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Newsday from New York, New York • 58

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Newsdayi
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New York, New York
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58
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ITHEATERIREVIEW Oh Tuttl The world premiere of a new dance tribute to Carmen Miranda Lucy and Deei and others will be part of Les Grand Ballets De performance at Symphony Space 2537 Broadway 8 pm (212) 864-5400 Colors Of A Princely Tuesday Feminine Insight Singer-songwriter Lois Walden opens her new show a musical journey through emotions in the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel 59 44th at at 9 pm (212) 695-7400 'WEDNESDAY Laker as Magnolia and Lonetts McKea as Jufis la Bear SHOW BOAT Haratd ravlnl wHi sens by Jaranw Kan book and lyrics by Oscar Hammeretefei based on Edna Farter's novel WRh Michel Bel John McMarifn Rebecca Lukar loneOs McKee Marie Jacoby Baine Strtoft Gratia Boston Choraograpby by Susan Stromal wtti sad by Eugane Lae costumes by Florence KMz IgMs by Richard Pferow Gerefiwfei Theater 50th Street west of Broadway Reviewed at press preview By Linda Winer BTAFT WH1TSH I HE WOODEN water barrels are clearly marked and at the start of the massive Harold Prince re-consideration of which opened last night with A record $75 top ticket at the Gershwin Three hours (and 40 years of progress) later the clothes are freer and the dances are cheekier and most main characters have grown wiser with their grey hair But a sign at the box-office only to signal what has not changed by the close of this landmark musical of 1927 It seems racism like the Man used with such head-banging frequency through the production also keeps rolling along And here we have the hinge that holds this superficially old-fashioned revival together with such moving and unsanitized modern power and what makes the racial protests against the ahow in Toronto last year so terribly misguided Prince who has directed only new material until now takes on first serious musical aa a haunting study in parallel universes the separate lives of African-Americans and whites together As the song says (and says and says) folks work while the white folks And so they do here through the decades: whites oblivious to all but their own dramas blarire A Cause for Laughs Comics Bill Maher Allan Havey and Walt Willey will be making laughs for a good cause: the Red Cross Rwanda Relief Effort at Comedy Club 1626 Broadway at 8 pm (212) 757-4100 'THURSDAY Tff ifiisringMiil polishing ftmm Wifajiw HiMgn mil back Ofcourse political context is hardly unexpected from the direc-tor of and What is surprising however is the bold plainness of the production the resistance to conspicuous giwiina and gadgets from the man who gave the world of the Prince has done much intelligent interpolating and exhaustive shuffling of Jerome wonderful songs and Oscar sprawling book researching almost a dozen different versions including the three movies to strengthen l-the narrative telescope the unwieldy second act into two montage fashion shows and enrich the orchestrations with attention to (sometimes subtle sometimes heavy-handed) un- Please see SHOW BOAT an Page B19 1 A Poetic Glimpse The stripper Gypqr Rose Lee had a literary side that the Irish poet Louis MacNeice saw during a visit to the US He wrote about it (Gypsy and the visit) and fellow-poet Irishman Derek Mahon will read some of those poems at Poets House 72 Spring St at 7 pm (212) 431-7920 I IPOPJMUSIC'REVIEW 1 Friday Singer Is a Tony Actj fi Songbird Jazz vocalist Carol Skwne is singing at Fat 190 Third Ave at 8 ana 10 pm (212) 533-7900 TORT BERRETT Tender Is trie niglt for Astoria's favorite son Saturday Radio Cty Music HaL By Ira Robbins STAFF WHITES My Heart in San in 1962 Ra- dialing warmth and sincerity through the creations of Johnny Mercer Irving Ber lin George and Ira Gershwin Jerom Kern Johnny MmJol end other Ben nett projected the ease of a seasoned prp and tiie enthusiasm of a newcomer If hif voice was noticeably rough around the edges it the joy of hear ing a truly distinctive artist to perfect alignment with his materiaL And the incomparable Sharon anticipated every nuance on piano playing with a4 the energy or delicacy required After heartfelt readings of such roman tic standards aa Devil Had to Be to and I Hank Cold Be nett applied himself with no diminution of Wfarffrm to his signature tune then praised the concert hall and requested that all the microphones be turned off Once the audience settled into silence tfra pure Bound of unamplified i voice tinging in Paradise eg floated out like an echo of Caruso a more i nostalgic suggestion of past than any ridaong could poi aiMy convey Taking a cue from his 1993 album (Columbia) Bennett made -Tttl INSIDE Calendar B19 REMHB0RH00DB B7 ARTS 1 ERTERTAIRMERT B9 Books B24 Movie times Bll FITKSSFIII B15 Ann landers B14 Dear Abby B18 Dialogue B16 Health Watch B16 Shape Up B17 FOR A RAKES B20 Bridge B22 Comics B20-22 Crossword B20 Cryptoquote B22 Horoscope' B21 RADIO A TELETOMB B24-27 Radio B24 Marvin Kitman B25 TV listings B27 get much better than this No TelePrompTera No orchestra No props No novelty numbers No fancy lighting No guest stars At one print no amplification All it took to make musical magic Saturday was Tony Bennett the Ralph Sharon Trio and two dozen enduring examples of American songcraft After more than four fiill decades in the business the 68-year-rid crooner is supposed to be having a renaissance among young people But even with MTVs imprimatur an special in June with guests shots by Ld lang and Elvis Costello that yielded latest album Radio City was devoid of adolescents The only relevant mention waa a thin joke about being the of my day and I even have to take my clothes Bennett gives real meaning to the words living legend Hie taste tunes his economical delivery his musical val-- uaa (and probably his stage patter) have MsbAS! changed tines Photo hr Bab Spa Tony lamed: The legaad Ived Saturday BadfeCRy Music HtiL evrt tin ibidw.

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