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enteRtAinment December 2014 / Pg. 9 Te Cannon Broadway Teater Review: On Te Town By Craig Tornton Collaborator How can a musical that frst appeared on Broadway seventy years ago feel so fresh and fun? Te current revival of On the Town is a gem that gleams bright on the great white way. Playing at the gorgeously restored and spacious Lyric Teater, under the direction of John Rando, this production of the classic WWII Jerome Robbins inspired Bernstein concoction is hugely entertaining and satisfying. Tree sailors, Gabey, Ozzie and Chip have a twenty-four leave in New York City and they are look- ing for action. When Gabey, played by the incomparable Tony Yazbeck sets his sights on getting a date with Miss Turnstile, Ivy Smith (played by ballet star Megan Fairchild), his two buddies vow to help him, afer all he saved their lives while in combat, and he deserves love. As the three sailors set out on their quest, they go up- town, downtown and all over town. Ironically both Chip and Ozzie fnd love in very unlikely places, before Gabey gets a glimpse of Ivy or even a chance with another woman. Tis prompts Gabey to sing “Lonely Town” a beauti- fully delivered song soliloquy by Yazbeck. Other great tunes, in- clude “New York, New York” (the Bernstein version), “Carried Away” and “Come Up to my Place.” Te show is loaded with astonishing dances that range from full bodied tap, swing and bal- let. Te cast per- forms them amaz- ingly well; kudos to choreographer Joshua Bergasse. Yazbeck’s Gabey is a star making vehicle. He is charismatic, athletic, masculine, yet vulnerable and can dance and sing with equal skill. Nor does his acting sufer, as he is able to act while singing-the true test of a musical theater star. I could watch this performance again and again. In the performance I saw, Chip was played by Cody Williams who is part of the ensemble and the understudy. He was great, and you would have not known he was the understudy unless the dreaded piece of little paper hadn’t fallen out of your program. Jay Armstrong Johnson was also great as the lithe, charming Ozzie who fnds himself in a heated afair with the worldly, married Claire (a terrifc Elizabeth Stanley). Chip’s love interest is the fast, good time girl, Hildy played with great aplomb by the game Aly- sha Umphress. I suspect a Tony nomination is in her future. Te entire ensemble is fan- tastic and listening to the 28 piece live orchestra is like attending a tuneful Bernstein concert. As a matter of fact going to On the Town is like attending a musical, a dance recital and a symphony concert all at once. On the Town is an ener- getic, sparkling tribute to musical theater and to New York City. Don’t miss it. Album Review: Four By Maeve McClusky Campus Life Writer One Direction, the Brit- ish boy band that took the world by storm in 2010, has released their fourth album, titled FOUR on November 17. Afer the release, Billboard has called the band the “World’s Greatest Classic-Rock Band Tat Doesn’t Really Play In- struments and Wasn’t Alive in the 1980s.” I’ll be honest, it took some time for me to listen to their new music. I just didn’t see the appeal of a group of ‘pretty boys’ that were causing twelve year old girls every- where to go into hysterics. Hearing their frst single, “What Makes You Beautiful”, would make me cringe and quickly change the station. However, even I must ad- mit that FOUR is a fresh, new sound, that is an amazing example of growth and change. Tis album is full of songs that are completely diferent from their teeny-bopper- boy-band hits most people are quick to group them with, and is sure to expand their already massive fan base. Not only did they successful- ly change their original image, but they successfully made it to their fourth album whilst remaining huge - a feat that many boy bands before them failed at. According to Spin, when it comes to boy bands, “you get one album as the hot new thing, one album as world-conquering super- stars, and one album as popular- but-uncomfortably-maturing adults trying to prove you’re ‘more than just a boy band,’ and then you’re out.” How did One Direction suc- cessfully pulled of a fourth album? By taking infuences from the 1970s and 1980s and pulling an extreme- ly close resemblance to Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. “Stockholm Syndrome” is one of the stand out songs of the al- bum, followed by their more upbeat, 70s infuenced song “Girl Almighty”. “Fireproof”, the frst song released from FOUR , has proved to be a fa- vorite by fans and critics alike. Being that it was the frst song people got to listen to, it was a good preview of what was about to be released - a new and improved One Direction with songs almost anyone will enjoy. Rolling Stone has called the song a “tune for the ages… subtle, plead- Photo: Lisa Gizara ing sof-rock lullaby any boy band, man band, or unicorn band would be proud to call its own.” So, whether you like them or not, don’t count them out. Tis boy band is about to take the world by storm - again. (Photo: http://www.onedirectionstore.com/)
