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'Joseph and the Dreamcoat
By Amy Koch
Dry? Overrated? Anticlimactic? You've obviously
got the wrong Bible story. Musket, the same company
that brought last fall's sell-out run of Hair, presents a
stunning version of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim
Rice's Broadway hit Joseph and The Amazing Techni-
color Dreamcoat. In an energetic fusion of song and
dance, this musical is entertaining, thought provoking,
and may just leave the audience shunning course pack
readings to thumb through Old Testament tales.
Within two acts, Musket transforms static Biblical
facts into an enthusiastic celebration of religious his-
tory. The cast, comprised entirely of students, provides
a musical encapsulation of the noble Joseph and his
contention with his 11 envious brothers. Sophomore
Jamie Minstry, best known for his lead in the 1986
narrator (Charlene Jensen and Marti Deters), is con,
ducted entirely in song. Also, returning from the Hair
cast is Co-Director Jon Mintz, Co-Music Director
Betsy Schaver, and Designers Randy Zaibek, Rebekah
Michaels, and Jane Millet.
Aside from Weber and Rice's animated lyrics,
Joseph boasts the creative choreography of University
graduate Doug La Brecque as well as the Women's Glee
Club who will serve as the choir. Director Pam Kaplan
doesn't hesitate to call Musket's adaptation of Joseph
"wonderful." How can it be otherwise with such a
"willing, energetic, and diverse cast?" And, judging
from the impressive choral preview on -the Diag
Wednesday, an entertaining evening is guaranteed.
UAC/Musket presents JOSEPH AND T HE
AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT tonight
and Saturday at both 7 and 10 p.m. at the Power Cen-
ter. There is also a Sunday matinee at 4 p.m. Tickets
are $7 and $6.
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The narrator (Marti Deters), Joseph (Jamie Mistry), and the chorus (Liz Reitkopp, Laura Sagolla, and
Zaren Saiet) perform in Musket's production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. of Joseph. The plot progressing by
Senior dance students present last hurrah
on the leaving role
way of a visible
y Juliet James
If a provocative title can guarantee
a production's success, tonight's
,premiere of "Eccentric Identities,"
will be met with a great deal of ap-
proval., The concert, sponsored by the
;fiance department of the School of
1Music, will showcase the choreo-
graphic talents and technical skills of
-sveral graduating seniors in the de-
partment.
Kimberly Abell, of Winnetka,
Illinois, started her ballet training at
the age-of eight. She continued
tudying dance until her freshman
#year of college, when she decided to
transfer from the College of Litera-
ture, Science, and the Arts to the
Dance department. Her solo, entitled
"Offering," is an expository piece
that traces spiritual growth, self-de-
velopment, and the struggles
encountered in the process. Her group
piece, "Cross-Talk," is an explo-
ration of faulty communication, the
hypocrisy and absurdity when people
say one thing yet mean another. Set
to music by Neil Davis, a Composi-
tion student in the School of Music,
the piece was synthesized completely
by electronic means. She has no
specific plans after graduation but
hopes to perform and continue her
choreography in either the Chicago
or New York area.
Gina Alagna, of Troy, Michigan,
has been dancing since her preschool
years. Upon entering the dance pro-
gram, she added more elements of
modern dance to her basic ballet and
jazz repertoire. Her solo, "Eye 'to I,"
is choreographed by Linda Spriggs,
well known for her work with Alvin
Ailey and many other notable com-
panies, and more recently as assistant
professor of Dance. Accompanied by
the music of Osamu Kitajima, her
solo contains a sense of searching, of
being torn in different directions. Her
group presentation, "On the Seventh
Day, Petaluma awoke refusing to
take the 7:45 train to Work...," is an
investigation of group influence on
the individual, and the conflictual de-
sires to be both a member and an in-
dividual. After graduation, she will
migrate to the East coast to study
law, with the possible intention of
going into entertainment law.
Most recently seen in the Power
Series' production of "Zappa!," Anne
Doctor has been studying at the Uni-
versity on and off for several years.
Originally from suburban Chicago,
where she began her childhood dance
training, Anne has traveled exten-
sively between her semesters in Ann
Arbor. She has worked and studied in
San Francisco and numerous places
in Europe, including Portugal. She
has created her intense, dramatic solo
"You" with the assistance of Tomek
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