Play proves enjoyable
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The lighting needs to be given
special notice. In the prologue, the
company sang “The Ballad of
Sweeney Todd,” setting out the
story.
From the back of Kimball, that
great old organ set an eerie tone.
And from below, the lights shown
up onto the actors’ faces, giving
them a shadowed, dim, demonic
look.
The set was in three pieces: a
scaffold on the left, one on the
right, and a giant, revolving piece
in the middle that served as the
barbershop, pie shop and pari of
London.
The middle part was vaguely
reminiscent of gallows; no won
der, since this was where Sweeney
did his killing.
One of the nicest moments in
the play was when Mrs. Lovett
sang “Poor Thing'* to Todd. She
told the story of a barber who lived
in the room above her before he
was sent to prison on trumped up
charges.
Two actors relived this bit of
history through a fog that came
rolling out of the set.
Many of the songs are fantastic.
“Pretty Women showed up on
Barbra Streisand’s Broadway al
bum.
The story was a sad comment on
Victorian society, and gave a
warning to the modem day. Todd
and Mrs. Lovett justify selling
people-meat pies to an unsuspect
ing public by saying there are those
who eat, and those who are eaten.
Not only has Sondheim made
murder, cannibalism, revenge and
near-incest palatable to a general
audience, he has made it funny.
UNL’s wholehearted, lusty
treatment of the musical made it an
extremely enjoyable evening.
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I Tubes to sing in Omaha Wednesday
By Michael Deeds
Senior Reporter _
Punk/pop/cullure clash veterans,
the Tubes, will be performing
Wednesday, at the Ranch Bowl in
Omaha.
After forming in the late 1960s, the
Tubes built a reputation on wild stage
antics and a theatrical concert.
The band made a parody of nearly
every aspect of the world during their
shows, almost to the point where
many people misinterpreted their
beliefs and took the band too seri
ously.
Several major cities banned the act
during the 70s, but the band re
sponded by writing a song about the
banning, “Tubes World Tour,” that
became another anthem tune.
Songs like “White Punks on Dope”
and “Slipped My Disco” furthered the
band’s popularity, as its stage show
continued to grow. Dancers were
incorporated with stage props by
choreographer Kenny Ortega (of
“Dirty Dancing” fame) while the
Tubes’ sophisticated wierdness con
tinued to grow.
During die late 70s, as the “new”
New Wave of punk sprang out of the
British rock scene, tunes like “I Was
a Punk Before You Were a Punk”
created further pandemonium sur
rounding the band.
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Their music was then labeled punk
rock, allhough the band incorporates
rock, jazz, country and other assorted
brands of music into a brash fury of
songs.
The Tubes have been a commer
cial force in the past, climbing radio
charts with their prankster tunes.
The current Tubes line-up retains
old characteristics while moving
more toward frankness lyrically ir. a
straight-forward style.
Opening for the Tubes will be On
The Fritz, an Omaha band. Doors for
the show, which is open to all ages,
open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 in ad
vance or $9 at the door.
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