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TheEntertainmentReport
Cape Cod Performing Arts
Center show is Aug. 26 at 4Cs
By Afan W. Petrucelli
entrpt@aol.com
She'sbeencalledpert andperky.Toooften. Fortoomany
years. Mention these words to Sandy Duncan, and the
actress-whoturned60inFebruary-laughs."I'mbawdy!"
shesaysfromherwaterfront countryhomeinConnecticut,
amereone-hourdrivefrom theUpper East Sideresidence
shealsoshareswithherhusband,entertainer-turned-Real-
tor Don Correia,to whomshe'sbeen marriedfor 26 years.
Theyhave two sons:Jeffrey, an actor/playwrightlivingin
New Yorkand Michael, ajunior at Tulane.
Makenomistakeaboutit:Thisain'tyoursister'sSandy.
Or the Sandy you might remember from those Triscuit
commercials. Or the Sandy from the successful stage
revivalof Peter Pan or the star of such fluffy flicks as The
Million Dollar Duck or The Cat From Outer Space or the
lead on a few small-screen series. Outspoken and out
there, the woman whosevision problem spawned a punk
rock group (Sandy Duncan's Eye) is candidly anti-Bush,
anti-Oprah, anti-war.
On Saturday,Aug.26, Sandy,Dan and their close chum
Guy Stroman will take center stage of the Tilden Arts
Center of Cape Cod Community College for the musical
jubilee, Sandy Duncan Celebrates Broadway with Don
Correia and Guy Stroman. It's yet another stop for a
showthey have been performing "on and off for 14years,"
Duncansays.It'salaboroflove-song,dance,stories,even
a cartwheel and flips at the end of one number, though
she does admit that, "at my age, I don't know how much
longer I can do those."
Here,inthiscandid chat,Sandyisrandy-and aslikable
as, well, a Wheat Thin.
I'll be sweating out here in the desert while you're
sweating onstage on Cape Cod. Tell me a bit about what
I'll miss.
'It's not merely a song-and-dance show. It's a loosely
based, humorouslook at our livesinthe business,how we
connect with each other and the audience. I don't stand
there in a black-beaded gown and sing my hits.It comes
across rather informal, asif we are ad-libbing, but it's all
been carefully choreographed and written. It's a total
surprisetopeople becausethere'sastoryto it.We're been
great friend for years, and an enormous amount of that
fun is reflected on stage.
Kate Hepburn had this persona that made her unap-
proachable. You'reonthe "approachable "list.Is that how
you see yourself?
I do, onlybecause of the reactions I get from people.
Whenever I am asked to speak at various things around
the country,they inevitablysay, 'You're the most down-
to-earth . . . da-ta da-ta da-ta.' Given our business, I
probably am down-to-earth,but it hasnothingto do with
what I do. It's who I am, how I was raised. I believe that
extends into my work.
When does the 'pert and perky'persona get in the way?
It doesn'tsomuchanymore.It mayhappen whenpeople
hireme out of the box because they don't want to think
much. I'm not pert and perkyanymore-whenyou're 60,
it's feisty. It's funny, but in real life, I'm bawdy, kind of
quiet and I stay to myself. I'm a loner.It's a weird thing
and people will be surprised to learn that.
Areyou aware of the commotion you caused in arecent
interviewinwhichyoucriticizedtheBushadministration?
Do a Websearch and out the sitespop!
Oh, really? I'm not a computer girl. I don't remember
that interview.I just talk, and I guess some of my views
came out. I come from extremely liberal people, one of
only 20 in Texaswhere I grew up. We weren't Bible Belt
people; we weren't part of that culture and sensibility.
What's going on in this country is mind-blowing to me.
If someone is expressing everything I am feeling at the
moment,it'sprobably Jon Stewart.I hear him and think,
"Yeah!That's what I'm thinking!"
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got more snap
than a Wheat Thin
Shiveroourtimters: Blackbeard offers
silly, chilly break from summer heat
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Pirate chief wants to get
the gang back together
By Courtney Staples .
arts@barnstablepatriot.com
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
AVAST CAST - It may look like the treasure is in the chest, but it's actually the lively
actors who make the show in Barnstable Summer Family Theater's production of The
Lost Treasure of Blackbeard.
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lackbeard returns to the
seas in the Barnstable
Summer Family Theater's
delightful comedy, The Lost Trea-
sure of Blackbeard,showing at
Barnstable High School in Hyannis.
The ex-pirate and his castmates
deliver laughs for all ages in this
original play written by John Sul-
livan and directed by Ed O'Toole.
Leaving behind his ways of piracy
after a ten-year stint in prison,
Blackbeard begins a search for his
trusty old crew in hopes that they
can find treasure he buried prior
to his jail sentence. He soon finds
that his men aren't quite what they
used to be: loyal Billy Bones is now
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Madness of Macbethis a Monomoy marvel
This isn't your Cliff's
Notes Shakespeare
By David Stewart
arts@barnstablepatriot.com
CAROLINA CONTE PHOTO
DO NOT SPEAK ITS NAME - Luke Eddy as
Macbeth, Bernard Comwell as Duncan,
and Shelley Delaney as Lady Macbeth offer
U
chilling and thrilling perfor-
mances in the Shakespeare
play that dares not speak i
ts name, now showing at
the Monomoy Theatre
in Chatham.
For
almost 50 years the Mono-
moy Theatre has showcased
timeless plays as well as put
the spotlight on today's aspiring ac-
tors and actresses. As part of their
10-week, eight-show lineup, the
Ohio University Players, as well as
those from the Hartt School in Con-
necticut, have opened their pro-
duction of WilliamShakespeare's
classic stage play of power and
paranoia, Macbeth.
According to an old wives' tale, it
brings bad luck for actors to utter
the name of the dastardly Scottish
rouge. After seeing the premiere
of Mac er 77ie Scottish Play, I
would disregard that ridiculous-
ness. The Monomoy adaptation of
the legendary Shakespearian drama
is nothing short of a triumph.
The internal and external as-
pects of the play had the attention
of the audience from the moment
the curtain rose. The creative and
Gothic setting gives the crowd the
notion that soothing is really about
"bubble, bubble, toil and trouble"
on stage, leading them into the
darkness that is Macbeth.
The green and mauve lighting il-
luminating the backdrop emphasiz-
es the complex facets and paranoia
of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Heightening the suspense and
anticipation were the brutal sword-
fights that offered the impression of
witnessing the birth of nations
based upon who was in
charge of
the
fatal .
swoops of the blades.
As alluring as the set design was,
the true centerpiece of the show
comes down to the actors them-
selves. Comprised mainly of the
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HJT's Snow White is pure summer fun
Talented leads make
story believable
By Heather Wysocki
hwysocki@barnstablepatriot.com
Hi
ho, hi ho, it's off to Snow
White you should go!With great
music, a wonderfully shaken
up-story line, and talented young
actors and actresses, the Harwich
Junior Theatre'sproduction of Sandy
McGinn's Snow White mayjust be the
cure for humdrum summer nights.
Kids and parents alike will enjoy di-
rector James Byrne's adaptation of this
childhood classic. After all the beaches
have been swum, the movies seen, and
the mini-golf greens conquered, the
HJT is a great change of pace.
Although a few things are differ-
ent about this version of Snow White,
the basic story line is the same. Snow
White is still lost in the forest, still be-
friends a group of friendly and eccentric
dwarves, and still kisses Prince Charm-
ing and lives happily ever after.
The cdstumes and scenery did a
greatjob of liveningup the stage, too.
Sparkling dresses and goofy dwarf get-
ups make the actors ajoy to watch, and
the sceneryis bright and colorful.
But although the stage is set wonder-
fully, it's the HJT'syoung actors that
make Snow White a worthwhile sum-
mer evening getaway.
Samantha Walker, in the lead role of
Snow White, pulls the show together
beautifully. Extremely believable in the
role, Walker plays Snow White as in-
nocent, caring, and generous. Walker's
Snow White istruly the fairest of them
all, asthe magic mirror likes to imply.
Playing Snow White'snemesis, the
evil queen, Emily Murray shines.Vain,
evil, and cunning,Murray's queen plots
to kill Snow White in any way she can.
The queen's conversations with her
magic mirror are hilarious to watch,
and the ways she tries to kill her step-
daughter veer into the absurd. None-
theless, Murray is extremely talented,
and is a standout in this play.
Although much smaller in stature,
the seven dwarves are in no way a
smaller part of Snow White. All played
their parts wonderfully.They were
articulate, witty,and adorable. Their
silly rhymes and antics make the show
extremely funny.
Although in most versions of Snow
White the magic mirror is not truly a
character and only a piece of scenery,
the HJT made it into a memorable
experience.
Played by three young women (Erica
Morris, Micaela Palermo, and Lauren
Rogers) in ball gowns and masquerade
masks, the mirror revolved around the
evil queen, mimickingher actions and
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