UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Friday, February 7, 1997 5A Carousel comes to Lied Center this weekend By Amanda Arbuckle Kansan staff writer - Carousel's set is so elaborate, it will take seven semitrucks to transport it to the Lied Center. "Part of the set is an operating carousel that will come out of the air onto the stage," said Lee Saylor, technical director of the Lied Center. This weekend, students will have the chance to see Carousel. The production is a first-run national tour of the award-winning Broadway show. "A first-run production means they literally lifted the show off the stage," said Karen Christilles, public relations director of Lied Center. "It's the same set, choreography and cast." Labor care can be: Rodgers and Hammerstein's story, based on a French play, is set in 1873 on the New England coast. Billy Bigelow is a carousel operator who marries Julie Jordan, a young factory worker. Soon after the marriage, Billy loses his job. Joan Marcus/ CONTRIBUTED Fifteen years later, Billy arrives in the backyard of heaven. However, he cannot enter until he redeems himself. He is offered the chance to return to Earth to see what has become of the daughter he never saw. Eventually, Billy redeems himself through his wife and daughter. When Julie becomes pregnant, he is worried about providing for his child. He participates in a robbery and is caught. Feeling trapped and frightened, Billy commits .. suicide. This revival of Carousel opened on Broadway in 1994 and received five Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival and Best Scenic Design. The original version opened in 1945 on Broadway. At the time, audience members who had lost loved ones in World War II were moved by the story of a young widow raising a daughter alone. Adrienne Bouly, Wichita senior, said KU students also should be able to appreciate *Carousel's* story. "It's a love story about a young couple," she said. "That's something students can easily identify with." That is something students can easily identify with. Tickets are still available for all five performances. Performances are slated for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Faculty debates new advising center By Kevin Bates Kansan staff writer Advising at the University of Kansas may have a brighter future, but some faculty are still debating if they will need shades. A dozen people came to discuss a report issued by an advising committee last night at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. The aim was to solicit feedback about a proposed advising center to change how students are advised during their first two years at the University. "We're doing something that we think definitely needs to be done," said Diana Carlin, committee chairwoman and associate professor of communication studies. "Freshmen need to get one-on-one contact and spend good time with someone." "There needs to be a mechanism so upperclassmen can talk to freshmen and sophomores to give them another perspective," said Sherwood Thompson, Director of Minority Affairs. "It's important to have students interacting with students in an informal, less threatening environment." spending time with some faculty in the audience said they were pleased with the reorganization of the proposed advising center, which would include professional, faculty and student advisers. faculty should be just as responsible as students for knowing the undergraduate catalog, even down to the details. Others in the audience thought all "If we expect students to make sense of what's required of them and we can't do it ourselves, then we're an embarrassment to oursels," said Joe Zeller, professor of design. Grey Montgomery, student body president, said he thought students had a utilitarian outlook toward advising. "Students have negative experiences associated with advising," he said. "The more personalized and goal-reaching it is — if students see the benefit right away — then they'll use it." Fierce CreaturesP12 4:30, 7:30, 9:40 MotherP12 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 In Love and WarP13 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Shadow ConspiracyR 7:20, 9:30 EvitzaP 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Meet Wally SparkR 4:00 The PestP13 4:20, 9:30 $3.50 Adult Before + Healing + Daily A/B/M + Strife Liberty Hall 644 Mass 740-1912 Frl. 4:30 7:00 9:30 Sat. 4:30 7:00 9:30 Sun. 4:30 7:00 9:30 Shine (PG-13) The English Patient (R) Fri. No Showings Sat. 1:15 Sum. 1:15 SEE WHAT ALL THE NOISE IS ABOUT Lied Center of Kansas February February February 21 , 1997 22 , 1997 23 , 1997 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Sunday ALL TICKETS 1/2 PRICE FOR STUDENTS Tickets on sale at the Lied Box Center Office (684-AIRTS); Murphy Hall Box Office (684-3982); SUA Box Office (684-3477) or ticketmaster (913) 234-4545 Western Resources making life a little easier making life a little easier Hollywood Theaters BEFORE 6 PM-ADULTS $3.75 (LIMITED TO SEATING) SENIOR CITIZENS - $3.50 VARSITY T105 MASSACHUSETTS 821-5191 (620) 720 720 THE SOLID 8 5:30 7:20 9:30 HILLCREST 925 IOWA 841-5191 CINEMA TWIN ALL MAINS 1140 VOYA 841-5191 $1.25 DANIEL'S FIRST PE-13 4:00, 7:20, 9:55 JUNEY MARGUERI X 4:00, 5:20, 9:55 BENYVILLE HALLI NILSON PE-13 4:00, 5:20, 9:40 BENYVILLE AND THE HEAVEN PE- 1.5, 7:25, 9:55 STORE WINDOW PE- 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 SPRICE JAM P8 5:30, 7:30, 9:15 MERCURY MAS TWO ROSES PE-13 4:50, 7:15, 9:25 SHOW TIMES FOR TODAY ONLY BOYFRIEND IN-A-BOX Give her "Boyfriend- In-A-Box"... until Mr. Right comes along. 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