| 'Take Me or Leave Me' Catawba College senior Candace Neal scores a Broadway 'Rent' audition through YouTube contest
Catawba College theatre arts major Candace Neal says most auditions last for about 90 seconds. That's about the length of time it takes to talk to Candace to realize how smart and funny and down to earth she is. Complicated, too, especially for a 21-year-old. This is someone who likes both humorist David Sedaris and the metaphysical poet John Donne, someone who plays piano by ear and eats liver mush for breakfast ("I had some this morning," she said). Someone who likes guys in suspenders, who has 382 friends on her MySpace page at last count, anyway and a dad who taught her to sing "Janie's Got a Gun" when she was 2 years old. You get a sense of her take on life through her online journal entries, like this one, which explains why she loves the stage.
Strike not expected to stop shows coming to Utah
A spokesman for a Utah company that handles touring shows discounted the possibility of the stagehands strike spreading to shows coming to Salt Lake City. "The feedback we've received is that ... this is a very New York-specific strike, dealing with work conditions and contract requirements that just don't impact the road (tours)," said Steve Boulet, president of NewSpace Entertainment, the Salt Lake City-based company that handles the "Broadway Across America" touring shows in Utah and several other cities nationwide. "I think this (strike) is a big mistake and stunningly damaging to the industry, especially since they're entering the most important time of the year. I hope they sort this thing out fast and fair, but I've been told that we're safe." Boulet said a full crew was in Salt Lake City unloading equipment for the touring production, "I Love a Piano," opening Tuesday night at the Capitol Theatre.
More things to do
Web only THEATER Top of Utah 'JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT,' Woods Cross High production, 7 p.m. today, Saturday, Monday, Thursday-Nov. 10. Nov. 12, 16, 17 and 19, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 and 17 at the school, 600 W. 2200 South, Woods Cross. $5-$7. 402-4611. 'LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, through Nov. 10, Rodgers Memorial Theatre, 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville. $13-$16; $12-$14/students, seniors; $9/children. 298-1302. 'ONCE UPON A MATTRESS,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, through Nov. 10, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $9-$11; $8-$10/students, seniors. 393-0070. 'PIRATED!,' a Davis High School production, 7 p.m.
Buhler details his plans for downtown, calls Becker a 'Xerox Man'
When it comes to plans for downtown, Dave Buhler says the "Blueprint Man" should be called "Xerox Man." Buhler unveiled the latest of his "to-do" lists Friday, detailing what he promises to accomplish downtown and comparing his record with that of his opponent in the Salt Lake City mayoral race, Ralph Becker. Buhler contends that Becker's blueprint for downtown is a copy of Downtown Rising, a plan created by the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance to guide Utah's capital city into the future, without offering any specifics or new ideas. "He ought to be called Xerox Man because he's basically saying he'll implement Downtown Rising," Buhler said. Buhler said his opponent "has not really done anything to support downtown" during his 11 years in the state House of Representatives.
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