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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 7B TO BE AT FOX “Jersey Boys” will be prestend at the Fox Theatre for a special four-week engagement from May 27 - June 21. This Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Cast members are shown. 'Jersey Boys' to be presented May 27 - June 21 Fidelity Investments’ Broadway Across America - Atlanta will partner with Theater of the Stars to present the Atlanta premiere of Broadway’s latest smash hit, “Jersey Boys,” which comes to the Fox Theatre for a special four-week engagement from May 27 - June 21. This Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. “We are thrilled to once again bring the very best of Broadway direct ly to Atlanta audiences,” comments Stephanie Parker, vice president of the Mid South Region for Broadway Across America. “We have no doubt the ‘Jersey Boys’ premiere will be a huge draw for Atlanta theatre-goers in 2009.” Christopher B. Manos, producer of Theater of the Stars, said: “This rags- to-riches tale of pop icons, The Four Seasons, is classic story telling at its best, and the music is sensational. We are delighted to partner on this show and look forward to audiences here experiencing this powerful and ener getic musical.” The musical is about about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest suc cesses in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were 30. “Jersey Boys” was winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, which features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” Directed by two-time Tony Award- winner Des McAnuff, “Jersey Boys” is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Tickets to “Jersey Boys” can be secured by purchasing Broadway Across America - Atlanta’s 2008-2009 season packages, which are on sale now with prices ranging from $105 - $399. Single tickets will go on sale to the general public closer to the engagement. Subscriptions may be ordered over the phone by calling 1-800-278-4447 Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; by fax at 1-800-535-2929; or online at www. BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. Season Tickets for Theater of the Stars 2008 Season are on sale by call ing 404-252-8960. A full schedule of the season - and some “extras” - along with seating options and seat ing charts, is listed on the web site at: www.theatreofthestars.com. Relay for Life fighting cancer with food donations News From Poplar Springs By Willene Parson Boyle Kenneth and Betty Parson enjoyed the weekend in North Carolina. They returned home on Sunday. Kenneth was also honored with a birthday dinner at his home with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchil dren present. Silver Shoals Baptist Church will hold its monthly singing on Sunday April 6, at 6 p.m. Special guest sing ers will be Blood Bought. Everyone is invited to attend. Relay for Life will hold a relay night at Shane’s Rib Shack on April 2 from 5 to 8 p.m.. If you would like to help, go eat at Shane’s and they will donate a portion of what you spend to relay. Have a great meal and help relay. Hope to see you there. Relay is getting closer and teams are raising money. Billy Whitlock will be selling and organizing the luminaries. They are $5 each. They are in memory of someone who died of cancer or in honor of someone surviving cancer. For more informa tion, contact Billy at 706- 677-4625 or Billy Whitlock at 127 Dyer Road, Gillsville, Ga., 30543. Relay for Life will also hold a relay night at Sonic on May 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. A percentage of the money made during this time will go to Relay for Life, so mark your calendars to be with us. It is registration time for the relay. To register your team for the 2008 Relay For Life , visit Banks County’s personal Relay for Life webpage at http://events.cancer.org/rfl- banksga. For help with the website, call Elizabeth Church at 706-677-7100 or Katie Cullinan at 706- 549 4893. Our next meeting will be Monday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the First Georgia Bank. Has cancer ever affected anyone you know or love? As a part of the Banks County Relay for Life team, we would like for you to join us! The relay will be held in May 16 and 17. We need school groups, churches, youth groups, businesses, community group or neighborhoods to join us in the fight. If you are a caregiver or cancer survivor, we would like you to contact us for a spe cial invitation to join the fight. You will receive a special T-shirt and will meet in the survivor’s tent for food and other festivities. This is a fight we need everyone to help beat! We need your help as a group. For more infor mation, call Mike and Willene Boyle at 706-677-4200. We need your help. Those in our community who are overseas fighting or state-side being trained to defend our country include: Jeb Herrin, Jason Ledford, David Willoughby, Sgt. TJ. Brookshire, Kyle Delaigle, David McWhorter, John Groves III, Clint Medlock, Timothy Reems, Richard Davenport, Kyle Pilgrim, Russell Cantrell, Shawn McClure, Sgt. Amanda Justus, Matthew Sutton, Justin Johnston, David Puttnum, Alex Head, Tiffany Sorrows, James Sullivan and Mark Sullivan Jr. Call me if you know of others who are serving in the Armed Forces and please remember them and their families when you pray. If you have any addresses, please call and give them to me. I have people call ing and wanting to write our troops. Let me know if there is someone you love you want added to our prayer list or if one of these have returned home. I only know they are home if you call and let me know. Those who are sick in our com munity include many who have can cer and need our prayers. Those on the sick list are: Penny McClure, David Campbell, Mae Chitwood Smith, Ruth Evans, Dristan Tyndell, Trinity Brown, Elizabeth Cook, Juno and Bobbi Samples, Cranford Smith, David Smith, Ruby Nix, Roy Broome, Royce Jones, Steve Fattig, the Rev. Leroy Burns, Blanch Burns, Odell Wade, Zine Bell Wade, Claudette Griffin, Joyce Ayers, Loy Palmer, Van Chase, Allene Montgomery, Wayne Holcomb, Joshua Thomas, Dennie Maxwell, Karen Adkins, Angie Roach, Henry Galloway, Mrs. Bobby Blackwell, Mary Sims, Darian Gray, Jerri Gray, Frank Cronic, Dan Tomlin, Jerry Poole, Greg Baker, Cidney Wilson, Jeremy Gaddis, Johnny Westbrook, Tommy Gray of Cornelia, Jerry Carlan, Luther Campbell, Echo Evans, Carol Dean Beck, Johnnie Dalton, Allan Poe of Commerce, Chad Standridge, Scott McClure, Winford Baker, the Rev. Jerry Smith, Coy Marlow, Betty Griffin, Bennie Jackson, Clifford Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, William Wilson, Christine Chitwood, Johnny Smallwood, Eddie Borders, Pauline Arfin, J.D. Pritchett. Crystal Medlock, Joann Broome, Michelle McClure, Mary Bell Echols and J.R. Boswell. Remember our family when you pray. If you know others who are sick, please call me so I can add their name to our prayer list. Happy birthday to: Emily Roberts, Kevin Parson, Robbie Campbell, Steve Poole and Candida Minish. CAST FOR MUSICAL “Menopause The Musical” features a cast of actresses all returning from the original Atlanta pro duction with Gainesville's Ingrid Cole as Earth Mother, Atlanta's Mary Kathryn Kaye (Suzi Bass Award nominee for Respect) as Iowa Housewife, Scottdale's Valerie Payton (Suzi Bass Award nominee for Romeo & Juliet) as Professional Woman, and Jonesboro's Lynna Schmidt as Soap Star. 'Menopause The Musical' extends run through May 11 After a second successful run at the 14 th Street Playhouse, “Menopause The Musical” is doing a one-time season extension in Atlanta for the show to continue through May 11. This musical rendition of “the change” has been entertaining and educating women from coast-to- coast for more than five years. From the work of writer Jeanie Linders, the musical is a 90-minute production, which includes re-lyricized tunes from the 60’s and 70’s. Billed as “The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change,” the show begins with four women at a Bloomingdale’s lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra - so it seems. Turns out, the “Professional Woman,” the “Soap Star,” the “Iowa Housewife” and the “Earth Mother” also share hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges and day-to day challenges with aging parents, aging children and aging partners. “We are thrilled by the reception from Atlanta and are always excited for the opportunity to continue enter taining and educating our audiences,” says producer Kathi Glist. “Menopause The Musical” features a cast of actresses all returning from the original Atlanta production with Gainesville’s Ingrid Cole as Earth Mother, Atlanta’s Mary Kathryn Kaye (Suzi Bass Award nominee for Respect) as Iowa Housewife, Scottdale’s Valerie Payton (Suzi Bass Award nominee for Romeo & Juliet) as Professional Woman, and Jonesboro’s Lynna Schmidt as Soap Star. The Menopause band will again be conducted by Suzi Bass nominee Dale Grogan, known for over 25 years of experience in the Atlanta musical theater scene. Performances are Wednesdays through Sundays, with matinees on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. and evening performances on Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for all performances are $42.50 and can be purchased at the theatre box office, by calling 404-733-4750 or at www.meno- pausethemusical.com. Discounts for groups of 15+ are available by call ing 404-606-2323. The 14 th Street Playhouse is located at 173 14 th Street in Atlanta. For direc tions, visit www.14thstplayhouse. org. For further information about “Menopause The Musical,” visit their web site at www.menopausethemusi- cal.com. 'Sweeney Todd' to be presented May 27-June 1 “Sweeney Todd” will make its Atlanta premiere at the Fox Theatre for a limited one-week engagement May 27 through June 1, presented by Fidelity Investments Broadway Across America - Atlanta as part of its 2008 season. Tickets are now on sale. Tickets for “Sweeney Todd” cost $19 - $55 and are available through authorized ticket sellers at The Fox Theatre box office, Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster. com or by phone at 404-817-8700. Orders for groups of 15 or more may be placed by calling 404-881-2000. The performance schedule is: Tuesday, May 27, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, May 28, 8 p.m.; Thursday, May 29, 8 p.m.; Friday, May 30, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 31, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 1, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. This new production features an ensemble of 10 actor/musicians, five from the 2006 Tony Award winning company. The Wall Street Journal says, “The greatest musical of the past half-century has returned in a staging of the utmost force and origi nality!” and Time Out New York calls Doyle’s revival “the most addic tively delicious dish on Broadway in years!” Judy Kaye (Mrs. Lovett) and David Hess (Sweeney Todd) will be joined by Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman), Benjamin Eakeley (The Beadle), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony), Steve McIntyre (Jonas Fogg), Lauren Molina (Johanna), and Elisa Winter (Standby for Johanna and Pirelli) who all appeared in the Broadway production of “Sweeney Todd.” Also joining the touring cast are Edmund Bagnell (Tobias), Keith Buterbaugh (Judge Turpin), Katrina Yaukey (Pirelli), Edwin Cahill (Standby for Anthony, Tobias, The Beadle and Jonas Fogg), David Garry (Standby for Sweeney Todd, Judge Turpin and The Beadle) and Megan Loomis (Standby for Mrs. Lovett and Beggar Woman). “Sweeney Todd” is based on the 19th century legend of a London barber driven to a life of crime after a malevolent judge takes his wife and child from him. Sweeney’s plan for revenge includes a cutthroat partner ship with Mrs. Lovett—an enterpris ing businesswoman—who is soon producing the tastiest meat pies in London. Directed and designed by John Doyle, who won the 2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for this production, “Sweeney Todd” features the music and lyr ics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler from an adaptation by Christopher Bond and music super vision and orchestrations by Sarah Travis who won a 2006 Tony Award for “Sweeney Todd.” The creative team also includes lighting designer Richard Jones, and sound designer Dan Moses Schreier. Doyle’s production of “Sweeney Todd” opened on Broadway in 2005 to universal critical acclaim where it won the Drama League, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Revival of a Musical, and was awarded a Special Citation by the New York Drama Critics Circle. It arrived on Broadway from a highly successful London engagement origi nally staged by the Watermill Theatre, which transferred first to the Trafalgar Studios in London’s West End in July 2004 to wide critical acclaim, then to the New Ambassadors Theatre where it ran for a limited engagement that closed on February 5, 2005. For more information on “Sweeney Todd,” visit the tour website, www. sweeneytoddtour.com. The Atlanta engagement of “Sweeney Todd” is presented by arrangement with Broadway Across America-Atlanta. Broadway Across America-Atlanta presents Broadway productions in Atlanta as a member of Broadway Across America. Reaching thousands of children. Focusing on one overriding goal. Teaching respect for our environment. The NEW Waste Management. Because today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, we go out of our way to help them develop a genuine respect for the environment we all share. 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