* * 0 - ~ A~ftW~AriA& 1428- g; ik :, o cfArn(Arbi.93 i ;+II Is.pr , 9 Best of Theater - Continued Best of Business BUSINESSES Continued from Page 9B Best Books: Borders Books and Music Coffee, music and the largest selec- tion of books downtown fill two sto- ries on the corner of Maynard and East Liberty. Best Textbooks: Ulrich 'S Almost as roomy as a residence hall on campus, this store on the corner of State and N. University is always staffed with people who actually know where your textbooks for the next semester can be found. Best Tanning Salons: Supertans/Tanfastic/ State St. Beach (tie) For a healthy dose of radiation and a fake-looking tan, these places are great. Best Haircut: Noggins Located on S. University Avenue, it's the perfect place for an affordable, quality haircut. Best First-run Theater: Showcase It's where you go to see all the new major movies, if you don't mind tak- ing the bus or driving to the intersec- tion of US-23 and I-94, off Carpenter Road. Best Test Prep: Kaplan Kaplan, found on E. Liberty, enables everyone to score high on their GREs, MCATs and LSATs, or at least, it makes them think they can. Best Video Store: Hollywood Video Located off-campus, the store's shelves and shelves of videos offer a great selection of movies for a cheap date. Best Party Store: Campus Corner Where college students can find everything from bleach to chips. Plus, it's open late at night at the corner of Packard and State. Best MUSKET Actress: None While all of the actresses featured in "The Wiz" gave good perfor- mances, unfortunately, no one per- former stood out as being "the best" in the show. Best Rude Mechanicals Production: "All in the Timing" It was a relief to see that contem- porary comedy was served well with David Ives' set of one-act vignettes. Unfortunately, director Adam Weiner chose to present only half of what Ives orginally created. Maybe for next year: "All in the Timing 2"? Best Rude Mechanicals Actor: Kristopher Chung, Macbeth in "Macbeth" This young performer came to the University and was instantly cast in last year's untimely dead "King Lear." Returning to Rude Mechanicals this year to portray the Scottish thane, Chung showed his Shakespearean versatility. Best Rude Mechanicals Actress: Karen Wooley, Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth" A far cry from Audrey II in SophShow's "Little Shop of Horrors" two years ago. this Lady is both an honored singer and actress at the I We hope she was finally able to remove that spot of blood from her hand. Best Basement Arts Production: "The Tempest" (upcom- ing) While Basement Arts seemed to flounder this year, it did manage to present a healthy offering for winter semester. Although none of the pro- ductions stood out, "The Tempest" seems to be an interesting attempt to deliver a Shakespearean work in the University's small black-box Arena Theater. Best Newcomer to Basement Arts: Benjamin Hurvitz This promising playwright pre- sented a new play this season. Hopefully his new, vibrant talent will give way to the next Arthur Miller of the University campus. Best Gathering of Future Actors and Actresses: Casting call for "The Real World" and "Road Rules" More than 500 students showed up for the scam of the century. No where else could such a large gathering of hopefuls be found. If you're fond of actors. Touchdowns was the place to be. Honorable Mentions: The Entire Cast of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" It is becoming a tradition within the musical theater department to showcase the acting talents of its students with a non-musical theater production each February. Last year saw a presentation of a play by then- University Prof. Ari Roth. This year, the department, under Phillip Kerr's direction, presented an eclectic ver- sion of the Shakespearean love swap pseudo-porno. Michael T. Newberry of "Rude Mechanicals" This passionate student devotes most of his. time to UAC's Rude Mechanicals. Having directed last year's "A Few Good Men," and this year's "Macbeth," this boy knows how to direct a show. Recently appearing in "All in the Timing," Newberry has thrust upon the University his lust for the theater. Not bad for an Engineering student. "West Side Story" (open- ing tonight) Not having opened by the time of this printing, an honest opinion of the show cannot be given. However, this evening's cast looks to be stunning. - Compiled by Christopher Tkaczvk, Associate Weekend, etc. Editor and Daily Fine / Performing Arts Editor. Sweeney Todd swings his razor high as Mrs. VINTAGE CLOTHING & JEWELRY mention this ad for 10% off your next purchase 11 0 East Liberty Ann Arbor, MI48104 734.761.2605 / .'.N..-.. vrKS, Visit the National Self Month to month leases You rent the space for as long as you need it! No security deposits It costs you less to move in! 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