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But they‘ll be "home for the holidays" this Sunday for two performances at Waterloo Entertainment Centre. Kgown for their harmonic _ a celebration in song featurâ€" lend and versatility, _ ing popular holiday classics Sandra, Barbara and Ann _ like Sleigh Ride, The Christâ€" Mantini have been enterâ€" mas Song, It‘s The Most taining audiences across â€" Wonderful Time Of The Year, Canada and the United I‘ve Got My Love To Keep States for over two decades. _ Me Warm, and meaningful But they‘ll be "home for Christmas treasures such as the holidays" this Sunday Silent Night, Mary‘s Boy for two performances at Child, Theâ€"Huron Carol as Waterloo Entertainment _ well as many more holiday Centre. classics, old and new. With the Genie‘s help, Aladdin embarks on a quest to fulfill his wildest dreams After the _ sorcerer attempts to doublecross him, Aladdin keeps the lamp for himself, and disâ€" covers that it summons an imposing Genie who will grant three special wishes. ant, Aladdin, who is coerced by an evil sorcerer to retrieve a magic oil lamp from an enchanted cave. "I‘m a lot like Aladdin, actually," said the 34â€"yearâ€" old. "I‘m a bit of a goofball; I‘m full of energy; and I‘m always on the go," he said. Based on an Arabic legâ€" end from the Book of One Thousand and One Nights, the production tells the story of a young male peasâ€" energy comes from the audiences â€" primarily made up of children and families â€" who have seen him in the title role of Drayâ€" ton Entertainment‘s latest production, Aladdin â€" a pantomime, now playing at the St. Jacobs Country Playâ€" house. Home for the Holidays is With a twoâ€"monthâ€"old son, Hutton Robert, at home, a deep slumber is likely hard to come by these days. f Stephen Patterson had I(hree wishes, his list would probably include sleep, sleep and more sleep. Drayton‘s ‘Aladdin‘ is perfect l(fi' thg young â€" and the young at heart But Patterson insists his By Anprea Baey Chronicle Staff 1 F44 i‘ "It‘s a show for the entire family. are also some things that adults will catch on another level that the kids won‘t quite get. "It‘s full of humour and comedy for kids, but there On top of the romance and adventure, there‘s a lot of humour in the show too, said Patterson. . and win the heart of a beauâ€" tiful princess. Stephen Patterson, who plays Aladdin, shows off the lamp that holds his character‘s three golden wishes. David Rogers, director "There are a lot of memâ€" ARTS FOCUS The performances will run at 1 and 7 p.m. Most recently, Rogers directed Kander and Ebb‘s The World Goes ‘Round for Drayton Entertainment. and coâ€"creator of Home for the Holidays, has been a fan of the Mantini Sisters since they began their careers together at the Charlotteâ€" town Festival some 25 vears What makes the panâ€" tomime production even more unique, he said, and "We address the audiâ€" ence so much ... it‘s so interâ€" active," he explained. "There‘s no pressure to get on stage, but we do encourâ€" age people to talk back to us, boo the villain and say hi to the good guys." And the actor is thrilled to have a hand in making those memories. ories to be made." 24 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W7 Limited $5 Eyego tickets and $20 universityâ€"student rush tickets are also availâ€" able. The family fourâ€"pack is $129 plus GST. Tickets are $39 plus GST, and are available by calling the Waterloo Entertainment box office at 519â€"883â€"0300 or online at www.waterâ€" looentertainmentcentre.co For more information or tickets, call the box office at 519â€"747â€"7788 _ or visit www.stjacobscountryplayâ€" house.com. describe the joy you feel as an actor to see that." Aladdin runs through Dec. 17. "I will never forget how many smiles we‘ve seen durâ€" ing this show â€" from the minute it starts. I can‘t "We can see the looks on the audience‘s faces quite a bit in this show since there‘s so much interaction," Patâ€" terson said. But he says starring in Aladdin has been one of his favourite experiences as an actor. He‘s had roles in the theâ€" atre company‘s past shows Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and World Goes Round. A graduate of Sheridan College‘s musical theatre and performance program, Patterson had also perâ€" formed in Les Miserables on Broadway, as well as the Broadway tours of Les Misâ€" erables and Little Women. a piece by Phil Collins as well." Patterson is no stranger to the Drayton stage. "It‘s the same story, except we have Christina Aguilera music. I do a song by Lionel Ritchie, and there‘s sets it apart from the Walt Disney version of the story is the modern music that‘s inserted in the show. PSFT e Pn r en e ce ind‘y Not limiting his artistic visions to the stage, Cloran recently completed directing his first feature film: Late Fragment, coâ€"produced by the National Film Board and the Canadian Film Centre. He was also coâ€" founder of Trapeze Media, a digital video production studio dedicated to creating original interactive entertainment for broadband delivery. I" Iocaeenened‘y Cloran has also directed productions across the country at theatres such as the Shaw Festival, Maniâ€" toba Theatre Centre, Neptune Theatre (Halifax), the Grand Theatre (London) and CanStage (Toronto). He has also served as an intern artistic director for Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto. "I am a strong believer in a theatre‘s responsibility to its community. I am a proud Canadian theatre artistandlbelievethepurposeofmyan is to examâ€" ine what it means to be Canadian â€" locally and globally. As artistic director of Theatre & Company, 1 will be very eager to become an active member of the Waterloo regional arts community." A multiple awardâ€"winning director, Cloran has received the Canada Council‘s John Hirsch Prize for outstanding emerging theatre director, the Toronto Theatre Emerging Artist Award and 13 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations. He is also included in the current edition of the Canadian Who‘s Who. 1 NO t oo ns o "I believe it is my responsibility as artistic director to continue Theatre & Company‘s tradition of proâ€" ducing great plays for the Waterloo Region audience and to provide an artistic vision that will lead Theatre & Company‘s transformation into one of Canada‘s most respected and important theatres," said Cloran. en onicagy." With Theatrefront, Cloran has also developed international coâ€"productions with theatre artists from around the globe, including RETURN (the Saraâ€" jevo Project), produced in Sarajevo and Toronto (in English and Bosnian), and the Cape Town Project, which will be produced next year at Toronto‘s Tarâ€" ragon Theatre and the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa (performed in five languages). eHi 0R 0 CRC.S ul "Theatre & Company is at a point in its life where it needs a new direction and I believe that Dary will be able to take the company to new and exciting places," said Brad E. Hutton, general manager. qarnes eme s 2 22 h 1 'I!xealre & Company‘s board of directors announced the appointment of Daryi Cloran as the group‘s new artistic director last week. Cloran will officially start on Jan. 15, 2007. "Along with a wealth of experience, Daryi brings with him an energy and passion that is both refreshâ€" ing and contagious, and we are looking forward to an exciting next phase for Theatre & Company," said Christine Wideman, board chair. ___Cloran is the founder and artistic director of Theâ€" atrefront, an awardâ€"winning company of theatre artists based in Toronto. Since forming the company in 1999, he has directed all of their productions to critical and audience acclaim. Theatre & Company names artistic director e r CB CC entertainment»centre WATERLE: