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July 8 , 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 9
Portland Observer
ENTERTAINMENT
"Hands Down the Best Movie of the Summer!
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"Avery funny movie...
Moore Little To Represent Wylie
Draper, Featured Preformer In Two-
Part Miniseries
“The Jacksons - An american Dream ”
On of the year's most cheerful,
most relaxed
most easily enjoyable comedies."
-Vincent Canby, New Yortt Times
"The one film for everyone!
Rich with humor, heart and
Hometown, USA."
-Bill Harris .SHOWTIME
"This summer's first
terrific movie!
A film of sensibility, intelligence,
wit and humor.
It will tug at your heart."
- Jeffrey Lyons, SNEAK PREVIEWS
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Actor, dancer and choreographer
W ylie Draper has signed with Moore
Little, Inc. for national press representa
tion. Draper, who has captured the plum
role o f Michael Jackson in the two-part
miniseries, “The Jacksons — An Ameri
can D ream,” for ABC-TV is currently
filming on location in Los Angeles until
July. D raper will portray the older
Michael Jackson during the “T hriller’
hysteria, and The Jackson’s history
making Victory W orld Tour. The series
is scheduled to air in November.
Draper, a native of W arner Robins,
GA., was chosen to portray the legend
ary gloved one following a series o f
auditions held in Los Angeles. Before
landing the role of Michael Jackson,
Draper worked as a lead dancer with the
Norwegian Cruise Line, where he re
mains undercon tract. Former dance stints
include W alt Disney W orld’s “Pleasure
Island,” the Lakeview Theater produc
tions of “ A Chorus Line,” and “O kla
homa” and the Connec tic ut Candle wood
Playhouse Production o f “ Dreamgirls,”
Being chosen to portray Jackson, whom
he deeply admires and respects, is a
major thrill for young Draper. The four-
hour film tells the story o f Joseph and
Katherine Jackson, who had adream for
their five children, and the dazzling
success of the rem arkable youngsters
who became The Jackson Five.
The story will begin in 1945 with
the courtship of Joseph and Katherine
and climax with the 1984 victory Tour
that made American music history.
The series is being made with the
cooperation of Jackson family members
and by a production team headed by
executive producers Stan M argulies
(“Roots,” “Separate But Equal”) and
Suzanne de Passe (“Lonesome Dove,”
“ Small Sacrifices’).
The producers are Jermaine Jack-
son and Margaret Maldonado Jackson.
The film is being directed by Karen
Arthur (“Fall From G race”) with chore
ography by M ichael Peters (“Thriller,"
“ Beat It,” and B roadw ay’s “Dream
G irls”) from a screenplay by Joyce
Eliason (“ Small Sacrifices”).
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A r tis t V ie w s : In fo rm a l
T o u rs W ith L o c a l
A rtis ts A t T h e P o rtla n d
A rt M u se u m
This summer, gain an artist’s per
spective on the contem porary art from
the Broad Foundation through a special
series o f informal tours. These tours
involve artists from the community and
are schedule during our special Thurs
day evening hours (open until 9:00 p.m.
through A ugust 27th). M eet the artist in
the Sculpture Court, and join them in
observing and discussing the works on
display.
Ju ly 16th: Bob Hanson and Laura
Ross-Paul
Ju ly 30th: Michale Brophy, Judy
Cooke and Paul Green
A ugust 13th: Steve H aycsandPaul
Sutinen
A ugust 27th: Anne Griffin John
son
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names together as sm oothly as their
voices blend together in song.
The platinum success o f forever
My Lady is the latestchapterof Jodeci’s
remarkable success story, to date, the
album has placed three hit single son
the charts. “G otta Love,” the first, was
a Top Ten R&B single. The romantic
ballad, “Forever My Lady” then hit the
Number O ne stop on the R&B charts
and was a Top 25 pop hit. “ Stay’ is
Jodeci’s second Number One R&B hit
in a row and a major hit on the pop
charts as well.
Jodeci’s successes, however, have
not been limited to the recording studio
and the concert stage. They made their
motion picture debut in a cam eo ap
pearance, singing in a nightclub, in the
film Strictly Business. The group also
contributed a previously unreleased
song, “L et’s Fly,” to the film ’s MCA
Records soundtrack album. Jodeci then
contributed two funky versions (“ Hip
Hop V ersion” and“ Movie Vet sion”>of
the A ssociation’s ‘6 0 ’s hit “Cherish” to
the MCA Records soundtrack album to
Fried Green Tomatoes.
Directed to Uptown Records in
MCA ’ s New York offices, Jodeci played
their demo tape. After one song, they
were told to sing live. They did and sang
magnificently. W ithin45 minutes Jodeci
had an offer to record with Uptown/
M a jo r W o rk s O n L o a n A t T h e P o rtla n d
A rt M use um
George Rankins and William Ray are featured in the cast o f the Portland
Black Repertory production of, Fraternity, opening July 10 thru August 2,
Tuesday thru Sundays at the Portland Civic Theatre Building, 1530 SW
A lm o s t p e r f e c t .
It has been said that time flies when
you’re having fun. It that’s true then
Jodeci are having the tim es o f their
lives. It has only been one year since
U p to w n /M C A R e c o rd s re le a s e d
Jodeci ’ s debut album, Forever My Lady,
but in those few months, the group has
rocketed to the head o f the class o f the
new school of m odem ‘9O’sR & B ,pow
ered by both popular and critical ac
claim . Forever My Lady has been
awarded platinum sta tu s(l million cop
ies sold), and Jodeci has charted tw o
consecutiveN um berO ne R&B singles:
“ Forever My Lady” and “ Stay.” It’s no
accident that Jodeci has been hailed as
“ the smoothest soul sound around” by
Entertainm ent W eekly.
Such accolades, how ever, only
begin to describe the effect that Jodeci’s
sweet, sexy, soulful, gospel-flavored
style of R&B has on its listeners. As if
platinum sales and critical praise weren ’ t
enough, Jodeci has even taken the con
cert stage by storm. Among their fans,
Jodeci’s live performances generate the
kind of near-hysterical levels o f excite
m ent traditionally asso ciated w ith
Beatlemania or showtime at H arlem ’s
Apollo Theatre.
This is truly a group proud o f its
family ties. The group’s name, in fact,
a combination of JoJO, DeVante and K-
Ci, reflects this strong sense o f brother
hood and harm ony, blending their
Through August 27th, the Museum
will be open every Thursday night until
9:00 p.m. The Cafe and Museum Shop
too. First Thursday arc free from 4-9
p.m. Other Thursdays, regular adm is
sion applies.
Regular Museum hours are: T ues
day through Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm:
Sunday: 1 to 5 pm: and First Thursday:
11 am to 9 pm
Admission for adults are S4: stu
dents, $2; children 6-12, S I; and chil
dren under 6 arc admitted free. Seniors
arc free every Thursday.
O re g o n S ta te F a ir
S e a rc h e s F o r V o c a lis ts
The Oregon State Fair is searching
for individuals interested in singing the
National Anthem prior to all scheduled
concerts at the Oregon State Fair this
year.
A pplicants must be experienced,
and able to sing cither acappclla or with
acoustical accom panim ent. The per
formers will have the chance to dem on
strate their talent, plus receive free ad
mission to the Fair for their participa
tion.
Interested and experienced indi
viduals should contact Concert Ser
vices at (503) 364-3123, or send a biog
raphy and dem o cassette to: Concert
Services, 289 Church St., Salem, OR
97301.
The Oregon State Fair is August
27-Septcmbcr 7.
During July and August, a num ber
of m ajor paintings by contemporary
artists Ross Blcckner, Malcolm M orley,
David Deutsch, Sigmar Poke, Mark
Innerst and Susan Rothenberg will be
exhibited in the Portland A rt Museum ’ s
Sculpture Court and Corridor Gallery.
The w orks have recently been ac
quired by the Eli Broad Family Founda
tion, which has loaned them to the
Museum. Each o f the artists has been
shown widely, both nationally and in
ternationally. Among the works in-
phe (1976), R othenberg’s Trum peter
(1984), In n erst’s The M arketplace
(1990) and sigm ar P olke’s Homme
Chantant La M arsaillaise (1989).
Also included in the exhibition will
be The Seed Protectors (1987), a major
painting by N orw egian a rtist O dd
Nerdrum whose paintings were also
included in the recent exhibition Strange
V is ta s , Im a g in e d H is to rie s . T he
Nerdrum Painting is on long-term loan
to the Museum from Robert Feldman,
New York, New York.
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