adding to the quality of his performance. Effects such as a New York skyline, a large eye and streaks of light that moved to the beat of the percussion were only a part of d the extravaganza. Colors' also changed spontaneously to give added effect to moods Palmer attempted to create through his music,, , Palmer's band is unique in and of ; itself.' Besides the fact that the blind i$ madeup,6f a variety of 'Cultures, ... ; recruited members from . s throughout the United States. The dxt. 18 l wi j'. on Palmer's opening frand, The Northern Pikes, on page 7. 1 'story |