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Show D6 The Salt Lake Tribune ARTS Sunday, May30, 1999 _ Old Lyric Promi es to Deliver Laughs in Season Opener BY NANCY MELICH ‘Two by Two,” the last mu: on Delivery” might be th purpose remedy for what ails written by Richard Rodgers, with @ Comedy, Mystery, Drama at Logan’s Old Lyric THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE If laughter is a cure-all, “Cash hrough Saturday, then in Logan's Lyric The- “Cash on Delivery” plays Thursd June 18 and 19 and July 1, 10, 16 and HF you. atre, 28 W. Center. It plays in repertory with “The Diaryof Anne Frank,” opening June 10. Alsoin the season are“ Twoby Two” (opening une 24) and “Sherlock's Last Case” (July 7) Performances are Wednesdays through Be at 8 p.m. At least Colin Johnson hopesso. As executive producer of the Old Lyric Repertory Company, openingits 33rd season Thursday in Logan, Johnson is a major with Satur‘day ticket office, (43 player in selecting the season. Farce is an audience favorite When actor Fred Willecke told -03 ic Theatre bo: performance evenings. ee noenatcncall (435) 7797-1500 Johnson about a “brand new farce” that had Iowa theatergoers rolling in the aisles, Johnson knewit would be perfect in Cache Valley. The showis funny in the way ‘Noises Off” is funny, says Johnson. It is full of the kind of exaggerated comedyfound in Michael Frayn’s romp. The hu mor comes by following an En: glish con artist named Eric Swan. Playwright Michael Cooney put hisaction in East London, set over 24 hours. Swanhas beencollecting insurance money for years, even thoughthepeople who are insuredexist only in his conniving mind. The author ities smell a rat and stop by Swa coming from the neighborsto the year for the lowa production. vating plans for the theater. The 2.1 million fund-raising cam- professorat the Universityof Wy- paignis almost completeand conructionwill begin in the fall. The nsion includes seismic retrofitting, new dressing and eee rooms, and improvements to the Leigh Selting, theater and dance oming, portrays Eric, with Kevin Doyle from the Utah § e Uni theaterfaculty as Norman MacDonald. The trio has per: formed together in numerous OLRCproductions. east — a barwith blaring music. Thebar is a now athing of the past, bought as part of the reno: building's The access andrestrooms. scrambles to make truth out of fiction. W. Vosco Call, an OLRC founder, directs the production. a natural choice, according to by Martin Charnin. Selting directs the showbased on “The Flowering Peach” byCliford Odets. Johnson will cirect the final Sherlock's Last Case” by Marowitz, whiuchhe de- scribes the work as a dark comedy as muchas a mysteryconcerning the relationship between Holmes and Watson. The OLRC is a professional repertory company and anad- vanced summerperformancepro- gram operated bythe USU theater department. The season begins three weeks early this year be: causeof the university’s switchto the semestersystem. “Cash on Delivery” features, from ., left, Leigh Selting, Kevin Doyle, Fred 33rd seasonalsoincludes Willecke and Kindra The OLRC offers a four Large production seasonin thehistoric, 380-seat Lyric Theatre. “Cash on ” plays in repertory with Arat meTEL] Francis Goodrich and Albert houseto meet the “insured. Swan Johnson, who says, “Our farces work best when Voscodirects.” Willecke returns for his ninth OLRC season, portraying Uncle George, the role he createdlast book by Peter Stone and lyrics Hackett, directed by Doyle. Johnson said OLRCaudiencesre- quested the return of a dramato the summerlineup. Comedies and music: worked best on the Lyric stage Winner, 1999 Zagat National Restaurant Survey because of the competing noise Memorable Dining For A Memorable Occasion. SSS Parties Welcome! Professional Group Planner 582-8833 Come On Up, Our Pation STEAKHOUSE are Open! 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