P«o« 6 Portland Obaarvar, Octobar 26, 1983
M y Fair Lady
November 3, 1983, (he curtain rite* on M y F a ir Lady, marking (he pre
miere o f Portland’» newest theatre group. The Musical Company. A
performance program o f Theatre W orkshop, sponsored by Portland Bu
reau o f Parks and Recreation, The Musical C om pany’s production of M y
F air Lady offers Portland's top talent including W illy Aw ard winner Peter
Fornara, also Cyr.di Smith-English and three-time W illy winner, Gaynor
Sterchi.
M y F air Lady, written by Lerner and Loewe, adapted from George Ber
nard Shaw’s Pygmalion, has been heralded by many critics to be the best
musical ever written in America. This production, directed by David Smith-
English, will host a 22-piece orchestra and a cast o f 35 singers, dancers and
actors.
In the midst o f increased interest and support for theatre in Portland, The
Musical Company offers the community a new company focused solely on
musical theatre that is community based, drawing support and stability
from Theatre W orkshop, a city-sponsored program, producing theatre for
Portland since 1949.
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Video Soul
Music video recordings have become the latest commercially successful
craze for the recording industry. Artists who are featured on one of these
h -tech videos are sure to be hot sellers on the industry’s charts. Yet, except
for a handful o f Black artists, this medium, led by the highly successful
M T V , has been dominated by white singers.
T o fill this void, and provide an outlet for the many talented Black re
cording stars, Rogers Cablesystems' Channel 23, Black Comm unity Televi
sion. announces that Lideo Soul will premiere as the First music program
designed to appeal to the broad viewing interests o f Black consumers. The
show will feature a crow section o f musical video clips, from Gospel to Reg
gae. This is especially welcome news for Portland, which unlike other major
markets lacks a Black radio station and, except for K B O O , little Black m u
sic is heard over the air.
Donnie Simson, morning man and program manager for W K Y S in
Washington, and Sheila Banks, noted journalist, news correspondent and
anchor for PBS' Washington affiliate will co-host Black Entertainment Tel
evision’s (B .E .T .) new innovative music video showcase. Pidro Soul will be
seen in Portland on Rogers Cablesystems’ Black Comm unity Television
Channel 23. Times are Sunday, 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m .; Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. 7:00 p.m . - 8:00 p .m ., and Thursday and Friday 10:00
p.m. - 11:00p.m .
For more inform ation, contact A rt Alexander, 230-2080.
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Fall Neck Wraps
by Cora Smith
Cynthia Smith-English aa th a cockney flo w e r girl Eliza Doolittle
ettem pta to aell a flow er to the irascible Henry Higgins played by Pe
ter Fornere in The Musical Com pany's production of M y Fair Lady,
w hich w ill be presented at the Eaatalde Perform ance Center. South
east 14th and S tark, beginning Novem ber 3rd. Tickets available at
Theatre W orkshop. 236 4661. or at M eier and Frank tic k e t outlets.
The ten-performance run o f M y Fair Lady w ill be held in (he new East-
side Performance Center, The Musical Com pany's permanent home The
Eastside Performance Center is a newly refurbished 600-seat auditorium,
jointly operated by Theatre Workshop and Portland Public Schools, lo
cated at SE 14th and Stark, formerly the Washington High School A uditor
ium.
Tickets for M v F air Lady are available through Theatre Workshop. O r
der by phone or m ail, 235-4551, Theatre W orkshop, 511 SE 60th and Stark,
Portland, Oregon 97214.
Adult reserved tickets are $6.00, $7.00, and $8.00. One dollar discount
for Senior Citizens and children age 12 and under. Group discounts: 10 per
cent o ff for groups o f ten or more; 20 percent o ff for groups o f twenty or
more. Call Theatre Workshop for more inform ation, 235-4551.
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