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Hounded by loan sharks when his latest fortune-hunitng scheme goes awry, Kevin Franklin (Sinbad, left) makes an
escape by convincing conservative lawyer Gary Young (Phil Hartman, right) that they are long-lost childhood friends in i
Houseguest, airing Sunday, January 11 at 7 p.m. on ABC as part of “The Wonderful World of Disney.”
Sinbad (Vibe) and Phil Hartman
(Newsßadio) star in the family
comedy of changing identities
when a get-rich-quick schemer
passes himself off as the long-lost
childhood friend of an unsuspect
ing well-to-do suburbanite in
Houseguest, airing Sunday, Janu
ary 11 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on ABC
as part of “The Wonderful World
of Disney.”
Since childhood, Kevin Franklin
(Sinbad) has been obsessed with
financial freedom, a goal that has
so far eluded him. Determined to
parlay poverty into prosperity and
T.P. Hearn will star at The Comedy House Theater
Comedian T.P. Hearn will be
performing live at The Comedy
House Theater in Augusta from
January 13 - 17.
“Hilarious.” “Outrageous.” “In
credible.” “I laughed til I cried.”
Sure you've heard it all before;
but, these are actual comments
from audience members after ex
periencing a performance by T.P.
Hearn. With his rapid-fire deliv
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boost his bank account from zero
to zillions, he’s tried every get
rich-quick, fortune-hunting
scheme ever devised — and now
he’s sso,oooin debt to loan sharks.
When the inevitable hitmen ar
rive to “collect” on the debt,
Franklin heads for the nearest air
port where he literally runs into
Gary Young (Hartman), a success
ful although slightly fuzzy-brained
lawyer who is there to meet a long
lost childhood friend. Quicker than
a slap on the back and a “Great to
see you, man!” Franklin sees an
opportunity to escape the hitmen
ery of material ranging from cur
rent events to issues that concern
our nation, T.P. delivers comedy
“with a message” like none before
him.
- Bornin Indianapolis, T.P.’s love
forentertaining wasevident when,
at age 10, while performing at The
Walker Theater with his siblings
known as The Hearn Brothers, he
broke out into a dancing frenzy
It's Our Pleasure.
and makes himself Young's new
best friend!
The comedy rushes along as
Franklin, impersonating a man
he’s never met, adopts a variety of
personas in a desperate attempt to
figure out who exactly he’s sup
posed to be, all the while trying to
keep Young and his wife Emily
(Kim Griest) from becoming sus
picious. In the process, he saves a
somewhat dysfunctional family
from itself and, in fact, becomes
the ideal house guest.
Houseguest also stars Jeffrey
dJones, Stan Shaw, Tony Longo,
that brought the audience out of
their seats and onto their feet.
After moving to Atlanta he be
came the lead vocalist for the group
Harlequin. They toured the South
and the West Coast where T.P.
was captivated by the sunshine
and bright lights of Hollywood. He
moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and
by 1984 embarked upon a career
path that would give laughter a
Paul Ben-Victor, Mason Adams,
Chauncey Leopardi, Talia Seider,
Kim Murphy, Ron Glass, Kevin
West and Kevin Jordan.
Hollywood Pictures, in associa
tion with Caravan Pictures, pre
sented Houseguest as a theatrical
feature, directed by Randall Miller,
from a screenplay written by
Michael J. Di Gaetano and
Lawrence Gay. The producers are
Joe Roth and Roger Birnbaum.
The executive producer is Dennis
Bishop. Co-producers are Riley
Kathryn Ellis and Jody Savin. 1
whole new meaning.
T.P. is one of the country’s hot
test new stars with an electrifying
high-energy performancestyle that.
takes his audiences to a new level
on laughter’s Richter Scale. His
superb vocal talents combined with
his truly unique style of comedy
makes many audience members
view T.P. as the ultimate enter
tainer.
Paine’s Dr. Lewis narrates
with pianist McDermott
AUGUSTA
The Augusta Symphony, under
the direction of Maestro Donald
Portnoy, will perform with pianist
Anne-Marie McDermott, Satur
day, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. at
ASU Performing Arts Theatre. A
pre-concert talk will begin at 6:45
p.m. Anne-Marie McDermott will
also host a Master Class January 9
at Augusta State University Per
forming Arts Theatre at 2 p.m.
The repertoire for the January
10 Master Works concert will in
clude the powerful “Symphony Ne.
5 in D” by Shostakovich and the
beautiful melodies of Gershwin’s
“Piano Concerto in F.”
Ticket prices for the Master
Works performance range fiom
Augusta Mini Theatre’s
play to honor King birthday
In celebration of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the
Augusta Mini Theatre, Inc. will
present the play, Who’s Killing the
Dream. Performances will be held
at the Bell Auditorium on Thurs
day, Jan. 15 (Dr. King Jr.’s birth
day) at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. for
schools, and on Thursday and Fri
day, Jan. 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m.
The play features the debut of
the Augusta Mini Theatre’s Youth
Drama Company. Who’s Killing
the Dream centers around a young
girl living in a neighborhood of
drug pushers, drive by shootings
Longest running Broadway
musical comes to Augusta
AChorus Line, Broadway’s long
est-running theatrical production,
will high-step it’s way into Au
gusta for a limited engagement at
the Bell Auditorium, January 20,
at 8 p.m. When A Chorus Line
premiered on Broadway in 1975,
audiences and critics alike were
astounded, yet thrilled, by it’s un
inhibited dramatic style and
ground-breaking choreography.
The musical took its final bow at
the Shubert Theatre in New York
on April 28, 1990 and now, seven
years later, makes its triumphant
return in an all-new tour.
A Chorus Line was launched at
the Public Theatre Complex’s 299-
seat Newman Theatreon April 16,
1975, and was an immediate,
smash-hit. On July 25, 1975, the
show was transferred to Joseph
Papp’s newly-procured Shubert
Theatre and one of Broadway’s
biggest stars was born. When the
curtain fell for the last time on
April 28, 1990, A Chorus Line had
been performed 6,137 times and
entertained 6,642,400 theatre
goers. The Chorus Line dancers
had by then reached 510.
A Chorus Line won 10 Tony
Awards, including, a special Tony
Award for being the longest-run
ning show in Broadway history;
the Pulitzer Prize; five Drama Desk
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JANUARY 8, 1998
sloto $26, and the Master Class is
free. The ASU box office will open
at 6 p.m. the night of the perfor
mance. For ticket information call
826-4705. Sponsored by Phillip
Morris and LAMAR.
In addition, Ms. McDermott will
perform with the Augusta Sym
phony for the “Symphony of Stars”
show on Sunday, January 11, at 3
p.m. Paine College president, Dr.
Shirley A.R. Lewis, will narrate
the “Carnival of the Animals” piece
with Ms. McDermott. Pianist Gary
Stegall will also be playing. Other
music scheduled will be “Snow
White Fantasy,” “The Waltzing
Cat” and more. Tickets for Sun
day will cost $5 per student, $lO
per adult.
and domestic violence. Shedreams
of getting out of her neighborhood
to have a better life.
Admission will be $7.50 for
adults, $5.50 for students, $4.50
for youth groups of 10 or more,
and $3.50 for students for the
Thursday morning performances.
Tickets are on sale now at the
Augusta Mini Theatre located at
430 Eighth Street. For more infor
mation, please call the Augusta
Mini Theatre at (706) 722-0598.
The Bell Auditorium is located at
712 Telfair Street in Augusta.
Awards: the New York Drama Crit
ics Award for Best Musical; The
Obie Award; and The London
Evening Standard for Best Musi
cal Award.
A Chorus Line exposes a fasci
nating and intimate view into the
lives and career struggles of 17
Broadway line dancers. As the
production unfolds, each dancer
tells their life story to the audi
ence, revealing passionate feelings
about performing and the insecu
rities that are spawned by such a
demanding, cut-throat profession.
The show is dedicated to anyone
who has everdanced in achorusor
marched in step in front of acrowd.
A Chorus Line was originally
conceived, choreographed and di
rected by the legendary Michael
Bennett, with book by James
Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante,
music by Marvin Hamlisch and
lyricsby Edward Kleban. The score
features such memorable hits as
“One (Singular Sensation)” and
“What I Did For Love.”
Produced by, Jeriko Entertain
ment, A Chorus Line is a “one
time, singular sensation” for Au
gusta with tickets available at the
Civic Center Box Office, all
Ticket Master locations, or charge
by phone at (706) 828-8800. Tick
ets are $16.50, $26.50 and $30.50.
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