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20 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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ENTERTAINMENT
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006
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WEDNESDAY
JULY26
Pat Benatar & Neil
Giraldo. VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino, Kansas City, Mo., 8:00 p.m., 21+,
$35.00-$45.00, www.ticketmaster.com
Under the Influence of Giants. The Granada. Lawrence, 7:00 p.m., all ages, $8.00, www.thegranada.com
Grease. Starlight Theater Kansas City, Mo. 8:30 p.m., all ages, $9.00-$64.00, www.kcstarlight.com
THURSDAY
JULY 27
Foreigner. VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino Kansas City, Mo., 8:00 p.m., 21+, $30.00-$40.00, www.ticketmaster.com
DC Funk. Jazzhaus.
Lawrence, 10:00 p.m., 21+
$3.00, www.jazzhaus.com
FRIDAY
JULY28
The Pharcyde. The Record Bar, Kansas City, Mo., 9:00 p.m., $20.00, www.ticketmaster.com
The Pamonas & the
Kinetiks. Jazzhaus.
Lawrence, 10:00 p.m., 21+
$3.00, www.jazzhaus.com
The Pamonas & The
Beach Ball II. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater KC. Bonner Springs, 11:00 a.m., $30.00, www.ticketmaster. com
SATURDAY
JULY 29
Kansas Kyotes Championship Game. Kansas Exposurec. Topeka, 7:05 p.m., all ages, $10.00-
Things to do from July 26 --- August 1
$46.50, www.ticketmaster.
com
Kansas City Wizards vs.
New England Revolution.
Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas
City, Mo. 7:30 p.m., all
ages, $10.00-$23.00, www.
ticketmaster.com
Steppin' on the Vine. Gem
Theater. Kansas City, Mo.
8:00 p.m., $25.00, www.
ticketmaster.com
True North. Jazzhaus.
Lawrence, 10:00 p.m., 21+
$4.00, www.jazzhaus.com
SUNDAY
JULY 30
y'allapalooa 11. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater KC. Bonner Springs, 12:30 p.m., $15.00-$35.00, www.ticketmaster.com
Comedy Night. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrah's Casino.
Kansas City, Mo., 5:00 p.m.
21+,$15.00,www.ticketmaster.com
Rancid. Liberty Hall. Law-
rence, 8:00 p.m., $18.00,
www.ticketmaster.com
The Gol Team. The Granada. Lawrence, 9:00 p.m., all ages, $12.50, www.ticketmaster.com
TUESDAY
AUGUST 1
Karrin Allyson. Blue Room. Kansas City, Mo., 7:30 p.m. & 9:00 p.m., $20.00, www.ticketmaster.com
SPOTLIGHT: GREASE
Ted Nugent. Uptown Theater. Kansas City, Mo., 8:00 p.m., $30.00-$39.50, www.ticketmaster.com
Is there any better way to remember the good old days of high school than by relaxing under the stars enjoying an amazing musical such as Grease? Right now is the perfect time to take advantage of this chance because Grease is coming to Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Mo. The show is complete with the classic songs including "Summer Lovin", "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Born to Hand Jive". Amanda Watkins and Ryan Silverman lend their talents to the show as they take on the leading roles of Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko. Watkins' repertoire includes musicals such as Cats, Cabaret and Beauty and the Beast. Silverman, who is from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, has performed in Hello Dolly!, Sweeny Todd and Blood Brothers to name a few.
The musical has earned many credits since its debut in the spring of 1971 at Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago. It holds the record for the longest running show in Broadway history with 3,388 performances from 1972 to 1980. Then, the musical showed again from 1994 to 1998 earning the record for second-longest running revival in the history of Broadway. Finally, the movie version of Grease, produced in 1978 starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, gained the title of the top mopmoneyaking film musical ever, exceeding even The Sound of Music.
Besides the national recognition this musical has, the performance at Starlight Theater has specific connection to the University of Kansas. Luke Walker, a KU freshman from DeSoto, is a member of the chorus in this particular performance of Grease. Walker's high school received a call a month after auditions for Grease had ended; Starlight was looking for any interested students to sing in the chorus for the summer performance. Walker jumped at the opportunity. He auditioned and joined the musical as one of 46 chorus members.
It has been nonstop practice for Walker since July 13, when the chorus members saw their music for the first time. His favorite part of the show so far has been the large group rehearsals. He stated that it was neat to see everything come together as a whole performance. The other aspect of the show that Walker enjoys is the interaction with new people.
"When I first got here, I didn't know anyone, and now I have 10 or 15 new, really close friends," Walked said enthusiastically.
Grease opened at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Mo., on July 24, and will continue showing until July 30. Tickets are available at www.kcstarlight.com. As Walker says, "Come see the show!"
— Hali Baker
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