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Four years of high school in a little over two hours: That’s the tall order the
musical “Fame” is asked to tackle, and the students in the current Vashon High School production are up to it.
There’s so much great singing, dancing and music in this touching saga of the 1984 class at New York’s High School for the Performing Arts that the years pass swiftly, as they seem to as well in real life.
It’s easy to be carried away by the combined artistry of David Katz and Callison Ott, who slowly come to real-ize they, as Nick Piazza and Serena Katz (no relation), like each other quite a bit.
Katz’s stable stage presence anchors Nick’s devotion to serious theater (Brecht, Pinter, Shakespeare), and Ott’s powerful chops in such songs as “Let’s Play a Love Scene” embody the emotion that Nick finally arrives at.
Brendan Bric, who says he wants to pursue a career in music, could easily find a sideline in standup, what with his demonstrated hilarious comic turn as José Vegas, an especially over-heated character in the play.
Jack Lorence, who claims he hasn’t
acted since elemen-tary school, comes on as a natural playing Tyrone Jackson, the rap and hip-hop guy from the wrong side of the tracks.
Lorence moves with grace and con-fidence (especially in “Dancin’ On The
Sidewalk”) and makes a great com-panion to the wonderful ballet dancer Nelle Horsley, who plays Iris Kelly, secretly a chauffeur’s daughter who hides behind her seemingly upper-class appearance.
Kelly Ferguson’s got the female bookend funny part to Bric’s (they are both addicts), playing overweight Mabel Washington, who’s always on the Seafood Diet: “I see food and I eat it,” she says, and sings “O Lord, Give Me A Sign,” also known as “Mabel’s Prayer,” a humorous plea for freedom from her appetite.
There are three musician charac-ters, with Emma Lodes as rock drum-mer Grace “Lambchops” Lamb, and Tynan Lazarus as trumpeter Goodman “Goody” King.
Both do very well, but the third, Riley Hills, has the larger role as violinist Schlomo Metzenbaum, the son of perfectionist professional musi-cians who, despite his unassuming appearance, kicks out a fine singing
voice, particularly when he ramps up the show’s power ballad “Bring On Tomorrow.”
But fame is, for more than any of the students, the dream of Carmen Diaz (no relation, apparently, to the movie star), played with powerful panache by Meme Garcia-Cosgrove as she covers the arc from supreme confidence in herself to a sad end with convincing acting and a strong voice.
All the student characters are shepherded by four teachers, each well cast. Anna Smith, who has a well-trained and emotive pop voice, conveys the loving strictness of the English teacher Miss Esther Sherman, notably in the song “These Are My Children.”
Lea Zaglin plays the more liberal dance teacher, Calen Winn the acting teacher, and Nolan Shinn the music instructor, each with enough aplomb to actually seem older than the “stu-dents” they are educating.
The show begins with another prayer, “I Pray I Make P.A.,” followed
by the anthem “Hard Work,” which signals to all that talent isn’t enough. Indeed, the students are told that 90 percent of them won’t “make it” as professionals.
But the dream — Carmen’s dream of fame — haunts them all, and the show ends with the uplift-ing reprise of “Bring on Tomorrow.”
There are, of course, many others responsible for the production, starting with directors Susan Hanson and Stephen Floyd, but they are too numerous to name.
They are there in the pro-gram, on the stage, in the orchestra and behind the scenes of this production, a very fine one indeed.
—Eric Horsting reviews dance, theater and music for The Beachcomber.
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The cast of Vashon High School’s production of “Fame, the Musical,” brings a wealth of star-power to the show.
Tickets and times”Fame” will run at Vashon High
School through March 29. Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 p.m and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Ticket cost $8 to $12, de-pending on performance datees, and can be purchased at Books by the Way, the VHS office or at the door.
The show’s producers warn that because of some language and in-tense situations, the show may not be suitable for children younger than 13.
Bands bring it to the Bike Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi has three eve-
nings of music coming up, with acts ranging from a jazz diva to a “noise rock” trio to two high-energy Island bands.
Seattle vocalist Katrina Wibble will kick off the weekend with a free show at 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 20. All ages are wel-come at the show until 10 p.m.
Wibble’s repertoire includes everything from jazz standards to ’70s funk to popular R&B.
The night of Saturday, March 21, will bring
a rock extravaganza to the Bike, with the band Murgatroyd opening at 8:30 p.m. for the noise rock trio Wad, which will play at 10 p.m. Wad’s set is for ages 21 and up.
More local flair will shine at the Bike from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, when Turner Down takes the stage for a free all-ages show.
Turner Down is made up of Island musi-cians Jack Barbash, Luke McQuillin, Doug Ringer and Fletcher Andrews. The band’s sound ranges from progressive rock and jazz to melodic country rock.
Soul on the silver screen Get ready for the unforgettable voices,
funky grooves, magic moves and smooth styles of 1960s soul music on the silver screen in this presentation scheduled for 9 p.m. Friday, March 20. Guest curator Peter Lucas has culled classic and rare performance footage and hosts this all-star soul show featuring James Brown, Joe Tex, Lee Dorsey, Arthur Conley, Etta James, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner and many others.
According to Lucas, “there’s nothing like witnessing these performers on stage — belting it out, grooving hard and sweat-ing through their tight suits and sequined dresses. This is an evening of real deal, non-stop, upbeat, funky soul in the raw.”
A play ‘From the Heart’Award-winning playwright Jude Narita
will perform her one-woman show, “From the Heart,” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21.
Named as one of the “50 Asian Americans Who’ll Be Making a Difference” by Asian Week, Narita has performed her plays in theaters from New York to Los Angeles.
For tickets, call 463-5131, go to brownpa-pertickets.com, or stop in at Books by the Way, the Heron’s Nest or the Blue Heron.
Enjoy the Brainstormers The Brainstormers, a trio featuring Mark
Graham and the father/son team of Tom and Patrick Sauber, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Vashon Island Music Studio.
The group bills itself as “a hurricane of Southern old-time music ... a perfect storm of instrumental power and brilliant harmony singing illuminated by lightning flashes of lyrical and comic genius.”
Graham and the Saubers will share their take on the classic sounds of old-time music and also play their own songs inspired by such masters as Dock Boggs and Uncle Dave Macon.
Tom Sauber is a singer and a multi-instrumentalist who plays banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin. Tom has played in bluegrass bands, Cajun bands and brought traditional music to the film industry with Ry Cooder and David Lindley.
Patrick Sauber’s singing, as well as his guitar, banjo and mandolin and accordion playing, have made him welcome on stage with Doc Watson, Laurie Lewis, Clint Howard and Dan Crary.
Mark Graham is nationally known for his powerful blues-tinged harmonica style that recalls the feel of the finest banjo and fiddle playing.
Tickets cost $12 general and $10 for stu-dents and are available in advance at Vashon Island Music. Space is limited — call 463-0552 to reserve.
A lot is hot at Café LunaThe café has free evenings of poetry and
music on tap, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, with the monthly “8-Word, 8-Day” open mic poetry event. This month’s open mic will showcase two teen poets, Graham Mayshark and Katherine Everitt.
At 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, local musi-cian and teacher Ken Jacobsen will perform an acoustic and electric evening with his students and special guests.
A local band, Jump Track, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Chuck vanNorman plays guitar and sings with the band, and Geoff Johns plays percussion.
Take your pick — Island stages are filled with music, dance and drama ON THE BOARDS
By ERIC HORSTINGThe cast of Vashon High School’s ‘Fame” takes on a tale of talented teens.
Katrina Wibble.
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