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Reel 2 Real Is Strictly Rhythm
In th e u n iq u e w o r ld o f R e e l 2
R e a l, c r e a t i v e s y n e r g y a n d c u l ­
tu r a l u n io n p r e v a i l. O n e n e e d s
o n ly to e x a m i n e th e a r t is t r y a n d
c o m m e r c i a l r e a c h o f th e w o rld
th e r e c o r d in g o f th is c o ll e c ti o n
T h e en d resu lt o f su ch am b itio n
is an a lb u m that a ls o e x p lo re s ja z z ,
c la s sic -fu n k , h ip -h o p , and ju n g le
w ith a g ility a n d c re d ib ility . In
ac h ie v in g the latter, M o rillo w isely
so lic ite d the in p u t o f su ch v o calists
w id e s m a s h d e b u t a lb u m M o v e
I t f o r a m p le p r o o f . T h e a c t ’s
la te s t s o p h o m o re c o lle c tio n
"A re Y ou R ead y F o r S om e
M o r e ” c o n t i n u e s in tr u e R e e l 2
R e a l tr a d it io n , y e t s p o r ts th e v e r ­
s a t il it y a n d g r o w th n e e d e d to
p ro g re ss
le v e l.
to th e
an d p e rfo rm e rs as P ro y e c to U no,
M ich ael W a tfo rd , B a rb a ra T u ck er,
N a tu ra lly ,C h a rlo tte S m alls, A lth ea
M c Q u een , and O c ta v ia from S oul
S y stem . "I w an ted to brin g in a
w ide ran g e o f p eo p le w ho w ere
good at a variety o f th in g s," M o rillo
says. “ I fully b eliev e in the c o l­
la b o ra tiv e p ro c e s s, an d d o not b e ­
lieve in p re te n d in g to k n o w e v e ry ­
th in g .”
n e x t c re a tiv e
In th e h a n d s o f E r ic k " M o r e "
M o r i l l o , th e g r o u p 's m a s t e r ­
m in d , th e r e is c l e a r ly n o su c h
th in g as ta b o o te r r ito r y . In itia lly ,
p u r i s ts w e r e p u z z le d b y th e id e a
o f m e ld in g th e r e v e l r y o f h o u s e
m u s ic w ith th e c e le b r a to r y to n e
o f r e g g a e in t o a s i n g u l a r s o u n d .
A n d th e n th e y c a u g h t an e a r f u l
o f " I L ik e T o M o v e I t ” -- a s in g le
th a t h a s s o ld o v e r th r e e m illio n
Reel 2 Real
T h e s o n g ’s k in e t ic b le n d o f s l i p ­
H a v i n g h i t th e t u r n t a b l e s
w h e n h e w a s 12, E r ic k la te r
b e g a n to s tu d y te c h n i c a l p r o ­
p e ry
g ro o v e s
and
g ro u p
f r o n tm a n th e M a d S t u n t m a n ’s
Y o u R e a d y F o r M o r e ,” b o ld ly
fu s in g tr a d itio n a l A fro -C ’u b a n e l ­
a n d la n g u id s o u l b a lla d " L i f e ’s
F u n n y .” C le a r l y , r e p e t it io n w a s
d u c tio n a n d e n g in e e r in g a t th e
C e n te r o f M e d ia A rts . T h e re s t
r a u c o u s w a ils h a d e v e n th e m o s t
e m e n ts w ith L a tin - h o u s e b e a ts o n
n o t o n M o r i l l o ’s a g e n d a d u r i n g
is h is to r y .
Cats: A ll Show, N o Talk
o f people overdressed for a B urger
King meal.
C onsequently , both fell into the
hands o f an O u r Tow n pho to g rap h er
desperately com b in g the cro w d s for
w ell-dressed, photogenic socialites at
the event.
A s for the show , it
w as an in c re d ib le
ex plosion o f sp e c ­
tacular special effects
using the latest in
m odem technology,
innovative costum es,
scenery, m akeup and
wigs with tireless, all-
star d a n cers and talen ted , g o ld en
voices.
H aving said that, I m ust express my
em otional attach m en t to plots and
storylines, w hich w as relatively ab ­
sent C ats is not about w itty ch atter or
dram atic dialogue. It's a rev o lu tio n ­
ary show leaping beyond traditional
boundaries ol theatrical staging and
choreography.
W hat began as an idea f o r a sim ple
ch ild ren 's show , w hen A ndrew Lloyd
W ebberpicked u p a b o o k o fc h ild re n ’s
poem s in an airport boo k sh o p (T .S.
E lio ts O ld P o ssu m 's Hook o f P ra c ti­
c a l Cats), has becom e one o f the m ost
successful B roadw ay m usicals in the
world.
The Broadway ct impany of Cats is the
longest running musical currently on
Broadway, and the third-longest-running
musical ever. In June o f 1997, it will
overtake A ( ’h orns Line, and become the
longest running musical in the history o f
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w ay show has ever been seen, and open­
ing up the market for other shows to
follow.
G ri/.abella (played by Jeri S ager)
stan d s up to B arbara S treisan d ’s pipes
w ith her deep, crystal voice in the hit
song "M em o ry ”, the notorious tear-
jerk er, in its free­
ing style o f m el­
an ch o ly c o n v ic ­
tion. T ear d u cts
w e re
b e in g
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resonation o f that
perfect nostalgic m elody.
An array of idiosyncratic characters
bring the cast to a full circle, including the
faux-Elvis personality, Rum Turn Tug­
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later.Get the names o f contractors that
friends, neighbors and fellow workers
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9-30 a m., Saturday, July
check on a contractor. Registration does
not ensure competency but it does guaran­
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liability insurance, both offering some fi­
6th Year Anniversary Sale
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Consider partial payments upon comple­
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Broadway. Cats has also been a trail­
blazer lor Broadway on the n>ad, playing
in cities where no major first-class Broad­
( lude adult, child and infant
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