Show on page 5 of this magazine and you'll a national touring conqwny of the Broadway play "Annie” is coming to town for one night only Now I don't know how you feel about musi- cals but my mind can’t handle sight of charac-te- n walking normally down the street and hav- a ing conversation that invariable ends with Everybody in the street bunting into soog like V-they do It's spooky But here's my guilty confession I lave Look KBL "Annie” I cany around a secret soft spot for Annie and k life When I was knee-hig-h her to a bit father taller) my grasshopper (well a returned from a business trip to foe Big Apple with a vinyl recording of the Broadway musical ’ 4 — on campus 9 — in the dark Plan your spring outings now This Mfchael Flood on ‘Drowning Mona” 5— onstage 10— crossword Loopin' Lizards! 'Annie' is coming to New York Times Sunday Crossword If you dare 6 7 — inside 11 Lovecraft: Gift shop is big on love and smal on prices CMsrab hard-knoc- page can help i CM 8 — regional A periodc look otherwisesee All my neighbortnod friends reveled in nearly every tune except that mushy one Daddy Warbucks sings to that lady Requests Cram authority figures to complete unfinished chores were met with rousing renditions of "It’s a Hard Knock Life” in foil harmo- ny We learned about a wonderfully steamy place called "Easy Street” and were educated about sarcasm and history at the same time in "We’d Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover” Because of our vast knowledge gleaned from my father’s gift we were in the know when the film version of the play earns out They added new songs to the movie and cut others like "NYC” presumably because Daddy Warbucks sings the word "damn” several times — a fine point discussed in numerous playground reviews As in: "Yeah the movie version of 'Annie' is pretty good but they cut that song were he swears out and they really dumbed it down by taking out the propaganda refer- ences to Herbert Hoover Hey! I'll race you to die slide”' Anyway it does my Grinch heart good to know that the play is out and touring Every kid should enjoy the tale of die little orphan and her dog Sandy warming the cold heart of gruff old Me Warbucks And since this is the Broadway version they can learn to swear too Just kidding Parents shouldn't rely on die performing arts to teach their children proper cursing skills Three are just some things that should be taught at home the way I learned them — from my father ! — potpourri is up on her toes and the Utah Humanities Cound has 8n offer for you reads at books you might not PANDCOMINf s their millennial gift to the community The Cache '' Children's Choir invites everyone to come out of the spring rains and board Noah's Ark The Children’s Choir presents "Noah’s Flood” March 24 and 25 in the Kent Concert Hall at A ate person stories from the Bible These plays were written to tour easily and use the villagers to play many of die parts Miracle plays are still being performed The contemporary British Composer-Benjami- Britten started with "The What's a cubit? Chester Miracle Play” then composed a hilly orchestrated choral score for it With this he renamed it Npye's Fludde (Old English) In keeping with the spirit of die original play Mr Britten composed many of the parts — forchildretkHealsoiDcliid-T- i ed three traditional hymns for die audience to participate in Orchestral Director Dr Will Kesling notes that one of the hymns sung on the ark for safe passage is still used and commonly known as The Navy HymnMwboy: dealing sang die part of one of Noah's children The parts of Noah and his wife are played by Judd Sheranian and Dr Cindy Dewey The Cache Children’s Choir fills out the cast as Gossips (Mrs Noah's treacherous friends) Noah's children The Storm' and of course the animals All four of the school age choirs participate and these 165 singers range in age from 5 to 16 yean old Board the ark as a family or in pain — A family pass can be purchased for only " $15 for any immediate family living in the same home Individual tickets are $5 (two for $10) Tickets can be purchased at The Book Table Keepsake Kottage both Lee’s Marketplaces and at the door Performance times are March 24 7:30 - — Jeremy B Pugh Assistant Cache Magazine Erfitor ON THE COVER: Crocheted hats waiting to be sold in die handcrafted gifts shop at the Logan Senior Citizens' Center See 5 Photo by Brent Stevens Herald Journal q im WV V 1 K xJi i'ttov - iV) vunitl v'j jo wufce r |