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Live tonight: theater, comedy and dance
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Theater
Stealing hearts
Tickets are available for Theatre 101’s production of “Steel Magnolias.” The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Other shows are scheduled for June 27 through July 5. Matinees are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, and July 4. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the Downtown Fun Zone and at the door. Tickets also can be reserved by calling (541) 332-7529.
“Steel Magnolias” is suitable for all audiences, but it has a special place in the hearts of women and those with close family ties, according to a press release.
It is set in a beauty shop in Louisiana owned by Truvy Jones (Tere Tronson). The story revolves around Shelby Eatenton (Morgan McKenzie), a diabetic about to marry a rich southern lawyer. She is the town sweetheart and a special young woman who feels that having a baby is worth risking everything, even her own life. Shelby’s mother, M’Lynn Eatenton (Stacy Romele), is a bossy but caring mother who still worries about her grown-up daughter. Other characters include Clairee Belcher (Diane Campbell Antonio), the town grande dame who loves football and gossip; Annelle Dupuy-Desoto (Signe Tronson), a very shy young woman who blooms and grows as the plot thickens; and Ouiser (pronounced “Weezer” ) (Susi Eckhardt), the town’s eccentric but lovable curmudgeon, the press release said.
Sawdust continues
The running of “Recipe for Disaster, or Camilla’s Culinary Quandary” continues this weekend as part of the 42nd season of the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille.
The show runs through Aug. 30. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturdays and Friday, July 18 and all Fridays in August. There are two matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays, June 28 and July 12. Tickets are $12.50.
The show is written by Cindy Robnett and Edna Cotner and directed by Cotner and Marcella Russell. Olios are directed by Robnett and Lynda Poe. The play is based on the life of Camilla Rietman, who donated to the theater and a variety of institutions in Coquille and Oregon.
Music
Chelsea goes live
Popular music by Gershwin, Disney, The Carpenters, several country-western stars, and several old standards from the 1930s and 1940s will fill the Sprague Community Theater Saturday and Sunday as the cast of “Chelsea and Friends” takes the stage in the latest New Artists Productions’ musical concert event.
Bandon’s Chelsea Hill is the featured vocalist. Her friends and fellow cast members, Destyni and Tessa Fuller, Hope and Zeta Hay, Robin Hill, Liza Skeie and Jeneveve Winchell will join her on stage.
Twenty-six songs, from classic to contemporary, will be performed during the concert. Scenery and video segments designed by Dan Almich will complement the singers.
Jordan Chandler choreographed special dance routines to accompany several songs, which include dancers Hayley Chandler and Dakota Bouher. Jordan will perform individually to an instrumental number.
Tickets for “Chelsea and Friends” are available at Bandon True Value Hardware and Radio Shack, Chetco Federal Credit Union and at the door. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students. The show starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call the Almichs at 347-2517.
Dance
Step in time
The Saints ‘n’ Aints Square and Round Dance club will host their regularly scheduled Mainstream Square and Round Dance Saturday at the United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. Pre-rounds will begin at 7 p.m., with Donna Hisertoe cueing. Square dancing begins at 7:30, with Sherm Welch calling. For more information, call Linda Bell at 266-97914.
Comedy
Comedian Morgan Preston will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lloyds of Bandon, 219 Second St. SE.
Preston has been in the entertainment business for 20 ye-ars.
He be-gan playing comedy clubs when he was 17 years old. He has headlined in Las Vegas, Seattle, Los Angeles and music festivals in New York. He also does around 150 corporate shows a year.
Preston’s highlights include working with George Wallace, Rich Hall of Saturday Night Live fame and Weird Al Yankovic. He can count Bruce Willis as an avid fan since the actor raves about Morgan on his Web site, a press release said. He also has performed for N.A.C.A. and as well as the charity event Comics For Kids and Nickelodeon’s touring show.
He is the master of ceremonies for The Taste of Tacoma and The Bite of Seattle.
Morgan’s new show, The Kings of Vegas, has opened with resounding success and he is finally able to stretch his wings and show his many talents, a press release said.
Stealing hearts
Tickets are available for Theatre 101’s production of “Steel Magnolias.” The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Other shows are scheduled for June 27 through July 5. Matinees are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, and July 4. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the Downtown Fun Zone and at the door. Tickets also can be reserved by calling (541) 332-7529.
“Steel Magnolias” is suitable for all audiences, but it has a special place in the hearts of women and those with close family ties, according to a press release.
It is set in a beauty shop in Louisiana owned by Truvy Jones (Tere Tronson). The story revolves around Shelby Eatenton (Morgan McKenzie), a diabetic about to marry a rich southern lawyer. She is the town sweetheart and a special young woman who feels that having a baby is worth risking everything, even her own life. Shelby’s mother, M’Lynn Eatenton (Stacy Romele), is a bossy but caring mother who still worries about her grown-up daughter. Other characters include Clairee Belcher (Diane Campbell Antonio), the town grande dame who loves football and gossip; Annelle Dupuy-Desoto (Signe Tronson), a very shy young woman who blooms and grows as the plot thickens; and Ouiser (pronounced “Weezer” ) (Susi Eckhardt), the town’s eccentric but lovable curmudgeon, the press release said.
Sawdust continues
The running of “Recipe for Disaster, or Camilla’s Culinary Quandary” continues this weekend as part of the 42nd season of the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille.
The show runs through Aug. 30. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturdays and Friday, July 18 and all Fridays in August. There are two matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays, June 28 and July 12. Tickets are $12.50.
The show is written by Cindy Robnett and Edna Cotner and directed by Cotner and Marcella Russell. Olios are directed by Robnett and Lynda Poe. The play is based on the life of Camilla Rietman, who donated to the theater and a variety of institutions in Coquille and Oregon.
Music
Chelsea goes live
Popular music by Gershwin, Disney, The Carpenters, several country-western stars, and several old standards from the 1930s and 1940s will fill the Sprague Community Theater Saturday and Sunday as the cast of “Chelsea and Friends” takes the stage in the latest New Artists Productions’ musical concert event.
Bandon’s Chelsea Hill is the featured vocalist. Her friends and fellow cast members, Destyni and Tessa Fuller, Hope and Zeta Hay, Robin Hill, Liza Skeie and Jeneveve Winchell will join her on stage.
Twenty-six songs, from classic to contemporary, will be performed during the concert. Scenery and video segments designed by Dan Almich will complement the singers.
Jordan Chandler choreographed special dance routines to accompany several songs, which include dancers Hayley Chandler and Dakota Bouher. Jordan will perform individually to an instrumental number.
Tickets for “Chelsea and Friends” are available at Bandon True Value Hardware and Radio Shack, Chetco Federal Credit Union and at the door. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students. The show starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call the Almichs at 347-2517.
Dance
Step in time
The Saints ‘n’ Aints Square and Round Dance club will host their regularly scheduled Mainstream Square and Round Dance Saturday at the United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. Pre-rounds will begin at 7 p.m., with Donna Hisertoe cueing. Square dancing begins at 7:30, with Sherm Welch calling. For more information, call Linda Bell at 266-97914.
Comedy
Laugh out loud
Comedian Morgan Preston will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lloyds of Bandon, 219 Second St. SE.
Preston has been in the entertainment business for 20 ye-ars.
He be-gan playing comedy clubs when he was 17 years old. He has headlined in Las Vegas, Seattle, Los Angeles and music festivals in New York. He also does around 150 corporate shows a year.
Preston’s highlights include working with George Wallace, Rich Hall of Saturday Night Live fame and Weird Al Yankovic. He can count Bruce Willis as an avid fan since the actor raves about Morgan on his Web site, a press release said. He also has performed for N.A.C.A. and as well as the charity event Comics For Kids and Nickelodeon’s touring show.
He is the master of ceremonies for The Taste of Tacoma and The Bite of Seattle.
Morgan’s new show, The Kings of Vegas, has opened with resounding success and he is finally able to stretch his wings and show his many talents, a press release said.
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