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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.