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Show BOYS TO MEN The Utah Museum of Fine Arts honors women with “Silence: The History of Women Photographers,” Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m at the museum,370 S. 1530 East, Salt Get set for your spirits to soar Saturday as the Choir of Men and Cathedral Lake City. This unique multimedia event will feature a slide show by five women photographers, experimental — ae recording artists moonboots See tore Snes ceva tee ay 1? v bss Acwiibscamecuee Harry O's, 427 Main St., Monday at ' 730 p.m.For more information, call ‘ Kran at 435-649-2277. the Cosmos,an abstract video precastation by Thomas Jaeckel and a lecture. The exhibit will showcase the octago! dral that he built. The performance,the choir’sfinal one on its U.S. tour, begins at 8 p.m. and is free to the public. Call 560-9846 for more information. CITY works of Utah photographers such as Lynn Hoffman-Brouse, Leane Jensen, Barbara Richards and LaurelCaryn. A reception will follow the event, whichisfree to the public. TheKaltLakeTribune YOUR GUIDE TO WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT @ MOVIE REVIEWS,F-3,5,6 li CALENDARLISTINGS, F-7-9 i CLUBS & CONCERTS, F-10 MDINING, F-11 (. E YUL Peg £ BY DAN NAILEN Barry “Greg Brady” Williams was a oneman publicity machine whenhestopped in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Besides appearing on twotfailio morning showsand doing a book-signing to promote the reissue ofGrowing Up Brady,the “highlight”of his stay was a one-hour concert and Q&A session with dozens of secretaries at the Hard Rock Cafe. Wednesdaywas,after all, Secretary’s Day. Fox Newsfoundthe event notable during its noon news program.This led the KISN-97 FM morning team hosting the BY DAN NAILEN ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE “Silly,” “stupid” and “nonsense” are reccurring phrases when Eric Idle describes his upcoming tour, “Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python.” That is music to the ears of any Python fan, considering the utterly English comedy troupe has managed to turn silliness and stupidity into a cottage industry including a classic television show, several movies, albums andconcerts. Since setting up shop in the basementof the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1969, the Pythons have gone global with their absurd brand of comedy through videotapes and reruns of “Monty Py- eventto rile up the secretaries by shooing awayfrom thebuffet table so Williams thon’s Flying Circus,” and their popularity continues to together. grow Bray, 20 years after all six Pythons last worked Python fans still yearn for new material from the group, or a live tour featuring classic “Flying Circus” sketches like “The Dead Parrot SI “The ArgumentClinic,” but the the Fox camera. ‘Williams answered questionstypical (“what are you doing now?”) and not-sotypical (“Did you ever see Sam and Alice sneaking behind the house?”) with much aplomb. Heled a groupofBrady groupies through a quick lesson of the Brady Bunch’s Long.” Maybe next year. Dare to dream. Q Joseph: The Cable Version Utah native son Donny Osmondis in the news again for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” eaeBhsit really the “news,” but the National Enquirer issue ofApril 19. It seems renowned sexpot Joan Collins was ail over Mr. Puppy Love while they were filming the video version of“Joseph,” according the Enquirer story. Collins’ role required her to seduce Donny on camera, butfilm-set told the food. rag that the 66-year-old Collins “couldn't keep her hands offDonny.” The 42-year-old Osmondreportedly said, “She was Le in myear, rubbing mychest, taking m; clothes off, and I thought, ‘I'm glad mywife isn't watching this.’” Forherpart, Collins denies she wastruly hitting on Osmond,and told the Enquirer, “The darling boyflatters himself. Yes, I was a bit vampy, but not trampy.” Oh. APRIL 28, 2000 nonsense on the road could glad-hand through a crowdof them to dance moves, and performed a medleyof “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Good Day Sunshine” and the Bradys’ own “It’s a Sunshine Day,” which appears on Williams’ CD,“The Return of Johnny Bravo.” Sadly, he did not do his other stunning medley from the album, DeBarge’s ’'s “Rhythm of theNNight” ana Lionel Ritchie’s “All Night Mi "BIG RIVER” REVIEW,F-12 Monty Python’s Eric Idle takessilly Lights, Camera, 1970! enough to includea live Williams interview FRIBAY surviving Pythons Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Graham Chapman died in 1989) — havethus far declined any and all offers. “T’ve alwaystried to get them onfor doinga stage tour, tried for aboutfive years, tried to get them to do Vegas, because I thought it would be very silly,” Idle said in an interview from his suburban Los Angeles home. “Onthe ‘{A&E] Biography,’ they all sort of gave their various reasons why they didn’t want to — notvery convincing. It’s like, ‘Well, we're old and boring andoldfarts.’ Well, I’m not old and boring anda fart. I mightbe old, I’m not boring andI fart.If it’s a choice between staying home andbeing old and boring anda fart, Id rather take the risk and go on the road.” Hence, “Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python,”a national tour featuring thefirst U.S. live performances ofPython material since 1981 at the Hollywood Bowl, and including some songs and sketches never performed live. Idle describes the show in multimedia terms. There will be 12 actors, singers and musicians performing songs and sketches, never-before-seen Python video clips and inwith the i EricIdle: “Every time | go and put my head out, someone mentions Monty Python,so this [tour] has been a liberating wayof facingit.” spearheaded the official Monty Python Website, PythOnline.com, and executive-produced two Python CD-ROMsets, “Complete Waste of Time” and “Monty @ Idle Hands Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python at Abravanel Pythonandthe Holy Grail.” While he continues to work Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City, May on non-Python projects, Idle acknowledges he will always be a Python in most people's eyes, and he has no 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $40 at the Abravanelboxoffice, at all ArtTix outlets, by phone at 801-355-ARTS or online at www.arttix.org. during a rousing game of problem with that. “You can neverescape,” he said. “No matter what I do or say ortry to be, every time I go and put my headout, someone ‘ions Monty Python, so this[tour] has been a liberating wayoffacingit.” Idle spent months putting the live show together, muchofit figuringout howto get the characters through “Spot the Loony.”Idle stops in Salt Lake City on May7. Some Python fanatics might have a hard timepicturing a night of Python with only Idle on board, but heis confidentthe audience will see the show as the homage it pops up. Here’s the thing: I knowit’s a funny show. We've been rehearsingfor two weeks, the people crack meup, the costumes are great, the band’s great, it’s a “We've got a good showonstage,”Idle said. “We've got tight show. So nowit’s sort of ‘How doesit sit with an audience? How do they like it?” And watching people 12 people coming, full costumes, touring musicians.I've watching us, you knowthat we're going to give them a good time, because they have that expression on their face like, ‘Yes!’” Idle has lived in America for six years, and in many | It’s All Who You Know gotgirl singers.I’ve got people helping with the sketches. I've got 17 costume changes. We have lumberjacks, we have Mounties on the stage, Spanish Inquisitions. It’s a full-blown production. “It’s going to be interesting. We're going to see who | | | | | | Salt Lake City’s Metropolitan restaurant Soeyee Unless, of course, you know people who know people who koeowner Karen Olson. The Metropolitan recently catered a lunch for the 40-member cast and crew of Versatile Beck Puts on Spectacular Show for Undersized Crowd | | | Luna, revolves atthe coffee shop.It was shot in a 12-day burst ofactivity, and one of Olson's friends, who had another friend wo. ‘on the movie, persuaded her to cater a hatch dur. ing the shoot. Beats eating biscotti all day. Q Q BY DAN NAILEN Art, Where Art Thou? Late-nightradio listeners are in mourn- THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE Hello? Utah? Anybody home? On Wednesday night, one of the most interesting and importantartists ofthe past 10 years, and probably the next 10, took the stage at the E on and there was an embarrassingly low There was no Jazz playoff game Wothesday, no: See no other eel eventof any significance. In other words, there is no good excuse for missing Beck’slatest stage extra’ vaganza. Beck —interesting because the guy deftly waysheis the Python whohas been most involved with the fans since the troupe quit working together. He myriad costume changes. The showwill include some of Idle’s favorite old sketches “Travel Agent” among them — “Nudge, Nudge” and andseveral Idle-penned songs neverperformed by the Pythons — “Always Look on the Bright Side ofLife,” “The Galaxy Song,” “Penis Song” and somenot written byIdle, like “The Luniberjack Song” and “Every Sperm Is Sacred.” See ERIC IDLE, Page F-4 “Midnite Vultures,” In the tradition of classic funk and soul bandleaders like James Brown and George Clinton, Becklet his bandof three horn players, two female backup singers, a DJ, drummer, keyboardist, bassist and guitar player get the crowd movingbefore he raced onstage yelling, “Y'all ready to feel my beat?” Starting off with a medley of Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” and his own “Sexx Laws,” Beck was in utter command ofboth band and audience from the get-go, and ‘kept up the intensity for two solid hours. Each song was a mini-production, with Beck bumping and grinding his way through virtu- allyall of his “hits.” Beck gave his ace band plenty of room to showoff their chops, exhorting them to “Give me some of that bass vibe,” yelling “Ooh, that drummer’s getting a little bit dangerous” or asking the crowd “Do y'all want to hear The Ss See BECK, Page F-7 ‘Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune Beck played host to a dazzling display of showmanship at the E Center on Wednesday. " o |