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Aumo VIDEO REPORTS iG SERVICES CLiZHT Solt er s?? Roskin ?&%$ News DATS 5/5/82 ?√ßmeg be52 PM 57?* OSC TV, CH. 4 KELLY LANGEt Right, John Friedman ATTSt Carolyn 5/6/82 The Civic Light Opera season opened last course* would not miss it* Be ?╟úhas details* 3Uf BsxmS; If you remember -the 1954 movie, "Seven Br ides For Seven Brothers*?╟Ñ what do yon ressas&ar most? Well, I would be willing to bet yon1d say the dance tassfeers* This xvav stage version, starring Defehy Boone, has dropped a.eoople of the old songs, added some new ones, but like the fils, the strongest rsemety will carry away, the dance numbers* Hiss Boone, in although light co-star, David trap?╟Ñ a couple singing voice, do little more her first stag-s tsu-sical, has a good, strong voice, and on experience* carries off hex xde energetically* Her James Carroll, failed to impress me in the play ?╟╓?╟╓Death -of seasons back., and he still doesn?╟╓t* Despite a pleasing that =s-.t2ge -needs s big presence and he fails to than hit his ts&fks and deliver his lines* The movie?╟╓s biggest hit song* '?╟╓'Lonesome Polecat?╟Ñ is gone, it?╟╓s not in the Erusical y and tfe** by Al Kssh& &t\& Joel Hi.rs.ch. hern, supplementing the original Gene BeFaul* Johnny Mercer score jr-well, the4new materia! c-ffets so hit numbers or number, for that tsatfer, although Boone?╟╓s cradle song, "Clsd That Ton Were Born,?╟Ñ scores simply for its sweet rendering. Here?╟╓s a sample of some musical moments from "Seven Brides For Seven Brothersi?╟Ñ FILM CLIP BROwi?; The credit fox that isgst vital cart of the show, the choreography goes to Jerry Jacksond Ten cjbs. -credit the unimaginative road shgw_gets to Robert Randolph and the ke^p-ess-moving-on-the-stage to the show's director, Lawrence fLsrka. brides-despite its Broadway bound promotion these days are cosing | _ ^ "Sophisticated Ladies,?╟Ñ and -another old movie, ?╟Ñ42nd Street, but Brrde is no ?╟Ñ42nd ?╟ Street*" "Seven Borides For Seven Brothers?╟Ñ is now at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Friday* Saturday sight top is $27/50* The Veches day matinee a low of $6* Kelly? JOHN SCHUBECKr Is this ?╟÷ -excuse me, Kelly ?╟÷ is this on the road now for a Broadway tryout? BRO$??t? It?╟╓s been on the road* It started in San Diego, it's been in Detroit and it is Broadway bound.