Show Golden Musical is now Utah's Centennial r By Chris Fergeson c the g bite A very riveting musical written by Pat Davis with music and orchestration orchestration orchestration orches orches- by Kenneth Plain Salt Lake County commissioned Pat Davis to write this play for the celebration of Utah's Centennial year This play is showing at the South City Campus inthe inthe in inthe the Grand Theater from January 1221 1227 1227 12 27 21 at pm For more information you may reach the Ticket Box Office at Tickets are priced beginning at to 1100 and all Salt Lake Community students get their tickets for half This piece encompassed the years of 1867 1 to historical time of the golden spike and Promontory Point era This is a story that will inspire even the average person cutting deep into the heart of history and bringing us the viewer one step closer to understanding what was going through the hearts and minds of the pioneers at this exciting time This production makes it seem like it was really possible to teardown teardown tear teardown down the walls of time and witness the monumental changes in the past Of course for the pioneers it was their presents and their futures that they were striving to make better some people working hard for the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad to connect While others chose to fight against the Railroads and everything connected with them Cordelia Minster Asay has a refreshing quality quality quality ity all her own as she plays the part of ofa a single mother whose husband has died in battle some years back The things that she strives for are for her herson herson herson son Fong Pearson KnO Knowles KnOles les plays an active part by trying to win the heart of Cordelia who is only interested in things that will keep her sons son's future secure David Moss Plays the part of a man out to get his share in the connecting of the rail- rail Union Pacific and The Central Pacific After his first meet meet- ing with Cordelia he decides that he wants to win her heart But how will he go about doing it What will he hetry hetry hetry try what tricks will he pull to win her over and in the end does he win her over You'll never know unless you watch for I will never tell All the vocals are well rehearsed and delivered Songs such as When the Union Meets the Central sung by Pearson Knowles and David Moss What Do You Do sung by Cordelia Minster Asay and Cordelia and Me sung by Joshua Michael Bailey Some of the Cast of Characters are students at Salt Lake Community College such as Bryan Moss playing David Bannon Brian Nessen playing the part of Paul West Stage Coach Driver Matthew Price playing the therole therole therole role of String Bean and many others I would recommend this to anyone that has had a small interest in the past or an interest in musicals even of you do not have an interest in the past you will find this performance captivating |