/ t< * -Vf * Page AlO-The Chronicle, Thursday, July 21, 1983 *

1 "' * \ v. ' ? " " arts & lelsiiire . ^'if ^ b Television, Radio, AdIs ice, Music Summer Music | Sister Sledge's I Growing Pains 1 *' yTafa ^Br I "Betcha That To All The Girls" va ^NV't NRx.S3f Say V &m ^1 B Sister Sledge r M MB Cotillion

m They used to be a pleasant novelty: four cute, little-girl answers to the Jackson Five. Then Sister Sledge grew up, and so did the group's music, with a notable assist from Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of the Chic Organization. They were Fam-i-lee, and became well-known enough to appear On "Good Morning America," after scoring with "He's The Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family" from the LP of the same name. Another strong Chic-produced LP, "Love Somebody today," followed. Since then, however, the sisters have wandered from producer to producer, first, Narada Michael l&g Walden, then themselves, now George Duke on their latest LP, "Betcha Say That To All The Girls." §| The results are forgettable. The album's first single, "BYOB," has a nice hook but grows old fast. Otherwise, there's not much not to speak of here. Even the cover is boring. -- Allen Johnson | I The Spell Syreeia . - I Tamla Syreeta Wright, one-time heartthrob, of Stevie Wonder, is searching for a hit. True, she's scored big in the past in duets with Wonderland the huge hit single, "With You I'm Born Again," with Billy Preston. But Syreeta by herself has yet to cut an LP that does more than show - flashes of brilliance. 'Jaws 3-D': 'Fiddl. With "The Spell," produced by Jermaine ,- '/jWfS ._: - « -- - % SSU«>^ *i j,, , 1 i ~VV -r-s--*« ,-v ^ "'''* * ** '* Jackson, she misses again. « S ^ ^ v The album certainly starts strongly enough, with A Chronicle review of "Jaws 3-D" will appear t the sweet but sassy "Forever Is Not Enough," a toon. but it's all downhill from there. Wright composition, Louis Gossett Jr7TVesh from bis Academy , « v Despite the fact that Stevie Wonder (who works f?il4i^i^»i"liwiru-winning pcriomittijivcwnrf nrniLin 10% 44 AnA »% miim^ffj r ar sucka. be jJ n t-' ^ .A.«ti with Syreeta the fizzled closely professionally despite A Gentleman/' shares the lead with a giant, t!irough a maze of tran*pai*nt tunnels, on two * heTthe romance) plays synthesizer of the tunes, "The mechanical predator in this year's sequel lo ttoe'i;-'- |4| Spell" works little magic. , first two 44Jaws" films, "Jaw# l-JV* Gflssettis^ I u XhU Syreeta's still searching .... "Calvin Bouchard, the aristocratic su^1s$c^^ -- jjfffij Allen Johnson I sea park that's invaded and terrorized w # f it ^ 15,000-pound sharksi r ;L1.o "Finis" _ Bouchard is only the latest in a scries ofpossett .: 9 Finis Henderson roles notable as much for thdr breadth and diver* e Motown sity as for the believability the actor ha/brought it to each. In "Jaws 3-D,'* Gossett cast that head^a . You've heard of a fiash-in-the-pan artist. Well, alsomctudcs Dennis McQuagi, ^otmih«ch, too* afilm on Henderson nets barely a dull reflection with his Finis.Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Lea :. I 0 ' Please see page All a - - Musical Notes Little Theatre T0 Present __l_ EWF's Bailey V;<.. rhe Wiz' Aug.;5,6,9-14 "The Wiz," the contemporary, jived-up fantas) ? "The Wiz" ran for 1,672 performances on Goes It Alone at won seven Tony Awards in 1975, will play ir way, then toured the nation. versions jgust at the Arts Council Theatre on Coliseurr Duplicate Broad1 i sprang up4n-foreigivcapitals. ive. for Jtc Philip Bailey, whose vocal stylings have served The colorful Drodnctinn ic nnt^Htui >VJ Performances will be at 8:15 5, ( , apvwiOWUIAI as a cornerstone of Earth, Wind and Fire's given p.m. Aug. > costumes and and d and at 3:15 14. scenery imaginative dancing. platinum success, has just completed 9-13, p.m. Aug. Reviewers mention its music and The based on "The Wonderful Wizard ol "hip" talk, rocking his first solo album for Columbia Records. musical, irreverent character has been "Continuation/' i" will be the summer presentation of the Little breezily spirit. Every "This project was naturally the next step for - a twist. leatre of Winston-Salem. given sly, contemporary me," says Bailey. "Theresas a lot of music The songs, mostly rhythm and blues, include When "The Wiz" opened on Broadway in 1975, inside me that I wanted to share on record.brewing "Ease on Down the Road." all-black cast and vernacular were Now, I've done it." hip apparently L. The is familiar, of course: A tornado whisks 3re than many critics could bear. wizard was*a plot As a lead vocalist for EW&F, Bailey has (The i Dorothy from Kansas to Oz, where she meets the d dude and the wicked witch, a big mean mama.] 13 years of success through songs like > Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tinman on enjoyed Rex Reed was among those "Devotion," "Shining Star," "After The Love Is writing obituary-style! the Yellow Brick Road. She also runs into the Good yiews, and the show's notice was the Gone" and "Fall In Love With Me," with closing pdsted J Witch, the Bad Witch, and finally the Wiz. distinctive falsetto often at the center of me night it opened. But some fast financial and1 Bailey's £ f jjf. PU "The Wiz" won Tony awards in 1975 for best those hits. blic-relations footwork let the show go on until the best best not the could make the final musical; director, Geoffrey Holder; score, Produced in Los Angeles by George Duke, blic, critics, Smalls; best supporting actress, Dee Charlie "Continuation" features a wealth of judg;nt. best top-notched ^ for the show and its the Bridgewater; supporting actor, Ted Ross; best studio session help and showcases Bailey's Fortunately backers, and best costume PUblic with Cue Magazine's Marilyn Stasio, choreographer, George Faison; see page All B multiPlease agreed design, Geoffrey Holder. William F. Brown, who alley: He won't leave the group, though. wt10 wrote, "This isn't the wiz that wuz but exactly wrote the won the Drama Desk Award. Smalls ____..it'i s the wiz that and it's a wow." play, is, Please see page All Ask Yolonda Now That T)heirAffair's Over, JHer 'Ex' Want,s To TellAll By YOLONDA GA YLES When my husband and I got back together, I broke >Ve live in a Syndicated Columnist small, tight community. Everybody in time, he'll come to his senses and leave you alone. Dff the affair I was with my lover to give my knc having jws everybody, and all you hear is gossip all day Or, you can try to soften the matter, at least in your marriage a chance to work. Ion If this husband's to hear Dear Yolonda: I m married, but for about three g. gets out, my bound own home. I opt for the latter. Well, now my husband is acting like a husband, abc>ut and my is over. years, my husband and I were separated. I did a few it, marriage Let's face it: Your husband will be upset about the ]but ex-boyfriend is not acting like an "ex." Instead, \Vhat should I do? Should I call my ex and things during the time that we were apart, and now affair, twice as upset about the abortion. But if he's into trying to make problems for me. thri eaten him? Please I'm afraid someone will I'm embarrassed about them. I I have to help. else tells him, he's going to be three timessomeoneas guess pay 1 understand he mentioned our affair to an old get hurt. the price. upset. ^ classmate. Another time he got drunk, called my W.M.D. < I dated another man, and for awhile we Be Yourself were fairly iister and, according to what she tole me, sobbed into dose - in fact, I got pregnant, but, because of my \the phone like a baby. She said all she could unders- I)ear W.M.D.: I see two marital situation, I decided to have an abortion. > Frankly, only Dear Yolonda: 1 attend a small, private college in , tand was: "She killed my baby! She killed mv baby!" nat You can either avoid and your ex, hopealterives:that, Please see page All *