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Beauty and the Beast and Li‘s Miser ables ,aull luring tt holiday n-punmrv than include,, musxc 1mm Snug» for a Nx-w World. Mandi-[S \nullul NIL-mm]! hum-J main: Hurry (Vonnilk h, Ella lilVgI-Iuld. '"]hl- show IN iniuwd will) "svutimt'niitlrty, will] " kirk” up u'pl-rwinz" mud Wilsmt.who Ps dimming Ilu. unu UH. "[I'H \un- Iu he a fes. mm. inspiring. vrwrgctir and ilk-arixuuming pulm- manu- “Harm. who alu'ndml 1hr arts program at rust- “and mlh‘gmu' "viore mm - mg lo Ioronm. said mm is the pn'Ih-I'I limo In put A (.hnslmax tntr,wal together. is the season to be fall, I tah-lahing. says ChristopherWilsor1. And fah-lah-lah he will when the Kitchener-Water, loo horn actor. and others from some of the largest mega musicals to hit Town» to in recent years. celebrate the festive season with Christmas Eclectic, a rollick- ing musical theatre evening of song and dance. at Water- loo Slugs Thcatre. The Antiwn Swen. Bn'ndu Syn, Whutntrr HmNnn and mum Mega-musical stars bring holiday cheer to Waterloo Stage Theatre BY Avian BAILEY t hrmm h. Maj] Sm: r " ”pa-nu] In lunr. II Rum m [hr hum/r has rm mn'd Pl]!hll\li1\ll( [rum-vs from .mdu‘m ("s and um: x ahkc who HU' tum kls f um Illl "d [Inn lullghll-v . [his rlav," lintlsh fart " Iwnls and turns, lcHvisti,r auduuu (m In wmnlm what (HUM pnsubh happs-n m‘xl NV Making tht. must ot Waterloo Slag!- Iheatrc's ‘Hu- war of laughIt-r is ulhnlmvlv , [ll]l.lgillll\. saw» Alex Mtrstak,v,. anislh dirvr ttrr ol llmvlun Interim” nwnl. “If ymfrr alienating Your "uduuuus. what's the pur» powrtrrreuting art? -. Hm marketulrihtv has shrftvd Wr'rr- guing hark In A mare grounded SHIP of m t "vuluhtv, And wr'rr' find, lug mm that you dtrtit need wlashv [lungs In malw " show " 'sHt t "ss" "flu, "WTiti,'0 Ihmu-rgnvr hm NCL'" all the mega musi. rats, and franxh' [hr tickets un- hu "ming too (-xpcnslw lor many poupln" he said. Members of the Christmas Eclectic cast are (back row. from left) Sharmaine Ryan. Justin Bap chus, Shed Cormrer, (muddle row. from left) M] Johnson, Christopher Wilson, (front row from left) Charles Azulay. Tenle Hagenberg. Jay Davis and Lisa Kisch. ARTS FOCUS truly p, tite hrs! medicine Sm at SI Andrews Hospr ml " kw days before Christ, mas. 1hr play is a rnllvr ("mu-r ride that TIP'; nul of rnnlrnl as llllll" white lie, mm In“) whuplwn Ith, H nl) Inkling fart " that dvliw "rs 2m Punk-mu of wild iunarv "And nnr't' you've we" it. wu’ll want In Niko Pvt-rvnnr um Mun" NHWi thvatrc [mu-won Wotdv \f‘lu'nas " Runs In thc Inimlh hm! tltr' :mdn-m " hrmnng Thc two-act show fear Inn's man) gvnn-s of mush; from traditional to jazz and goNrvl/sol "It's a very warm and fer true selling. which is porfm'l for tvs." Wilson said. Sung rhmu-s include slrnvrr. Imdilinna] [um-s like Du You “war What I Hear?. I'Xng rvxnurn‘s. Wilson's rn-w will use the same set which am he won in the theatrers t mrvnl Produc- tion. The Paisley Sisters. Christmas Special, which "lows, this Saturday: f " Ill nu )( I CHRONICLE "Ill. " Ins! and funm. w rlpl :h-liu-n-d hr " first raw gmup of talcrued pH Mum-rs lhc nudit‘ml- .nlwnvs mum's tite frrling that IIII'V H‘ In nn thc Admlsxinn is $20 pc-r pr-r sun. Fur tickets,. call tiw hm office al 888 (1000, with laugh!” at the Hllli( s that umld br. lakI-n from "pisodes of The Three thngc‘s with thcir o.itrcr hottlc slapstitk that pawn. that fumw Is m-w-l dated." shrtlm’lan‘s Hark thc Herald Angel's Ring and Silent Night. In faster, more upbeat selenium like Winter Wonderland. Rodin Around the Christmas Tree and Jingle Bell Rock. "It's going In he a any and classy affair, with a lot of fun mixed in." Wilson ( 'hristmas Edwin will kw performed ”or. 20 and 21 at Waterloo htage Theatre Shnmimv p, 8 pm " Che Shrunk sm ( r“ Ix really quite umplr." saw Mllslilkns "We have so mam pm: plc n-wru' um 81 hrmlhmm- llwmrv I'm kngr." an“ Shawn Halrx it'Nsidttl gm st hemv. hke Ihr-v know something the charm Ins (In tlot. 1th the mag" uh lax Sll' British I ornedyd' ThtNurvgoers ar" nm the only ours plcawd with this high ralihrv vomcdy Manv husmr-ss nwnprx m the arm arvthrillvriwuhthvvrr, nnnm spin off cffrut thc thcatre has gt-nt'numl fur thr, lm al I nmmunm Larson dicd unexpectedly of an aonir aneurysm on the morning of Ian. 25. 1996, just hours after RENTR‘ final dress rvhvarsal ofrHroadway, and I0 days before his 36th birthday. RENT features musical direction by Tim Weil, rlmrengraphy hy Marlies Yearly set design by Paul Clay. ctrs,tttme deugn hy Angela Wendt and lighting dvsign by Blake "urha, To order lirkms or inquire about RENT. call the Lenlri- hm 075;? 1:! 5781570 or toll-frce I-800-iyifi- 8977, Tickets ran also hr purchascd unlinv in real “me ill 'viv-0'rttrc-sqtlarr'-t'om, 'hrkm prim m for flfiN'Taw SF.S49, $59 and SfiH The success of RENT is "iwayshempered hy the death ofitsi Creator. Ionalhan Larson. ll rapidly hvmmt' a sold-mu hit. The show trans- ferred lo Broadway nn April 29. 1996 and continues In play to standing mom only "udiences. 0n Fch. IO, 2004. RENT surpassed Fiddler On The Roo/to hm'umv Ihl' l0th longest running show in Broadway history. The must honoured musical since A Chorus Line in 1976. RENT is only the fifth musical Ity over wm both the Pulitzer Prize and lhe'Ihny Award. Inspired by Purrini's La Bottoms. RENTis a joy- ous. breathtaking and oftvn bittersweet musical that celebrates a community of artists as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today's world. RENT. t-ruv,idered by many the mus! exuberant and original Aincriran musical to uotm' along in a decade. has singlv-ltundcdly reinvigoruted Broad, Wily and is taking the ruunlry by storm. The \hnw rm’riwd in world premiere off-Broad. way ill Nun York ThcurreWorkshop (m Feh. H. [99!) In cr-static rm icws Swapping all maim theater awards. ilu'ludmg the 1996 Tony Award for Best Muxical an well as the Puliiiwr Fri/v for Drama. ilENT'cripturvs the heart and with ofa gerlt'raiittrt. he Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning I landmark American musical RENT, written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, is coming back to the Centre in the Square on March 15 and 16, 2005 for two performances. Tickets for both performances are now on sale. "rm charged to bring the hottest show on tour in North America hack to the Centre in the Square." said Jamie Grant, general manager of the Centre in the Square. "RENT played two energized sold-out perfor- mances at the Centre in September 2003. Due to the overwhelming response. I've been trying to book a return engagement ever since." Smash-hit musical 'RENT' returns to Centre in the Square with two shows this spring [‘irkvls l an be ordcrml hv culling the box nffir" at h m V,',", or I ERR 44n 44h l Visit wwwdravttrr-rtmi, nu-m mm I'le manager for the Hml WI-stt‘rn SI. lm‘nhs I nunlrv Inn " [hr theatre is vr'rv {my There is not a had 'it'at In thr hum:- and the perfur mantr's arr alwavs first class Wc gm pnsmvr‘ fced hurl: from all of our gurus 't I ight shows arr prI-wnl vd wooklv. Wtulttvsuiitv lhrnugh Sundav