| Show i SE The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday September 4 I 30 1990 'Theater League of Utah presents two Broadway shows this season - By Nancy Melich Tribune Theater Writer The first season of the newly formed Theater League of Utah a subsidiary of Space Agency will feature two Broadway touring shows "A Chorus Line — The Farewell Tour" and "Les Miserables" Both in'oductions will be presented at the Capitol Theatre 50 S 2nd West with 'eight performances of "Chorus Line" being offered Nov 28 through Pee 2 and 16 performances of "Les Mis" April 23 through May 4 The league originally announced the season would include three iihows "Chorus Line" "Les Mis" and "Love Letters" with Colleen Dewhurst and E G Marshall to be presented March 7 :Richard Frankel of Richard Fran-ye- ! Associates in New York producer"Love Letters" said the show s-of pall planned to tour to Salt Lake City with Dewhurst and Marshall but that the rigorous touring schedule of thi last month has caused Dewhurst ta reconsider staying with the pro-dution for an extended period of time "We still hope the show will Hi) Salt Lake City" said Frankel He added that it is not unusual for ittors to change their minds about oaring with a show of teve Boulay 12-1- e' Space Agency said his' office has been in limbo the last several weeks concerning the status of Dewhurst and the March date for "Love Letters" The league had every intenseation of presenting a three-shoson he said When Boulay was unable to get a contract from Frankel Associates the decision was made to go with a season "We couldn't wait any longer" said Boulay "even though they told us name stars will be in the show" The Theater League of Utah is patterned after the Theater League of Kansas City a organization founded in 1977 by Mark Edelmann to bring quality Broadway touring shows to the Missouri city The Edelmann organization currentseason in its ly offers a 2500-sea- t theater Three of the shows are Broadway tours three originally produced in Kansas City The organization also runs a small musical publishing company Boulay previously told The Tribune that the Utah league would also be but when asked Thursday if that was currently the case he said "We are hoping to move in that direction We are filling out the forms and doing all the paper work but the process takes six to nine months" He said the priority right two-sho- non-prof- it six-sho- non-prof- it now is to get the league's first season open Since the initial announcement Boulay said the Space Agency office has been flooded with inquiries les outside of Utah We have a fairly profile and sometimes our name doesn't even appear on the concerts we offer Many people don't know what shows we bring here — that we have presented the Utah Jazz and Blues Festival for the last few years the Moscow Circus the Bulgarian Women's Choir They just know they low The purpose of the Theater League of Utah is not to be confused with that of the Chicago Theater Foundation a non-prof- it component of the League of Chicago Theatres founded 10 years ago According to Mary Stewart of the Chicago office the Chicago foundation is unique in the country "We are a single organization that services about 123 theaters which includes a constituency y of Equity commercial educational and community theaters Our mission is to promote theater as a viable industry We have various programs which try to assist that goal but we as a league do not find the space for shows Commercial producers do have been quality events We thought if we were to present quality Broadway shows we needed to have a separate identity specifically for theater That is one of the reasons we decided to establish the league" Boulay stated that his agency has worked closely with the Capitol Theatre in arranging dates for touring shows Marian Iwasaki Salt Lake County Fine Arts Events manager said the tenants of the Capitol (Ballet West Utah Opera Repertory Dance Theatre and Dance Company) have priority in booking the theater for rehearsals and per formances which has made it diffi non-Equit- Ririe-Woodbu- that" Bruce Granath publicity director for Space Agency said the Utah league was formed to establish a rep utation of credibility in the area for presenting Broadway touring shows "Space Agency is an international booking company" said Granath "and we present everything from the Kirov Ballet to Andy Williams in cit 1 work Tentatively entitled "Maple Leaf Rag" the work is set to music by Scott Joplin and features costumes s by Calvin Klein in his debut with the company one-wee- : 4 e l E I i Dixie Singn JAll I i I 2 2 2 JAMBOREE JOIN IN THE FUN at the 1st ANNUAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 -- 1011 44 4' : i 1n I w S 4 51 el 51 house Tat 9t411 4 October (S ! ' ! 1990 17-2- 1 take glibusos — 6( 64 64 o 5 FUN FILLED DAYS of non-sto- p jazz and swing music - aft NEW YORK (AP) — The Martha Graham Dance Company will pre k sent a season at City Center Theater running for eight performances from Tuesday through Oct 7 and will feature the world premiere of the choreographer's 180th season one-wee- k 1 vehicles no one rides at your libt Graham company presents i classified ad to find a cash buyer for two-whe- two-sho- 1 low-co- st the bike or other Tickets for "Chorus Line" and "Les Mis" will initially be offered subscriber pack only in a age with prices ranging from $42 to $75 for both shows Season tickets may be ordered by mail through the Theater League of Utah PO Box: 3838 Salt Lake City Utah 84110 3838 or by phone Single tickets for: "Chorus Line" will be available be ginning Oct 16 for $17 to $35 and Dec 3 for "Les Mis" prices $30 $3750 and $45 at the Salt Palace and Smith's Tix 1 cash° Use a the tour" c Seilil it focr N cent of the box office receipts from cult to plan touring shows When the opportunity presented itself to bring "Chorus Line" and "Les Mis" in the same season arrangements were made with the performing arts tenants "Utah Opera released two weeks of rehearsal time in the spring so that we could schedule 'Les Mis' during those dates" said Iwasaki She added that touring shows bring additional revenue to Salt Lake County "We rent the Capitol to our performing arts tenants for rehearsals for $50 a day A Broadway show pays $2000 per day and we get four per q 17 of the best bands from the US and Canada 0 a COMI — — I 1 I 11 1 1 ' 11 s ( NN r : ill y A0° mrcd -- --:-- -- --- teb --- people read Free bus shuttle service I Iprd!li im Seating dance floors and good food at each location For more information and tickets call: Sun Valley Company Ellchom Resort The Sun ValleyKetchum Chamber of Commerce L6‘ - -- classified Nine locations in the Sun Valley and surrounding areas of Ketchum and Elkhorn 4011 010 OP an 1 17-pie-ce 4aw ‘1011‘ - 1 ili 4 An opening night of dancing to the sounds of the Big Band Era played by the Kings of Swing orchestra rfiritip—or ' F) - largo goorg DotousTIER dfilltdt ROAD WAY must Ls rg ForA Song 4-1- Les IViisérables - The International Musical Sensation 'The stuff of legend Start fighting to see - t I les t the musical sensation that has taken the world by storm Discover for yourself the trials and lliumphs that ' ' 'al"! 4 Al The story ignites Them characters And soam The now triumph the moment is yours See the world's 1 4 F7' : 1 I pm Record-Breaki- - ' Production ng : sy 4 A l'ao--- f - j 't ! 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AMOUM VISA 11111 Due Mastercharge Amin Enu Date Series: (Circle One) Priam (Circle Orchestra & Grand Tier One) Mezzanine Balcony Weekend Evenings FRI $75 860 $47 Weekday Eveninp 'ME WED THU $72 857 $15 A Weekend Matinees SAT $72 857 $45 VISA' Weekday Matinee FRI $69 $54 $42 SAT SUN PRESENTATION 1:0:4 Notne Proud Box 3838 Salt 2 November Capitol Theatre Mail now to Theater League of Utah Amount Due :" Capitol Theatre RIAON 11 '14 on Broadway famous Broadway show to 50 American cities in a farewell tribute to the magic and excitement that made it a legend 2) I nr : 2 AChorusUnebroughtdownthecurtainfor the last time on April 2S 1990 ending the -s longest run of any show in Broadway -history Now A Chorus line" takes the '411: - ': - - Please complete this form to order your series or call 355-550STAGEv 'Musical theater at its finest A triumph" Ili''' f US LI E Featuring Original Cast Members ats i 1)11 ) New York Times 1 most popular mirsicaL 23-2- 8 - Following over 6000 performances sweep across the stage and into your soul LES MISERABLES brings audiences April II) ' 4 everywhere to tearsto cheersand to their feet - The ‘ )1 Clive Barnes New York Post Experience the power and passion of Victor Hugo's epic masterpiece Witness the spirit and spectacle of : o y ' ( ji The Farewell Tour k Winner Of Four Awards For Best Musical -- - - 4 '' 70 Special box office houn in effect September 29 & 30: Regular box office are Monday-Frida- 7am-7p- 10am-ep- No - - 444 - Pbone ot - -- Paula— m t1p00AtAworis11LAL AlkftoAL ot01411k41k4pkmifkAll Emit Phait I |
