3 1 m & Entertainment October 30,1997 Yo ho ho and a bottle of fun: TRAVELING FOR "Penzance" starts tonight THANKSGIVING BREAK? Sign up NOW for Thanksgiving Break Shuttles Giselle Pole to the Piedmont Triad International Airport A&E Editor and the Raleigh/Durham International Airport Ahoy! McCrary Theatre will become the land of the pirates be Reservations will be guaranteed through Tuesday, ginning tonight. November 11th, then on a space-available basis. No, Peter Pan and the fairies won’t be in this one. The “Pirates For Airport Shuttle times and additional information, of Penzance,” by Gilbert and Sullivan, is a musical comedy with please refer to the Student Handbook or contact the great choreography and swash Moseley Center Information Desk at 584-2330 buckling action. The first musical of the year WvJf^W- by the Department of Performing Crystal Pape/The Pendulum Arts, “Pirates” features Frederic, a pirate who realizes his destiny is “Pirates of Penzance” opens tonight in McCrary Theatre. WHERE THE not to become a ruthless, seafaring the making of success is versatil pect to see an opera, however. “Pi pirate. ity,” he said. I wanted to be in that rates” is a different style, combin Leaving the piracy, Frederic position where I could do anything. ing catchy tunes, comedy and fast- TOGA PARTY decides to stay on land where he Carol Passaro, a senior major moving choreography. finds love with Mabel, a spunky ing in Music Theatre, plays Mabel. “It is extremely entertaining,” teenage girl. This is her first operetta, and McNeela said.” We’ve mixed up This is the first operetta in BEGAN! she is excited about the music. all kinds of choreography...there several years, according to direc “It is definitely a learning ex are even policemen who tapdance.” tor Catherine McNeela, but it dif perience, and I enjoyed attending “Pirates” opens this evening at fers from the original musical. rehearsals and learning the music,” 8 p.m., and runs through Saturday. “We decided that we didn’t Sunday ’ s show begins at 2 p.m. she said. . Want to do the traditional Gilbert Davis agrees that the musical Tickets are $10 or free with a stu ^nd Sullivan’s opera,” she said. was a learning experience. dent ID. Pirates” has a cast of be- “The music itself was challeng Seats are by reservation only, t'veen 35 and 38. Keith Davis, a ing enough. It’s hard to move around so audiences are encouraged to freshman majoring in Music The so much and still keep your voice purchase tickets in advance. atre, decided to try out for the play S’ full.” to gain experience. The audience should not ex “In any kind of entertainment, Panic attack in North Carolina from each of the shows, but I was group. . j certain of this: they wouldn’t play John Paul Izurieta After a while, T Lavitz de the same songs on both nights, and cided to move on to other things Contributing Reporter they would perform their best in a and left the group. That’s when live performance. Whenever you go to a concert John Hermann (known as JoJo) Although I recognized some eaturing one of your favorite came into the picture and fit the Little Caesars of the songs that Widespread ands, you have a pretty good idea final piece into the puzzle Wide PIZZA STATION EXPRESS played, like “Ain’t Life Grand,” what songs they are going to spread Panic had been looking for. play. “Rock,” “Space Wrangler,” and “It’s sad that we had to go “Henry Parsons Died,” there were That’s not the case if you are through so many years without JoJo still songs that I heard for the first Located in McEwen Dining Hall going to see Widespread Panic. because he is just like the rest of time such as “Flat Foot Flewzy” Originally from Athens, GA, us,” said Houser. “Of course he 538-2619 and “Conrad the Caterpillar.” idespread Panic is best known was the new guy, so we had to give “It’s a lot more enjoyable to We accept Elon Cards ®r their scorching live perfor him shit for a couple of years. play different songs than it is to mances by taking their songs to Widespread has been on the We deliver anywhere on campus, induding East Campus Apartments play the same songs all the time,” Another level of music, which musicsceneformorethantenyears. said Houser. ■ ■ EXPIIESS co u po n ■ ■ m « | m m e x p r e s s GQUPON m m m m niakes them so unique. They have released five albums, Widespread has over 130 songs Widespread began on the cam- the latest is Bombs and Butterflies. ANY in their music library. Every song is CRAZY BREAD^ I LHTTLE CAESARS Pus of the University of Georgia in They are planning to release a live OHd I a part of the band and within each PERSONAL PIZZA^ t ens with the lead singer and ond album in the spring. member; that’s how they all come CIUZV SAUCE' I guitarist John Bell (JB) and lead Widespread passed through SMALL SOFT DRINK together. I I guitarist Michael Houser. Greenville on Friday night and they For future concerts, they are $200 I I Years passed and bassist went on to Greensboro to close out $700 performing on doing their annual I I ^avid Schools, drummer Todd their weekend here before heading Dccerahct 10,1997 three nights in Atlanta for New Dcocmbcr 10,1997 ance, percussionist Domingo down to The Moon in Tallahassee, i I Year’s and will be heading over little Caesaisf^^ UttleCaesarr^j Unny Ortiz and keyboard player »■««* tiatum I I Fla seas to Astralia and Europe in 1998. M «59» »1* («»i 'M w. t>»i (»•