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Show I "Amadeus" To Premiere ; In SL Oct. 24-Nov. 14 f "Amadeus." Peter Shaffer's powerful, Tony-winning specula-lion specula-lion on the life and death of Mozart, makes its Salt Lake City premiere Oct. 24-Nov. 14 on Lees Main Stage at Pioneer Memorial Theatre. USING FACT, myth and pure speculation, the renowned British playwright constucts "fantasia" on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the greatest musica' geniuses of all time, and Antonii Salieri, an envious, ungifted coui composer who claims to have murdered mur-dered Mozart. 1 God. it appears, has blessed Mozart--whose middle name :'Amadeus" literally means 'loved by God"-with a genius as pure and unparalleled as his music. HE HAS bestowed on Salieri only enough talent to recognize his mediocrity. Told in flashback form by Salieri, "Amadeus explores the 19th-century legend that Salieri , an outwardly successful composer in 'he court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II, conspired to "poison" he career of his rival. "This play, certainly one of the most successful, serious contemporary contem-porary plays in recent memory, is veryclearin what it's saying," said Charles Moreny, PMT's new artistic artis-tic director who's directing "Amadeus." "It says grace is a free gift of God. Local professional performers are Robert Peterson and Max Robinson, just seen in PMT's season sea-son opener of "The Music Man," Michael Ruud, who appeared last season in "Peter Pan," "Man of La Mancha" and "A Man For All Seasons," and Joe Hutchings, who last appeared in PMT in "A Man For All Seasons." OTHER cast members are Mar-go Mar-go Andrews, Maikel B. Bailey, Michelle Horman, Raymond Hos-kins, Hos-kins, David McCullough, Victor A. Morris, Richard Nelligan, Jack F. Sharrar, Michael M. Swain, Laura Tietjen and L.L. West. Ariel Ballif has designed sets; Elizabeth Novak, costumes; Peter Willardson, lighting; and Bruce Heltman, sound. James Prigmre is musical advisor. "AMADEUS runs Oct. 24-Nov. 14 nightly except Sundays at 8 with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, Nov. 10. Call the PMT box office, 581-6961 581-6961 for tickets. |