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Magical Scottish town of Brigadoon appears at Thalian
Sarah van Schagen
Staff Writer
“Brigadoon,” a musical filled
with Scottish dance and fantasy,
opened Oct. 12 at Thalian Hall.
The Thalian Association Commu
nity Theatre has put together a
wonderful show with spirited
dance, a touch of humor, and a
beautiful love story. The play is
set in Scotland in a mysterious
land called Brigadoon, which
only appears once every 100
years.
On opening night, the show be
gan as Pat Plaskett, president of
the Thalian Association, wel
comed the audience to the show.
He mentioned that Thalian Hall
was celebrating its 142"‘‘ birthday
that evening. The show was dedi
cated to Agnes Farrell, the mother
of the costume designer, who
worked on the original production
of “Brigadoon” on Broadway.
Although it is not Broadway,
the production is excellent. The
show is lively and quite entertain
ing. The cast includes 34 volun
teer singers and dancers who keep
the action going and provide for
a great ensemble cast.
The choreography for this pro
duction is something magical, and
these volunteers benefited from
the work of Judy Greenhut, who
was in one of the Broadway pro
ductions of “Brigadoon.” The
choreography for the production
is Greenhut’s own and many of
the dances, such as the “Sword
Dance” and the “Wedding Dance”
are authentic. Greenhut teaches
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the development as West’s career through
a collection of his short works and articles.
Hughley will perform at 8 p.m. Oct.
28 in Kenan Auditorium as part of FaU
Fest and the Port City Comedy Jam. He
began his career as a stand-up comedian
in small clubs. He considers his appear
ance on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” one
ofhis earliest breaks in the business. From
there, Hughley became the first host of
“Comic View” on Black Entertainment
Television.
“A lot of (black comedians) wouldn’t
have had the oppportunity if it weren’t for
this show,” Hughley said in a press release.
After “Comic View,” Hughley landed
Protest, from page 9
the primary mode of enforcement of the
noise ordinance.
“We already have a noise ordinance
that has exact limits,” said Darell Allen,
the bassist from Feel Love Fury. “The
one they intend to pass is up to the offic
ers to decide and there is no set limit. The
bar owners cannot teU when they are in
compUance with the ordinance if there
is no defined Umit. The new ordinance is
a free hand to write tickets.”
Under the new ordinance, the major
change is in the consequences of a noise
violation. The first time a bar was found
guilty of breaking the old ordinance they
were given a warning, the second time a
fine of $50 moving to $100 then $250,
but the person responsible was charged
with a misdemeanor Under the new or
dinance a bar will be fmed $250 after the
first offence and $500 after, but it is a
civil rather than criminal offense.
“The problem that the downtown
residents have is the people coming out
of the bars, not the music or the musi
cians,” Allen said.
Will the protest really make a differ-
dance lessons at the Community
Arts Center, and many of the vol
unteer dancers take lessons from
her.
Anne O’Shea Cosec, the pro
ducing artistic director for
Minerva Productions, is a mem
ber of the volunteer ensemble
cast. Her daughter, Karly Cosec,
is also a member of the ensemble
cast and a dance student of
Greenhut’s.
“It was great working with
Karly because we were both in the
ensemble cast, so we got to work
side by side throughout the whole
thing,” Cosec said.
One of the main characters who
stands out in the Thalian
Association’s production is
Courtney Preston Writh, who
plays Meg Brockie. Writh played
Jan in the Opera House Theatre
Company’s production of
“Grease.” Her character in
“Brigadoon” is a young maid who
is searching for a man and she
plays her role well. Writh adds
quite a bit of humor to the show
and is entertaining to watch.
The Thalian Association, the
oldest community theatre in the
country, did an excellent job with
“Brigadoon.” The audience is
made to feel like they are actu
ally visiting the magical town of
Brigadoon in misty Scotland. The
show will play at Thalian Hall un
til Oct. 22, and tickets may be re
served through the Thalian Hall
Box Office at 343-3664. Catch a
glimpse of “Brigadoon” before it
closes, because it may not appear
for another 100 years.
his first HBO special. His first special was
so popular, HBO gave him another one.
The second special was nominated for a
Cable ACE Award for Best Comedy Spe
cial and became one of the highest rated
specials in the history of the network. His
latest project was the “Crown Royal Kings
of Comedy Tour,” the highest grossing
comedy tour ever, which was the subject
of a documentary by Spike Lee titled “The
Original Kings of Comedy.” Hughley re
cently finished production on the feature
film, “The Brothaz,” in which he starred
with Bill Bellamy, Shemar Moore and
Morris Chestnut. He is still working on
his television show, “The Hughleys,”
which moved from ABC to UPN this fall.
ence in the city’s decision? Most do not
seem to think so.
“The media would be much more ef
fective by getting to more of the masses,”
said Marc Kangas, a Wilmington resi
dent.
Gangi said that the real purpose of
the protest was to raise awareness. “It
went very positive as far as increasing
(city council’s) awareness of music,”
Gangi said.
The petition at the event was signed
by 1,300 people, 1,000 of whom were
from the UNCW campus. Bar owners
collected 2,500 signatures. Both petitions
are being sent to David P. Wallen, the at
torney representing the bar owners.
Freshman Daniel Thomas said he
feels the noise ordinance will “decrease
tourism and fun, especially fun. It'd take
away a great aspect of the town.”
Sayer said he feels that the bands and
bars will lose money because nobody wiU
want to change their schedule around so
that they can come to hear a band earher
He said bands will just play shorter sets.
“I don’t think it’s gonna be as en
forced as the city council hopes it will
be,” Gangi said.
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5 Ice unit
9 Trap
14 River to the
Mississippi
15 Quarry
16 Doughnut
centers
17 Lounge on a
train
19 Book of maps
20 Beer mug
21 Color
22 Donna lead-in
23 Minus figure
25 Itty-bitty
26 Take to court
29 Samovar
30 Praise
31 Chevron
33 Saran Wrap
precursor
37 Brown shades
38 Excuse
40 Actress Sofvino
41 Union general
43 Roman autocrat
45 Colonial insects
46 Gum quantity
47 Cleaned one’s
plate
48 Newly
51 De Brunhoff's
elephant
53 Shazam!
54 Jackie’s second
55 Gaggle of
honkers
59 Singing
chipmunk
60 Matinee idol
62 Roofing material
63 Just got by
64 Country hotels
65 Novelist Anne
66 Agrippina's son
67 Anti-Tweed
cartoonist
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1 Butterfingers’
comment
2 Interrogative
word
3 Cash in Pisa
4 Unbroken
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5 EMT's
procedure
6 Needy youngster
7 Lulu
8 Bronte heroine
9 Alternative to
stiip out
10 University in
South Bend
11 Pooped out
12 Quantities of
paper
13 Composition
18 A point ahead
24 Width
25 Hack
26 Mach+ jets
27 Canyonlands
state
28 Sea eagle
30 Sci. workplace
32 “Exodus" extra
33 Come out on top
34 Italian city
35 Part of Q E D.
36 Like hen’s teeth
39 Vegas lead-in
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42 More bonkers
44 Old saw
46 Deferment
48 Hold it, sailor!
49 Stupidity
50 Alternative beau
51 Busted
52 Spruce juice
54 Grace ending
56 Sicilian mountain
5 7 -serif typeface
58 Formerly,
formerly
61 Wedding words