4 The Daily Tar Heel Monday, March 2, 1987
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uey Lewis rocks
Raleigh in concert
Saturday night Huey Lewis and
the News totally captured the near
capacity crowd at Raleigh's Rey
nolds Coliseum. The audience con
sisted mainly of fans w ho were either
over 30 and mixed drinks in wine
glasses, or under 1 6. Nevertheless
they were enthusiastic but well
behaved for the entire show which
lasted almost two hours.
The opening act, the Holiday Inn
type band Delbert McClinton, bored
the crowd for about 45 minutes.
Later, the News stepped out looking
clean-cut and ready to play. Then
Lewis walked out wearing black
Levis jeans and jean jacket to
"Jacob's Ladder." He followed this
with I Never Walk Alone," another
track from the "Fore!" album.
Lewis played to the audience all
night. After commenting on the
State game and asking if anyone
liked "Sports," he sang "Heart and
Soul." On another occasion he asked
the crowd if they liked drum
machines. The crowd screamed
back, "No," but Lewis responded,
"Tough," and rolled out a drum
machine in a wagon for "Bad Is
Bad." Later, after introducing the
Tower of Power Horns, who backed
the News on "Fore!" and shone in
the concert, Lewis sang "Power of
Love." one of the night's biggest
successes.
The marathon performance con
sisted of 21 songs and included
almost all of "Sports" and "Fore!."
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Concert
"1 Want a New Drug," during which
he introduced the News, and "Heart
of Rock & Roll," which predictably
opened the first encore, were
extremely popular with the crowd.
And after telling that he was from
San Francisco and has seen some
pretty strange things, Lewis sang the
audience's favorite, "Hip to Be
Square." Another song that stood
out was the well-done a cappella
"Naturally."
The crowd cheered the band into
two encores. For the second, Lewis,
looking exhausted, came out in a V
neck undershirt. He wound up the
set by saying that he was an old man
and worn out. He then asked "Doc"
Kupka. a member of the horn
section, if it was "OK" to play one
more and after receiving the nod, he
powerfully sang "Back in Time."
The entire concert was a success.
The audience was enthusiastic and
loud, and despite the mediocre
acoustics of Reynolds, the music was
sharp. The concert did not include
an elaborate lightshow or other such
gimics, but was instead well
choreographed and well-executed.
Huey Lewis and the News were
energetic and the drum, guitar, and
sax solos were top-notch.
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Huey Lewis opens his concert with "Jacob's Ladder"
DTriTony DeiTell
'Lu Ann' drops the curtain on PRC's 'Women' series
"Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Ober
lander."the final play in the Playfest
7 series About Vomen, opened
Saturday at 8 p.m. at Paul Green
Theatre. The production is smooth,
well-acted, and often very funny.
This comedydrama by Texas
playwright Preston Jones traces the
life of Lu Ann Hampton. The
audience watches as the title char
acter progresses from a naive high
school cheerleader to a mature
woman who realizes that hopes for
romance and dreams of happihess
don't always work out.
Andrew Edmonson
Theater
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Melissa Proctor does very well in
the title role. She makes the young
Lu Ann bouncy, fun, and appealing.
But it is in the second act that
Proctor shines. Here, we see an older
Lu Ann bawdy, earthy, and
outspoken as she flirts with Corky
Oberlander in Red G rover's Bar. Her
description of her break-up with her
first husband Dale is hilarious. The
only flaw in Proctor's performance
comes in the third act. Somehow she
seems too young, too optimistic and
too energetic for the middle-aged Lu
Ann. who has seen so many of the
people around her crumble and
disappoint her.
Brian Hotaling gives an excellent
performance as Lu Ann's alcoholic
brother. Skip. He manages to make
the pathetic, whining Skip of the
third act as real and as believable
as the fast-talking, hell-raising boy
of the first part of the play. Dave
Whalen gives a good account of
himself as the second of Lu Ann's
husbands-to-be. Corky Oberlander.
The show is full of excellent
supporting performances, llya
Parenteau is a stand-out as Lu Ann's
spoiled daughter, Charmaine. Tim
Cronister. who plays the rough and
rugged bar owner Red Grover, is full
of vinegar and brings a good deal
of healthy energy to the second act
of the play. Shepard L. Schulz and
Jim Scholes have some wonderfully
funny moments as the cantakerous
old checker players, Olin Potts and
Rufe Phelps.
Dramatist Preston Jones has a
real knack for capturing the flavor
and cadences of Southern speech,
and this aspect adds considerably to
the west Texas atmosphere of the
show, as does scenic designer Lin
wood Taylor's excellent work on the
set. His conception of Red Grover's
Bar is perfect, and it contributes very
much to the rrlood of the second part
of the play.
Laurel Clayson's costume design
is equally good. The clothes the
characters wear mirror their changes
in personality as well as the passing
of time. One of the most effective
elements of the production is the
country and western music played
during the intermissions. Not only
does it help evoke the atmosphere
of the play, but the songs of lost love
and heartache serve as a kind of
commentary on Lu Ann's life.
As the third play in the Playfest
series, "Lu Ann" adds a nice touch
of variety to the season. After the
dramatically intense experiences of
the two European women in the
other plays, "A Doll's House" and
"The Human Voice," it is good to
look at the state of the modern
American woman as represented
through the experiences of the home
grown heroine Lu Ann.
Ramblers
to return
By ALSTON RUSSELL
Staff Writer
After two previous sell-out perfor
mances, the Red Clay Ramblers
return to Chapel Hill tonight for a
concert incorporating everything
from bluegrass to gospel. This
concert opens the 1987 Spring Dark
Night Series produced by PlayMak
ers Repertory Company.
The five members of the Ramblers
wear anything from Hawaiian shirts
and gold glitter sneakers to pressed
shirts and ties, said band member
Tommy Thompson in a recent
telephone interview. Likewise, their
music draws from such diverse
influences as blues, folk, jazz,
bluegrass, swing, Irish music, and
gospel.
. "We don't want to get pigeonholed
into a certain type of music,"
Thompson said. He added that the
Ramblers have no "formula music."
Thompson described the atmos
phere of their concerts as fun. "We
make people feel the enjoyment we're
having," he said. One can even tap
his foot or clap his hands if so
inclined, Thompson added.
The band members play an assort
ment of instruments, such as the
fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, acous
tic and bass guitars, keyboards,
piano, strings, banjo and penny
whistle.
Most recently, the Ramblers have
written the musical score for Sam
Shepard's Off-Broadway production
called "A Lie of the Mind." Shepard
discovered the Rahiblers by listening
to a public radio station in Iowa.
The band began performing in
1972. Their music has led them on
tours throughout the United States,
Canada, the Middle East and Africa.
.The Ramblers gained professional
status with "Diamond Studs," an
Off-Broadway musical about Jesse
James. Along with numerous live
appearances, they have produced
nine albums.
Thompson said that each member
writes and sings the songs which
embody both comical and serious
themes. During their concerts they
perform several solos and a cappella
songs, he said.
Members of the Ramblers include
Clay Buckner, Shawn Colvin, Jack
Herrick, Bland Simpson and
Tommy Thompson. Simpson has
joined the Ramblers temporarily
while the regular piano player is on
leave, according to Thompson.
777f Red Clay Ramblers will
perform tonight at 8 p.m. in Paul
Green Theatre. Call 962-1121 for
ticket information.
EVEREADY BATTERY CO., INC.
will be on campus on
March 4 & 5, 1987
recruiting for Production
Supervisor.
Interested students should have Business
Administration and Liberal Arts degrees.
Production facilities are located in Ohio,
North Carolina, Iowa, Vermont, and
Missouri. Contact the Placement Office for
further information and signup.
Eveready Battery Co. is and equal opportunity employer.
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