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The arrival of the Cocktail Cabaret is
nearly perfect, as the theme of the evening is
“And the Award Goes to …” — well-timed
with the upcoming Academy Awards on
April 25.
Brad Ruder of Limelight Entertainment
will serve as the host, while musical direc-
tor Scott Michaelsen will provide piano ac-
companiment for the show’s 17 numbers,
all songs that were either Oscar winners or
nominees.
But this isn’t the first time Limelight has
attempted to present this particular show.
The first time was in late March of last year
at Seven Restaurant and Nightclub, “which
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as everyone knows was right around the
time that it was ‘shelter in place, we’re going
to do a lockdown for two weeks,’ so we had
to cancel that show,” Ruder said. Refunds
were issued.
When the Tower reopened after the first
shutdown with limited seating of about 80
patrons in the theater, “I was like, ‘That’s,
like, right up our alley’” in terms of crowd
size, Ruder said. That led to last August’s
Cocktail Cabaret, although it had a theme
of “The Show Must Go On,” featuring show
tunes touching on hope and courage.
The second abortive attempt to present
“And the Award Goes to … “ show occurred
last November.
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Ray Solley, executive director of the Tower Theatre Foundation, photographed in December in the
downtown Bend theater
“Everyone was on board, and so we
set that up. Tickets were selling. we were
rehearsing, and then literally, like, the
Wednesday before our event is when Kate
Brown said, ‘Hey we’re doing another lock-
down,’ and we had to cancel it again,” he
said, adding with a laugh, “So 0 for 2.”
Ruder is hoping the third time’s the
charm. And even if it’s not, the arts will go
on, he said.
“The arts will always persist,” he said.
“Having people that are going to perform
and stand on stage and create and enter-
tain audiences is what nourishes the soul
for people to get through these rough times.
And that’s all we’re trying to do is continue
that creation and give things to people that
move them.”
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David Jasper: 541-383-0349,
djasper@bendbulletin.com
The Junebugs
will perform
via livestream
April 15.
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