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pppp4gp0piqpNpMp'qgpqpqjpqj ii You create a world, populate it with all these people and then you complicate it. 7 Robert Gum wrot a 400-pag outline of characters and torylin for Sunset Beach" f. r- ime Herald News Friday, January 3, 1997 Section NBC Gambles on New Daytime Drama -griinn i -'O (Wr 4 I tArt-r r-: rr At the Bergen Museum of Art and Science: Sculptures by Ulla Novina and Imagery in Faith: Icons in the Byzantine Tradition will be on display through Jan. 26; Recent Acquisitions by various artists will also be on display through Jaa 26; The Haunting Landscape by Laura Chenicek Kom, will be presented through Jaa 13 at the museum, 327 Ridgewood Paramus. Information: 265-1248.

At the Morris Museum: Sculptures by Peter Vanni Whs through May 30; through April 8: The Art of Oceania exhibition explores the art of Micronesia and Melanesia; through June 30: Portralf'Paintings from the museum collection; through Jaa 19: New Jersey Artist Series featuring Roy Crosse of Newark at the museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristowa Information: 538-0454. At the American Labor Museum: Through Feb. 15: An exhibition of black and white photographs of de-industrialized America by Martin J. Desht at the Botto House National Landmark, 83 Norwood Haledon. Information: 595-7953.

Seeing The Middle: Through March 30: The new exhibition of work being shown in the Bergen Museums Youth Gallery, 327 E. Ridgewood Paramus, is that of children in grades six through eight. Admissioa $1, childrea $3, adults. Information: 265-1248. At Jersey City Museum: Through Feb.

15: SubverslonsAfBrmations: Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, A Survey is on exhibit at the museum, 472 Jersey Ave. At Farleigh Dickinson University: Through Jan. 31: Painting by Eileen Kennedy-Dyne will be featured in the gallery, Edward Williams College, FDU, 150 Kotte Place, Hackensack. Admission is free. Information: 692-2449.

At Passaic County Community College: Through Jan. 24: Leni Paquet-Moranted: From Five Years of Spontaneous Drawings; through Feb. 27: Wendell T. Brooks: Recent Works will be exhibited in the Broadway Gallery, Broadway at Memorial Drive, Paterson. Admission is free.

Information: 684-5448. The Montclair Art Museum: Jan. 7 through Feb. 2: Ih order to prepare for upcoming exhibitions, the museum will be closed at this time. Information: 746-5555.

"i 4'' I' By WINNIE BONELLI Herald A Newt On Monday at noon, NBC-TV debuts the new daytime drama Sunset Beach. Thats quite a gamble considering the last soap to be introduced -was 1989s Generations and suffered a premature death. With Midas-touch Aaron Spelling at the helm, NBC West Coast President Don Ohlmeyers hopes are riding on Sunset Beachs ability to make the networks daytime schedule as potent as its prime time lineup. Right now its languishing in third place. In jest, Ohlmeyer commented, There hasnt been a successful soap launched in the last decade.

Its very difficult to do, but with Aarons touch and looking at the cast we have, we think its worth the effort. Some of our affiliates are very receptive some were in the-process of kidnapping their children. Television Ohlmeyers optimism is backed by an estimated $50 million investment. Thats the tab for a one-year commitment of 255-hourlong guaranteed episodes, plus advertising and promotion. Laying the groundwork.

Chuck Pratt, former executive producer for Melrose Place, and Robert Guza who worked on Spellings Models Inc. wrote a 400-page outline of characters and storyline. Z. As Guza noted, Its like playing God. You create a world where you populate, it with all these different people and then you complicate it Its a blank canvas you can literally go anywhere.

With a new show like Sunset Beach, theres no 20 years of back story to remember. Youre starting from scratch and creating the bstck story Home for "Sunset Beach is Stage 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, with the small community of Seal Beach, roughly a 90-minute drive south of Los Angeles, supplying the exterior locations. And unlike most daytime series, this backdrop will figure prominently. Elaines, the local waffle shop, is the hub of this close-knit community where everyone seem to know everyone elses business. Local legend has it that a handsome European aristocrat named Armando Deschanel was banished from his homeland after he willingly engaged in a duel to the death to earn the hand of his loved one.

This was during the 1920s. Rejected by the woman, Deschanel vowed to start afresh in a new land. One day a beautiful woman dressed in black appeared at the waters edge and walked toward him until she stood at his side. Basking in the beauty of the setting sun, they fell in love. Deschanel built a beachfront See NBC, Page B6 rv7 s.

V- is rt. i 4 4 't rt J. Sunset Beach cast members, top row, Nick Stabile, Sarah Buxton, Peter Barton, middle row, Vanessa Dorman, Ashley Hamilton, Susan Ward, Dax Griffin, bottom row, Adrienne Frantz, Randy Hank Cheyne, Laura Hairing, Clive Robertson, Sherri Saum and lason George, Comedy At Players: Open mike comedy night Saturdays at 9:30 pm. at the club, 149 Van Winkle Admission: $5. Information: 546-2126.

Music At the Gregory Club: Every Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.: Twilight Time performs at the club, 50 River Garfield. Information: 778-6409. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Jaa 6, 9: Philippe Entremont- will lead the orchestra for a concert on Jan. 6 at 3 p.m. at the John Harms Center in Englewood.

Tickets: $38, $30, $21, $12. Yoel Levi will conduct the orchestra on Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. at the John Harms Center in Englewood. Tickets: $46, $37, $30, $23, $12.

Information: 1-800-1 ALLEGRO or 624-8203. At Mothers: Jaa 3, 4: The Soft Parade will perform at the club on Friday at 10 p.m. Facelift, The Alice in Chains Show and Monroe will perform at the club, 1056 Rt. 23 north, Wayne, on Saturday at 10 p.m. Information: 633-5544.

CantaLyrica: Throughout January: This I womens chamber chorus will hold auditions for women vocalists in Glen Hock Community Church. The chorus rehearses on Wednesday eve- nings. Information: Oscar Contenders to Hit Local Screens Lifes Work Keeping Bob And Ray Alive Film Odds TTrrT-rrrrzrT- Pro Arte Chorale: Jaa 5: Bid a fond farewell to the holiday season with a celebration of the traditional Wassail from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Communi- ty Church of Glen Rock, 354 Rock Road, Glen Roack. Donations: $25.

Information: 445-9052. Award Winning Poets: Jaa 7 at 8 p.m.: Poets Elaine Terranova and Paul Violi will read from their own works as part of the Presenting Poetry and Prose Series at the John Harms Theater Cabaret, 30 Van Brunt Englewood. Infor-matioa 224-9653. Indcpendant Filmmakers Series: Jaa 9 at 8 p.m.: The Montclair Art Museum will begin its 12th season with When We Were Kings at the Claridgq Triple Cinema, 486 Bloomfield Montclair. Series tickets for five films: $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers, $20 for students, seniors.

Single tickets: $6 for museum members, $8 for nonmembers, $5 for students, seniors. Information: 746-5555. By WINNIE BONELLI Herald News Bidding for Oscar contention on Jan. 13, Hollywood released a handful of heavy-hitting year-end movies to lim-. ited New York-Los Angeles markets in December.

With' the arrival of 1997, area residents will be able to judge for themselves whether all the hype was justified. For starters, Kenneth Branaghs mounting of William Shakespeares reaches neighborhood mul- tiplexes today. Despite critical acclaim, the four-hour-long, much adapted story of the. Danish prince will probably attract only a select audience. Set in 19th century England, Hamlet" receives welcome support from Kate Winslet, Jack Lemmon, Derek Jacobi and fonnymen-gone-stralght Robin Williams and Billy Crystal Dont Cry for Me, Argentina! is the immortal plea of Madonna, who steps into the shoes of Eva Peron in Evita nationwide next Friday.

Hailed as an event of major proportions, Evita sold out its Christmas preview at Sony Lincoln Square in Manhattan months in advance. Dominated by the compositions of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Evita brings to the screen Jonathan Pryce as Argentina strongman Juan Peron, with Antonio Banderas as the sardonic Brechtian everyman, Che. Be forewarned there are only four lines of dialogue spoken, the rest Is sung. One family's Journey through humor and heart By MICHAEL OLLOVE T7ic Baltimore Sun NEW First on Larry Josephsons agenda is an introduction to his toys. They spill from shelves and coffee tables- and box tops onto the floor Just inside the front door of his Radio Foundation offices.

-One by one, he picks them up to demonstrate: a radio in the form of chattering lips, slippers that make dinosaur noises, and a pig that dances to La Bamba. Best of all is The Whipping Boy, a stricken-looking man with his head between his hands. When Josephson flicks the dial in the back, the Whipping Boy wails, "It was all my fault. Neurosis is fUnny, but then Josephson, once an iconoclastic radio personality in these parts, is himself proof of that. Within moments of meeting him, he volunteers that he is considering writing an article built around the notion that he wouldnt leave these Upper West Side offices, which double as his apartment, for a year.

In New York, he says, you can get anything from Chinese food to woman delivered." Josephson is bowling ballshaped with a nearly white beard, and he roams these rooms in a blue pin-striped shirt, tomato-red suspenders and slippers. Clutter is all around him, and most of the clutter is hundreds of tape recordings and compact discs of old-time radio humorists Bob See Radio, Page B3 heater i rrr Only Jan. 4 through Jaa 25: The Bergen County Players present Jim Geoghans funny look at the world of stand-up comedy at the Little Firehouse Theater in Oradell at 8:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets: $12 for evening performances, $10 for matinees.

Informatioa 261-4200. "Twelve AngTy Men: Jaa 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m.: Incognito will hold auditions for the play at the Presbyterian Church of Teaneck, Teaneck Road and Church Street, Teaneck. Performances will be in April Information: 641-2180. Compiled by Karen Salmansohn Above, Charlie Sheen stare as Washington Insider, Bobby Bishop who suddenly becomes marked for death by a mysterious assassin in Hollywood PicturesCinerfl Productions The Shadow Conspiracy opening Jan. 31.

Loft, Ray Uotta as convicted serial killer Ryan Weaver stalks his prey, Lauren Holly as flight attendant Tori Halloran In Rysher Entertainment and MGMs Turbulence opening Jan. 10. cal battle between pro-Ufe and pro-choice activists. Sharing the same wide distribution date Is The People vs. Larry Flynt, Czech emigre director Milos Formans expose on the life of the Hustler magazine smut king: Portrayed by Woody Har-relson, Flynt fought against See Films, Page B4 Cronyn).

Tossed into the mix are Gwen Vjrdon as the childlike aunt, and Leonardo DiCaprlo as Lees mischievous son. Up next Friday is Citizen Ruth, a satirical look at drugs, abortion and homelessness which finds glue-sniffing, very pregnant Laura Dcm in the middle of a pollU- ache, separation and self-discovery is recounted in director Jerry Zaks Marvins Room, that opens nationwide next Friday. Meryl Streep stars as the fiercely independent sister, Lee, -who split for Ohio years earlier, while her older sibling Bessie (Diane Keaton) remained at home to care for their bedridden father (Hume Calendar Information: To submit Hems to the PnmeTime Calendar, send typewritten Information at least two weeks In advance to PnmeTima Calendar, Features Department, North Jersey Herald News, 988 Mam Passaic, NJ. 07055. Please include name, date and place of event and telephone number for publication.

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