Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, November 12, 2008, Page 7, Image 7

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6 Jungle B o o k ’
Returns to Local Stage
T ears o f Joy T h eatre p re­
se n ts ' “Ju n g le B o o k ” at the
W in n in g sta d T h e a tre in the
Portland C enter for the P erform ­
ing A rts, dow ntow n.
A dapted from K ip lin g ’sc las-
sic, the sto ry ce n ters on an o r­
phan ch ild ado p ted by a w o lf
pack w hodiscovers his true fam,-
ily am ong the anim al friends
w ho care for him.
Tears o f Joy Theatre presents
'Jungle Book, ’ the story o f an
orphaned child, opening
Friday at the Winningstad
Theatre, downtown.
Street Saviors, Poets Make Mark
As socially-
conscious hip
hop group
A socially-conscious hip hop
group will make its mark in Portland
over the next few days w ith a film
screening, concerts and an after­
noon discussion sponsored by the
Black Studies D epartm ent at Port­
land State University.
The group X -V andals features
DJ Johnny Juice from Public Enemy
an d
N o t4 P ro fit
fro m
“Ricanstruction” and the indepen­
dent film “M achetero." Local rap
talents, Syndel o f Siren’s Echo and
Mic C renshaw and G ood Sista/Bad
Sista, will join them for performances
in both Portland and Eugene.
N ot4Profut was born in Puerto
Rico and raised on the streets of
East Harlem in New York City. He
Not4profit and DJ Johnny Juice are considered street
soul saviors and poor man prophet poets from the
slums.
escaped a life o f hom elessness and
law lessness to becom e "a poet from
the projects.” DJ Johnny Juice was
raised in the Bronx of New York City
where he w itnesses the birth of hip
hop right on his doorstep. By the
tim e he was 17 he was w orking with
Public Enem y on their debut re­
lease.
X-Vandals’ will perform Wednes­
day, Nov. 12from6p.m. to9p.m. at the
Portland State University Ballroomin
Smith Memorial Union; and Thurs­
day, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. at the University
o f Oregon Living Learning Center,
1575 E. 15th St. in Eugene.
The perform ers will also be fea­
tured during a free PSU Black Bag
S e rie s p o litic a l d is c u s s io n ,
W ednesday, Nov. 12 at noon in the
PSU M ulticultural Center. A screen­
ing o f the film M achetero, staring
Not4Profit will be held Friday, Nov.
14 with a location and tim e to be
announced.
T ears o f Jo y ’s p o p u la r p u p ­
pet p ro d u ctio n p re m ie re d in
1997 and has e n tertain ed th o u ­
sands o f ch ild ren and fam ilies
th ro u g h o u t the W est, in c lu d ­
ing A lask a and H aw aii.
"Jungle Book" o p en s Friday,
Nov. 1 4 a t7 :3 0 p .m . and co n tin ­
ues S atu rd ay s at 11 a.m . and
S u ndays at 2 p.m . and 4 p.m.
T he clo sin g p erfo rm an ce is
S unday, N ov. 30 at 4 p.m.
T ears o f Joy also w ill offer
e x h i b its a n d a c t i v i t i e s to
com plem ent the current p ro d u c­
tion in the W inningstad lobby.
T ick ets are $14 for ch ild ren
and $16 adults. For m ore in fo r­
m ation, and group rates, call
360-695-3050o r503-248-0557or
visit the T ears o f Joy w ebsite at
w w w .tojt.org
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Rapper Goes From Hip to Hippo
Will.i.Am stars in
Madagascar sequel
all these voices. Then I bum ped into Jeffrey
Katzenberg at a G ram m y party who asked me
if I'd like to do the music for this, and Justin
who was also there said to Jeffrey, Man,
you've got to hear this dude do voices.' So
loved “ M adagascar"?
A: "B ecause today's kids w ant to be older
and today's adults want to be younger. And
it's smack right in the middle for both of
them.”
As frontm an and producer o f the m ulti­
platinum , G ram m y A w ard-w inning
group T he Black Eyed Peas, rapper
W ill.i.A m is already a big success.
But now he's bulked up his profile
with a scene-stealing turn as the voice
o f M oto M oto, the am orous but ro­
mantically-challenged hippo in "M ada­
gascar: Escape 2 A frica," the sequel to
the $5(X) m illion grossing 2005 hit.
Q: This was your first
W ill.i.A m talked to Reuters about
voice-over
gig, and you
the film and co-w riting, with Oscar-
were
joining
experienced
winning com poser Hans Zim m er, his
stars
such
as
Chris Rock,
first m ovie score which includes Moto
Ben
S
tille
r
and S acha
M oto’s love song "Big and Chunky." Black Eyed Peas frontman Will. ¡.Am (right) nstars as the voice
Baron
Cohen.
W ere you
Q: Is it true that you got this gig o f the romantically-challenged hippo in 'Madagasca: Escape 2
n
erv
o
u
s?
because o f a sleepy phone message Africa,' a sequel to the 2005 hit now playing in local theaters.
A : "I was very nervous
you le ft on Ju stin T im b e rla k e ’s
when
all
the
executives
li ke Jeffrey were there
they asked me in to read for some characters,
voicemail?
in
the
studio,
and
th
e
re
's no music and you
A : "Y eah, we were w orking on his album, and I got the gig, and I was so happy as I
have
to
imagine
it
all.
So
I was real stiff the
loved the first film so much."
and when he heard my m essage he called me
first
few
tim
es.”
Q:
W
hy
do
you
think
kids
and
adults
back in a silly little voice, so we started doing
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