Entertainment
"Good Morning America" Comes
To UNC For Campaign Broadcast
CHAPEL HILL—The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill has
been chosen as the setting for a live
> broadcast of ABC-TV’s “Good Morn
ing America” that will focus on
education as an issue in the presiden
tial race between George Bush and
Michael Dukakis.
The show, hosted by Charles Gib
bon, will air from UNC at 7 a.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 3.
ire Chapel Hill will be the fourth stop
” 7 - ‘ as part of a series of “Good Morning
; ? ‘ America” programs highlighting
- issues facing the Bush and Dukakis
campaigns. Current plans are for the
series to begin Oct. 31 in California
4, .. - With a show on defense. Also schedul
^SrfSed are programs on drugs in Texas,
-■ -the economy in Illinois and, after the
UNC stop, the candidates’ pet issues
in Philadelphia.
“There is no more appropriate
place for a respected television show
like ‘Good Morning America’ to ex
amine education than at the nation’s
oldest state university,” said UNC
Chancellor Paul Hardin. “Education
clearly has emerged as a key issue in
this campaign, and I am excited that
the university will play a role in in
creasing awareness about just how
important it is to the future of the
South and the rest of America.' I hope
both candidates take notice of what’s
said during this program.”
Alan Nesbitt, president and general
manager of WTVD-TV in Durham,
the local ABC affiliate, said that
“Good Morning America" is a
popular program in the Triangle.
“All of us at WTVD are delighted
that Charlie Gibson is going to be
broadcasting live from UNC.”
- vnerrelle’s New Album
Puts Her In Limelight
I was living the story of this album
while I was making it! Everything I
wrote and sang about on the record
was going on for me at the time.”
'abu/CBS recording artist Cherrelle
talking about “Affair,” her long
waited third album scheduled for
Get. 25 release.
Nine of “Affair’s” 13 tracks are
produced by the Grammy-winning
team of Jimmy Jam and Terry
Lewis, who took the Detroit-born
songstress to the upper reaches of the
pop and soul charts with the albums
“Fragile” and “High Priority," and
. hit singles like "Fragile,” “I Didn’t
_ Mean to Turn You On,” and "Satur
day Love.”
but this time, Cherrelle is credited
as the album’s co-producer; she also
produced three tracks herself with
Steve Hodge and Randy Ran: “Crazy
(For Loving You),’’ “My Friend,”
and “Lucky.”
“Everything I Miss at Home” is the
first single from “Affair,” coupled
with the non-LP track, “Where Do-1
Rpn To.” In the week of Oct. 15, the
song jumped from No. 78 to No. 50 on
Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart.
A likely follow-up is “Keep It Inside,”
Cherrelle’s impassioned duet with
Tabu/CBS labelmate Alexander
O’Neal.
Cherrelle is back, and “Affair” is
her story.
vr Scott White Has Voice
Like Young Sam Cooke
There is a subtle charm about Scott
White, the young man with the
llender, almost early Sam Cooke ap
pearance who belts out songs that dip
and pulse with his incredible vocal
talent. On his RCA Records debut,
“Success.,. Never Ends,” Scot* gives
bis audience a full taste of his amaz
ing range, with a wonderful mixture
of tunes that will take one from the
pulsing dance floor to a cosy, quiet
corner to an intimate whisper of love.
Pursued by Hush Productions
President Charles Huggins, who
believed Scott White to be a rare And
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yseen wrong), Scott signed with the
■Management team not long after his
“Success..'. Never Ends” is a
delightful showcase for Scott’s ver
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jWhite takes on a song, he pumps it
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Ip;" the power and energy of the
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Emergency,” the gospel-tinged soul
sounds of “Success,” and much,
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Scott learned early that to stand out
in a crowd one had to put all one’s
talents on display, but even then he
exuded the stuff often referred to as
“star quality.” All the elements that
have come together for this first solo
outing would take time before being
channeled in the right direction.
College was a very important move
for Scott. It was at Oral Roberts
University that he began to really ex
plore his musical abilities, singing
with the “Souls of Fire," and singing
with them afforded him an opportuni
ty to really test his vocal strength and
to gain the confidence required to
perform before a large audience.
During this time, Scott also receiv
ed a wonderful break, a chance to
record as a background singer for
Dayton. But as a freshman, it was his
chance meeting with a fellow student
(whose brother, Rahni Harris, would
produce much of the material on his
first album), that ultimately brought
Scott to the attention to management
firm Hush Productions.
Scott also credits ms mother for the
support she has provided him through
all his endeavors, giving him the
depth and confidence to pursue a
career as a recording artist.
Nesbitt said. “Certainly among
viewers across the nation and in the
Triangle area, he has established
himself not only as an outstanding
journalist, but a very pleasant and
amicable morning host for 'Good
Morning America.’”
WTVD-TV will provide technical
assistance for the program.
Gibson traveled the country before
the presidential primaries, getting
the pulse of the nation on the can
didates and the issues. Other recent
special programming has included
coverage of the Olympics and topics
such as AIDS, child abuse and teen
suicide.
Gibson has been co-host of the show
along with Joan Lunden since 1987.
He has covered stories including the
1988 U.S.-Soviet Union summit
meetings in Moscow, the Democratic
and Republican national conven
tions and the economic summit from
Venice. He has also traveled to Cuba
to offer a view of Castro’s Havana
and joined the Baltimore Orioles at
spring training camp.
He previously was chief correspon
dent at the U.S. House of Represen
tatives for ABC News. Prior to the
Capitol Hill assignment, Gibson was
a general assignment correspondent
for ABC News from 1977-81.
Gibson also has contributed reports
to ABC’s “World News Tonight with
Peter Jennings,” occasionally has
anchored for Ted Koppel on
“Nightline” and has substituted as an
anchor on “World News This Morn
ing.” Also a former White House cor
respondent, Gibson joined ABC in
1975.
The “Good Morning America”
broadcast will mark the second time
the UNC campus has been the setting
for an event touting the importance of
education in the 1988 presidential
race. Both Democratic and
Republican candidates came to UNC
to discuss education issues in
September 1987 as part of “Education
’88: A Presidential Candidates
Forum.” The forum was the first
time presidential candidates
gathered to talk about a single issue.
Utt-Broadway
Satire Opens Here
This Weekend
The Raleigh Ensemme rlayers’
new professional wing will bring to
Stewart Theatre Christopher
Durang’s Obie Award-winning, off
off-Broadway satire, “Sister Mary
Ignatius Explains It All for You,” on
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, at 8
p.m.
Frank Rich of the New York Times
says of Durang, “...only a writer of
real talent can write an angry play
that remains funny and controlled...”
In his barked and tightly written
play, the target of Durang’s anger is
the Catholic Chruch, as represented
by the aging, self-righteous Sister
Mary.
The irreverent humor is displayed
as she delivers dogma about such
matters as a sinner’s length of time in
Purgatory and the wages of sin. The
humor darkens when Sister Mary’s
lecture is interrupted by four alumni
with disturbing pasts who have come
to expose just how her teachings have
affected their lives. The unsettling
dialogue, amid the nervous laughter,
yields devastating results.
The birth of the professional divi
sion is the most recent accomplish
ment by the committed six-year-old
community theater organization.
Founded to promote contemporary
theater, this local treasure also offers
workshops and classes, an original
plays program, and a aeries of perfor
mances in the SertAma Arts Crater.
Don’t miss Raleigh’s premiere pro
fessional company, Raleigh Ensem
ble Players, In “Sister Mary Ignatius
Explains It All Fra You.” The content
of this play is controversial and
should be viewed with an open mind.
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Local audiences will have a unique
chance to get to know Nobel Prize
winning author William Faulkner
better when “Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do
You Write?” is performed in Stewart
Theatre’s intimate setting as part of
the 1988-89 performing arts season.
Starring John Maxwell as the Missis
sippi author, this one-man play can
be seen for one night only on Friday,
Nov. 4.
The play, originally produced by
New Stage Theatre in Jackson, Miss.,
was written by Maxwell with Tom
Dupree, after several years of
research by the performer. “We drew
mainly from Faulkner’s published
letters and speeches as source
material,” the actor-playwright said,
“and added our own impressions of
how Faulkner might have spoken in a
few scenes.”
Nowhere in the piece does Maxwell
quote directly from Faulkner’s fic
tional writings. “Our objective, first
and foremost, is to entertain,” Max
well said. “If people see the perfor
mance and then decide to explore Mr.
Faulkner’s novels, we’ll feel wonder
ful that we helped to introduce a new
reader. But we wrote this play to pro
vide an evening of enterainment that
can be enjoyed even by people who
have never heard of William
Faulkner.”
The play takes place in Faulkner’s
study at his home, Rowan Oak in Ox
ford, Miss. From there, Maxwell’s
monologue takes the audience to
Europe, Hollywood and Anally to
Stockholm, where Faulkner accepts
the Nobel Prize in one of the best
remembered acceptance speeches
ever presented at that ceremony.
In an effort to stay as true to the
real William Faulkner as possible,
native Mississippian Maxwell did ex
tensive research into Faulkner’s life
and writing before beginning work on
“Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?”
and remarked, “We don’t confine
ourselves to presenting the dark,
brooding artist that many people
think of when they think of William
Faulkner. What the audience will see
is a well-rounded, very charming
country man who also happens to be
one of the world’s great literary
talents. But he is, above all, a down
to-earth human being, and that’s the
impression we want to leave.”
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to
take a trip into the mind of a literary
legend. “Maxwell has become not a
physical incarnation of Faulkner, but
a living tribute to the high comedy
Billy Always
Is Back With
Premier Single
At age 14, Billy Always’ first
records were produced by Aretha
Franklin. Now, Epic Records is'
proud to present Billy Always and his
outstanding new album, “Watch
Out’’—new music in the great
American RfcB tradition.
“Bade on Track,” the premier
single from the LP, is already climb
ing the charts. This anthemic
pop/soul tune is now No. 60 on
Billboard’s Hat Black Singles Chart
The cut is produced by Billy Always
and Epic labelmate Charlie
Singleton; two other tracks,
“Emergency Love” and “Not Gonna
CTy,” are produced by Memphis
legend Willie Mitchell (of A1
Green/Ana Peebles fame).
Gospel giant Rev. James Cleveland
says, “Fresh, exciting, unique,
soulful, talented, and innovative-all
these things describe Billy Always.
This album does not leave you wan
ting more, for everything you can
want for is in this offering. Go,
Billy—my hat is off to you!”
“I’ve known Billy Always ever
since be was a small boy,” says
Aretha Franklin. “He’s always had a
paasioq to sing, and displayed talent
as well as fading and soul... as a
vocalist and lyricist. Good hick, God
Mess, and sell a million! ”
essence of the man”—Southern Liv
ing.
Tickets are available at the Center
Stage box office (737-3104) Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.,
where convenient VISA and Master
Card orders are accepted. Tickets
may also be purchased (cash only) at
Ladds’ Book Shop of North Ridge
(878-4404) Monday through Saturday,
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the general public and IS for NCSU
students. Special group rates an
available.
This performance is made pmsthhi
in part by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Arts and the
Southern Arts Federation of which
the N.C. Arts Council is a member.
Actress Robin Givens
Gives Ratings A Boost
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP)-Actresa
Robin Givens’ tearful discussion with
Barbara Walters about her rocky
marriage to boxing champ Mike
Tyson got ABC’s “20/20” its highest
rating since Walters interviewed
Donna Rice last year.
“20/20” ranked 10th in the weekly
A.C. Nielsen Co. ratings with a 17.2
rating. The installment on which Rice
appeared last summer rated an 18.2.
Otherwise, it was a battle of
baseball in last week’s top 10. NBC
had the first two games of the World
Series between the Oakland A’s and
the Los Angeles Dodgers. ABC had
the last two games of the National
League championship playoff be
tween the Dodgers and the New York
Mete.
NBC, which suffered disappointing
ratings for its Summer Olympics
coverage, appeared headed for
another possible disappointment
when the series became
geographically undesirable—two
West Coast teams.
But the rating for game two, 22.9,
was up five percent over last year’s
game two in the series between Min
nesota and St. Louis. Game one of the
World Series and game six of the Na
tional League playoff also made the
top 10.
NBC won the week with a rating of
15.7,. ABC had 14.5; CBS had 12.4.
Each rating point measures the
percentage of u>e nation s 90.4 million
TV homes.
“The Coshy Show” had a rating of
23.1, lagging below its performance in
previous years, but good enough for
No. 1.
The rest of the top 10 were:
Oakland vs. Los Angeles Dodgers,
game 2, on NBC; New York Mets vs.
Los Angeles Dodgers, game 7, on
ABC; “A Different World” on NBC;
Oakland vs. Los Angeles Dodgers,
game 1, NBC; New York Mets vs. Los
Angeles Dodgers, game 6, ABC; “60
Minutes,” CBS; “Winnie,” NBC;
“ALP,” NBC; and “20/20," ABC..
“Winnie” was NBC’s Monday
Night Movie, starring Meredith Bax
ter Biroey as an institutionalized
woman who aspires to live life on her
own.
The “CBS Evening News” con
tinued to win the tight news race with
a rating of 10.1. ABC’s “World News
Tonight” had a 0.9 despite baseball
pre-emptions; “NBC Nightly News”
had a 9.4
The week’s lowest-rated prime
time shows were “West 57th,” “A
Family Again,” “The Ultimate Stunt
man,” “Sonny Spoon,” “Destined to
Live,” “Magical World of Disney,”
“Live! Dick dark Presents,” "In
credible Sunday,” “All Star Celebra
tion: The '88 Vote,” and “America’s
Favorite Movie.”