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Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.10.2007
Elvis Presley's way with gospel the subject of show at Gaslight
"Peace in the Valley" to "Crying in the Chapel" to "Amazing Grace" are among the great songs featured in "How Great Thou Art: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley."
The show wouldn't be worth a hoot, of course, without a top-notch singer doing the honors. Happily, the star is Robert Shaw, a Gaslight Theatre regular who is the proud owner of pipes of gold. The only question is how comfortable he'll be in a white jumpsuit.
Shaw, who also bears a striking likeness to the King (that's him on the right), and the Lonely Street Band perform the gospel music that inspired Presley from his early years in Tupelo, Miss., to his final days at Graceland.
The show will be performed at 7 p.m. Monday and at 3 p.m. June 9 at the Gaslight, 7010 E. Broadway.
Tickets are $19.95. For more information, call 886-9428 or go to www.robertastheking.com.
C'mon, admit it: You know all the words to every Foreigner smash
Ah, Foreigner, purveyor of ubiquitous classic-rock standards like, you know, "Juke Box Hero."
"Hot Blooded"? Let's check it and see.
The band, which was formed in 1976, is back on the road and all set to play the Diamond Entertainment Center at 8 p.m. Friday.
"Feels Like the First Time"? It might feel like the very first time, although the band got its start in the mid-'70s.
"Cold As Ice"? If you're willing to spend $32, $42 or $52 in advance from ticketmaster.com and $37, $47 or $57 day of.
Those ticket prices could induce "Double Vision," but we're pretty sure Foreigner has enough singalong hits you won't be saying, "I Want to Know What Love Is."
You'll know.
Desert Diamond Casino is at Interstate 19 and Pima Mine Road. The band's current lineup includes Mick Jones (below), Jason Bonham, Kelly Hansen, Jeff Jacobs, Jeff Pilson and Thom Gimbel.
Who's afraid of an Albee play?
Kathleen Turner, who put the heat in "Body Heat" more than 20 years ago, is the biggest name in the touring production of Edward Albee's masterful 1962 drama, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
But it was former clown Bill Irwin who won the Tony Award and near-unanimous critical acclaim for his Broadway performance as the battle-weary George.
Turner and Irwin, who play the pickled partners in a marriage gone south, are nearing the end of a five-month national tour that started Jan. 1 at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
The Old Pueblo engagement opens at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Tucson Music Hall. Performances continue through May 20.
Tickets are $22-$64, available at the TCC box office.
Don't minimize appeal of 'Maxed Out' at Loft
An award-winner at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival, "Maxed Out" is a new documentary about credit-card debt, which, granted, sounds like the most boring movie imaginable.
But here's the thing. It's piling up a mountain of rave reviews. Variety called it "intelligent, informative and unusually entertaining."
The film, which aims to show how the modern financial industry really works, will be shown at the Loft Cinema at 7 p.m. Monday. Tickets are $10.
Monolog Cabin will take a few questions Saturday
On Saturday night, Monolog Cabin will perform its first "Interview Review." Here's what the bold, entertaining troupe will do: Each monologist will present a 10-minute work and then follow up with a short Q&A. The topics include death, sex, underachievement and the elusive joys of home ownership.
On deck: Steve Barancik, Sara Regezi, Sean Murphy, Mike Sterner and Bill Bernat. The director is Faitha Lowe-Bailey. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Club Congress. Tickets are $7.
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