Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 6, 1992 TAG: 9203060056
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: E-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Admission is free.
Larke, originally from North Carolina, has performed with the New York Shakespeare Festival. Kilkelly, a Tech associate professor of theater arts and coordinator of women's studies, is a specialist in vernacular dance, from the Irish clog to Motown choreography. Witt, a singer-guitarist born in Switzerland, lives in Atlanta and sings in a dozen or more languages.
For information, call 231-7615.\
SONGS AND LAFFS: "Li'l Abner," the famed musical based on Al Capp's comic strip, is playing at Showtimers in Roanoke tonight through Sunday, March 12-15 and 19-22 at their studio in McVitty Road.
Show time is 8 p.m. except on Sundays, when it's at 3.
The production is directed by Jeff Walker and Susan Brugh with music by Sharon Capps and choreography by Patsy Castellano.
Ticket prices go from $6 to $9. Call 774-2660.\
STRINGS AND KEYS: Trapezoid, the acoustic band, and pianist Peter Kater will give a concert Saturday night at 8 at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center.
It's sponsored by WVTF Public Radio and the Virginia Discovery Museum.
Trapezoid is known for its rich, folk-flavored singing and playing, Kater for his smooth handling of the keyboard.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Call 857-8900 for details.\
COLLEGIANS: The Washington and Lee University Men's Glee Club and Women's Chorus will sing Tuesday night at the Lenfest Center on campus. Show time is 8.
And the Penn State Singing Lions will present "Sing! Sing! Sing!" on Saturday night at 8 at Olin Theatre of Roanoke College. Admission is free. Call 375-2415.\
THUMP-THUMP: The Harlem Globetrotters will trot out their comical routines at the Roanoke Civic Center on Tuesday night at 7:30. VIP tickets are $17.50. Others range from $9.50 to $12.50 for adults and from $7.50 to $10.50 for children age 12 and under.\
KID STUFF: "Sleeping Beauty," the enchanting fairy tale, will receive a whimsically musical treatment at the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center on Saturday morning at 10:30 and afternoon at 1:30.
Theatre IV and the Bob Brown Puppets will put on the show. Tickets are $4 and the number to call is (804) 846-3804.
Theatre IV Blue Ridge's Family Playhouse will be at the Walker Fine Arts Center of Martinsville's Patrick Henry Community College on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The production is "Jack and the Beanstalk." Tickets are $3. Call 638-8777, ext. 323.\
BOY SOPRANOS: They'll be abundant at Roanoke College's Olin Theater on Sunday afternoon at 4. That's when the Phoenix Boys Choir, a collection of 38 youngsters ages 10 to 14, will sing.
The program will include music of Bach, Brahms and Bernstein, plus a choreographed Scott Joplin rag and a medley of Australian songs.
For ticket information, call 375-2333.\
SHOW TIME: "The Shadow Box," a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Michael Cristofer, will be presented tonight and Saturday night and Thursday through March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the New River Valley Mall.
It's from Playmakers and Co. of Christiansburg, and tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for senior citizens.
For reservations and information, call 382-0154.\
SINGING, STRINGS: The Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra will present a classical and choral concert Saturday night at 8:15 and Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in Cabell Hall auditorium at the University of Virginia.
For ticket information, call (804) 924-6505.
BWANG: Metallica, a heavy-metal band, will bring its delicate melodies and light-fingered riffs to the Roanoke Civic Center coliseum Wednesday night at 8. Tickets are $18.50 in advance and $19.50 on the day of the show.\
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