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Broadway's classic love story returns
R om antic leads Jennifer Paz an d Alan Gillespie em brace.
The h e a t is on in Saigon.
Photos courtesy of Portland Opera
“M iss S aigon,” B roadw ay’s
classic love story, will play at
K eller A uditorium for 8 perfor­
mances, from Tuesday, Sept. 7
through Sunday, Sept. 12.
Set in 1975 during the final
days leading up to the A m e ri­
c a n e v a c u a tio n o f S a ig o n ,
“ M iss S a ig o n ” is the story o f
tw o young lovers torn apart by
the fo rtunes o f d estin y and held
to g e th e r by a burning passion
and the fate o f a sm all child.
T his m usical, from the creato rs
o f “ L es M isé ra b le s,” w ith its
soaring m elodies and pow erful
em otions has cap tu red hearts -
and aw ards - around the w orld.
T ickets range from $23 to $64
and can be purchased by phone
at 503-790-ARTS, at the Portland
Opera Box Office at 503-241 -1802
or toll free at 866-739-6737 orin
person at the Portland O pera of­
fices, 211 S.E. Caruthers St. or at
the PCPA Box O ffice, at South­
west Broadway and Main.
For more inform ation, visit
www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com
or w w w .portlandopera.org.
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Lopez to Star on ‘Will& Grace’
(A P)— Jennifer
star, John Cleese.
Lopez will return to
In this episode,
guest star on the
Lopez returns to
season premiere of
New York after her
“Will & Grace.” The
summertour, where
singer-actress will
Sean Hayes’ char­
continue in the role
acter accompanied
of herself in an epi­
Lopez as a backup
sode to air Sept. 16
dancer.
on NBC. In last
Yet more guest
se a s o n ’s fin a le ,
stars are on the way
L o p ez w as r e ­
for NBC’s "Will &
cruited by Megan Jennifer Lopez
Grace.” In the sev-
Mullally’s character to sing at her enth season’ s second episode,
Vegas marriage to another guest Janet Jackson will appear.
Aretha to Perform
for Clinton Library
(AP)— Little Rock, Ark. wi 11 get
a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T when Aretha
Franklin performs Nov. 16, as part
of the festivities leading up to the
Clinton Presidential L ibrary’s
grand opening.
Franklin is slated to sing for
more than 80 minutes, accom pa­
nied by the A rkansas Symphony
O rchestra and her own band. The
sym phony will play classical
A m erican music for the first half
o f the show and Franklin will per­
form after a 15-minute interm is­
sion.
The Franklin concert is expected
to be one of several major artistic
highlights of the week leading up to
the Nov. 18 library opening. Other
events include a documentary film
festival, an exhibit of White House
art and an outdoor concert.