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Excellent perfomances make 'Gypsy' definite hit Everything's coming up roses at the University Theater's pro duction of the hit musical "Gypsy.” In a volley of fast paced dance numbers, strong musical selections and ex cellent acting, director Jack Watson has produced a deeply dramatic but hilariously enter taining show "Gypsy” is the poignant story of the famous burlesque stripper, Gypsy Rose Lee, and her mother's desperate attempts Review by Brett Bigham at making her daughter a star. Considered one of the finest musicals ever written, "Gypsy” takes its audience from scene to scene with an incredible mix ture of emotions and music. Terra Pressler, as Mania Rose, turns out an incredible perfor mance as she leads the audience through several heartwrenching songs and equally numbing dialogue. Pressler seems to lie holding hack in the beginning of the show, but as she closes out Act 1 with the powerful ‘‘Everything's Coming Up Roses.” we see that she hasn't been holding back, but only saving up. Pressler is equally masterful in the comic elements of the show but reaches her perfection when she belts out "Rose's Turn” at the show's end. As Gypsy Ixiuise. Kim Ander son turns out an equally polish ed performance that forces her to go from child to woman throught he course of the show. Anderson is truly sensual and provocative as her character blossoms into the most famous stripper of all times, but she is equally believable as the con fused girl who never thought she'd be a star. As her sister. Dainty June. Mary Russell also grows before our eyes and gives an enjoyable performance as the spoiled mama's girl. In what is mostly a woman's show, Jason Buell, as Tulsa, gives a fine performance of “All I Need Is The Girl,” Hut Rick Turnbow’s Herbie doesn't fart* so well. Turnbow's character seemed to sag during the times he wasn't singing. His duets with Pressler are strong and he is completely enjoyable during "Together Wherever We Go.” The comedy highlight of the show is during "You Gotta Get A Gimmick" when three wizen ed strippers teac h Gypsy Louise the ins and outs of stripping As Mazeppa, Trish Will booms on to stage in an explosion of horns and navel and precedes to bring the house* down with her brassy voice and swinging pelvis Special merit must go towards Emily Orton and Valerie Herkert who play Baby Louise and Baby June. Choreographer Janet Deecutner has managed to com pletely fill this show with in tricate and enjoyable dance numbers. The children grow up before our eyes in "Military Routine," an incredibly well done and effective number Director Jack Watson has created a hit out of "Gypsy." His careful approach to the deep dramatic messages of this play and the soft touches of humor have bonded into a seemingly simple performance of difficult matter. "Gypsy" continues at Robin son Theater May 2H. 20. 30. June 4. 5. and t> at H p in Hook by Arthur (.aurents, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Run to help Saferide, Saferun By Kelvin Wee Of the t. merit Id Project Saferide and Project Saferun both will receive help front the Sigma Alpha Kpsiloti fraternity Saturday with "A Fun Kun For A Safe Kide ." "A Fun Kun For A Safe Kide" is a five-kilometer run that will begin at it a.in. at Alton Baker Park, according to Michael Farethy, an SAK member and the organizer of the fund-raiser. SAK began planning the event during winter term Farethy said he and SAK Vice President Patrick Gemma decid ed that since men are not allow ed to help by driving for Project Saferide, raising money to sup port the program and other similar programs was the next best alternative. Project Saferun is a program that loans dogs out to women to either run or walk with, Farethy said. Shelley Keecher. a former stu dent at the University, started Saferun in June of 1981. "I started with 12 original Dober mans and am now training other dogs for the project. We are non-profit and hope to ox pand nationwide soon," said Reecher, who has been featured in Sports Illustrated and The Los Angeles Times. "They (the dogs) are not meant to lie something that’s going to eat a person up. The women go through a training session on how to handle the dogs before they are allowed to take them out." Reecher said "Over the last few years Saferun has had well over 5,(MX) runs with no incidents of attacks." "We are raising the money mainly through T-shirt sales," Farethy said. "It costs $2 to run in the event or $H to run with one of our T-shirts Hut we have had donations from the public, like Steve Romania. Whatever profits we make here will bo split equally and given to these two organizations." he said. "Our biggest problem was probably participation on the part of women.” Farethy said "We begun with the sororities, but first had no response from them; however, we persisted and now have the cooperation of six of the sororities.” This is the fun run's first year, and the organizers ure an A TINO'S SPAGHETTI HOUSE PIZZA; r l 342-8111 Introducing . . . FREE Delivery Service! * Tree delivery with a minimum order Also offering • Full dinner menu • White or whole wheat crust • Limited delivery area 15th and Willamette Hours: Open 11 am 7 days a week ticipating between 100 and 200 participants, Farelby said. All participants are required to complete a form that may be obtained by ('.ailing Project Saferide at HHti-3724. Michael Farethy at 344-1987 or Patrick Gemma at 485-9080. Forms will also tie accepted at the star ting point of the event. 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