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Tears of Joy Theatre Presents Cinderella
ence.
P rio r to p lay in g
th e T e a rs o f Jo y
T h eatre F am ily S e
ries for V an co u v er/
P o rtlan d au d ien ces,
C in d erella to u red to
th eaters in so u th ern
C a lifo rn ia .
P e p p e rd in e
U n iv e r s ity in
M alib u and the
N o rris T h eatre
in R o llin g H ills
E s ta te s e a c h
p re s e n te d
T e a rs o f J o y
T h e a tr e ’s e x
q u is ite
new
C in d e r e lla to
Stylized puppets a n d rich costum es dance and
th e ir au d ien ces
wirl in Cinderella, a m usical based on the French in O cto b er.
nhn'inu nt the Tpnrs o f .Jov theatre.
C in d erella is
p erfo rm ed by tw o talen ted
A fter tw o m onths o f touring
v o calists w ho each p lay the
the w e st c o a st, T e a rs o f Jo y
th e a tre ’s stunning new m usical ro les o f se v eral c h a racter.
A nna S öd erb erg an d N atalia
pro d u ctio n o f C in d erella opens
F rid ay ,N o v . 1 0 a t7 :3 0 p .m . in the C astillo Luna, new to T ears o f
P ortlan d C en ter for the P erfo rm Jo y T h e a tre , are a d e p t at
b rin g in g th e ir c h a racter to
ing A rts D o lo res W in n in g stad
T heatre. Saturday m orning p e r life.T h ey are v isib le to the
au d ien ce as th ey o p era te the
form ances w ill be accom panied
s ty liz e d p u p p e ts in s id e a
by fun lobby activ ities designed
b eau tifu lly p ain ted set. R ich
to enhance the “ fairy ta le” experi-
co stu m e s d an ce an d sw irl ai
o v ersiz ed w igs help create hilai
ous ch aracters. In th e ir origin
m u sical b ased on F rench classi
C in d erella d isco v ers h er bigge
o b stacle is b eliev in g she deserv
her dream s. Cinderella will be pla
ing at the D o lo res W inm ngst;
T h e a tre , lo c a te d at 1111 S'
B roadw ay. Show tim es are Fridays,
7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.; Sun
days, 2 and 4 p.m. There will be
activities before and after every Sat
urday m orning perform ances T ick
ets are $ 13 for adults, $9 forchildren.
$8 for season subscription. Call 503/
248-0557 or 360/695-0477. Recom
m ended for all ages.
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The West Coast Big Man
Debuts New Album
There’s an upcoming artist/pro-
ducer known as the W est Coast Big
Man! This producer and artist has a
unique w ay o f capturing his audi
ence through his untouchable music
arra n g e m e n ts along
with his innocent in
terest in electron
ics and commu
nications. It
has led him to
where he is
today.
T h e
W est Coast
B ig M an ,
also known
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as Mali-Gee
has been in
the “gam e" for
ten years and
has recently re
le ase d th e C D ,
“Ghetto Rise,"his fresh
man album. Mali-Gee, along
with a friend in 1988 started a group
called“3 AB,” meaning three Asiatic
Brothers. Three years later, the group
split up after doing many concert
shows and appearances. The artist
moved on to Seattle and started buy-
ing studio equipment to pro
duce an album. After long prepa
ration, the final result being
“Ghetto Rise,” is an album about
a lifestyle that he left that was full
o f mistakes and learning
from it.
Currently out o f
the b lock from
G h e tto R ise
R e co rd s,
Mali-Gee will
be having a
C D release
party at Re-
fle c tio n s
B o o k s, lo
cated at 446
N
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K illingsw orth
o n S a tu rd a y ,
Nov. 18at4:30p.m.
After the C D opening
which is scheduled to end
at 6:30 p.m., the official CD re
lease party will continue at One
StopRecords.locatedatNE. 16th
and Killingsworth. The CDs will
be signed personally by the Big
Man up until 8 p.m. For more
information, call 503/258-0104.
Thu. NOV. 16 THRU
Sun. NOV. 19
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Buy tickets at
www.DisneyOnke.com
t i c k e t m a s t a r outlets, Arena Box Office
or call
/ C
(503) 224-4400
TICKET PRICES STARTING AT $12.75
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