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'Baby¹ is delivered at Gladish Theatre in Pullman
by Aristita Albacan
argonaut staff
The musical, an American invention, is a special form of entertainment with a simple yet very close to the heart story, good lyrics and an easy-to whistle-in-the-rain musical score. This could be the definition of a classical musical.
But ³Baby² is different. The musical opens Thursday, Nov. 1 in Pullman at the Gladdish Theatre. ³Baby² is presented by Pullman Civic Theatre (music David Share/ lyrics Richard Multsply, based upon a book by Sybille Person). The the play premiered in 1983 on Broadway and was such a tremendous success that the musical was performed and staged several times on the East Coast and in Europe.
The story takes place in a small college town and centers on three couples: an undergraduate couple, a graduate couple and a professor and his wife. All of them suddenly find out that they are going to have a baby, which means a very abrupt and definite change in their lifestyles.
The cast of the play is mainly made of professionals or students of theater from both Moscow and Pullman. The preparation took six weeks of intensive rehearsals conducted by director John Rich and musical director Flossy Hawbaker. Students from UI may recognize Aarika Dobbins or Adam Craig, both undergraduates in the Theater Arts Department in Moscow, or professional actor Jim Sato from Pullman.
Rich retired from the professional theater-directing career and moved here from Hollywood to have a peaceful life. He now confesses he works even harder than he used to in the city of angels. He finds his job here, working with both amateurs and professionals, a challenging yet very rewarding job. With so many local talents, he says, it¹s hard not to feel rewarded, although most of them do not know much about the work when they first come in. Rich committed, when he came here, to bring on the stage only plays/musicals that have never been performed in the area. This will be the first performance of ³Baby² on the Palouse. ³Baby² is the fifth production the Pullman Civic Theatre is presenting this year. The first performance will be open on Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. The musical is about 2 hours and will also be performed on Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, at 7.30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Gladdish Little Theatre, Olsin St. entrance in Pullman before the show, at Neill¹s Flowers & Gifts or by phone at 332-8406.
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