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Show to jtfiiirtlKimimftlMrtmli -inwiiiltriinlir--Ti- nnurninnl i fr .1 vr &uUL&l&W4-.& -m-.v&, t J The musical production, "42nd Street," performed by members of the Salt Lake Reper-5 Reper-5 tory Theatre, continues this Saturday and on Oct. 23, at Symphony Hall in Salt Lake City, j Members of the cast include, from left, Julian Marsh, Jennifer O'Haley, Steve Wertz and i Nanette B. Horman. City Rep's (42nd Street' proves enjoyable, polished production It probably brought back pleasant memories to them as it did to me. There's something about going to a production like this that makes you feel great. Maybe it's because, unlike film, your own imagination gets to do some of the work. You see the scene not just as your eye sees it, but as your own imagination imagina-tion embellishes it. It's also enjoyable enjoy-able to have real things to enjoy; a real orchestra and real people on a real stage. If they slip up, there is no filming the scene over again and you are right there watching it all happen. City Rep will be presenting "42nd Street" again on Oct. 17 amd 23 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. at Symphony Hall in Salt Lake City. Other great things planned by City Rep this season will include "Babes inToyland," "South Pacific," Paci-fic," and "West Side Story." Watch for more information here in the Clipper. ByCHERlE HUBER ! "Come and meet those dancing f feet," the playbill for City Rep's "42nd Street" invites you. Meeting Meet-ing those dancing feet, and there are lots of them in the cast, is an experience you are going to enjoy. The production was originally produced on Broadway by. David ' Merrick and was Broadway's longest running tap dance show. The story is based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and takes place in New York City and Philadelphia in 1933. The cast can sing and tap dance, and they move right into your heart with a story of a young x dancer from Allentown who becomes be-comes a star. One interesting thing about the show is that the orchestra con- ducted by Richard Chatelain is right on stage and becomes part of I the story. In the first act the musicians musi-cians are dressed in their shirt sleeves, and even read the newspaper news-paper through some of the scenes. As the production opened, several sev-eral couples seated around us commented com-mented on the informal dress of the orchestra. During the second act though, the musicians appear in their tuxedos. The second act moves the story from dress rehearsal rehear-sal to opening night, and both the tempo and. the costuming get brighter. Nanette B. Horman as Peggy Sawyer does a great job of looking and acting like an innocent young I girl anxious to make good on Broadway, even if it is just as part of the chorus. She has a wonderful ' fresh voice with some real body to f it. Cathy Kelly as the star of the fi show, Dorothy Brock, has to do I I some real acting to carry her part, and she does it well. She also has a I full rich voice. The music in the I production is of course well known ; and easy on the ear. The male i leads, Dan Collette as Julian Marsh the producer and Stephen P. Wertz ' as Bill Lawlor, who refers to him- self as the juvenile lead, also do a great job. s There is some great music in I "42nd Street", which includes i "Lullaby of Broadway," "Shuffle i off to Buffalo" and "About a Quar- ter to Nine." The music for the I production was written by Harry f Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin. It was great to hear some of the music t from another era. I saw lots of peo- l pie tapping their feet or otherwise i moving to and enjoying the music. |
