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“picst musical group in town.

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“After years: of performing famil-
iar, Gilbert:-and’ Sullivan
“Vike The. Pirates of Penzance ‘and |
The. Mikado... the
Scouver Operatic Society (GVOS). is
‘Opening . “its.°1993- season with!
the wartime favorite, Me ane My.
2 Gid. ; : ;

“And when
cnight at North, Vancouver's .Cen:
tennial Theatre, .it weil be the: first:
time the musical “has., been per-:.

. formed by.a-Vancouver company,”
according “to © the GVOS": Tor
Wright.

“Ne wanted to ‘Gi
-dience something. new. It’s .run-
ning ins London at? the Adelphi
‘Theatre: right-now) and: we simply

wrote away. arid Bot, the rights. to.

aes i
With music by Noei ‘Gay’ and.
lyrics by the writing’team of Li Ar-

"thur: Rose ‘and Douglas Furber, Me.

and: -My ¢ Girl. was called the
vhen
debuted: in-“London;. England in
1937, and... became. -the - longest-
running musical of its day:

-# In 1939 MGM ‘produced a ‘film,
version ‘of the Tony, ward wine ,
“ning: musical ‘and called i The
“Lambeth Walk after. the: popular
"1930s line dance ‘highlighted j in the
“pe Show.

Wright °-says:: he: dance,
“minently featured - inthe -GVOS |
‘-production,.will have. special ap-
“peal ta audience members of Brit
‘ish background...“But it's not. an,
-old- fashioned: show. at all, ohe-
points: oul, :
Ao: date,.’

The musical, “the: 46th’. : erfor:
“mance for. the. GYOS, comes‘as_a °
boost-to-the’ company, which has.”

erformed. only a-handful-of light:

classics =.

‘Greater’ Mane

it opens ‘tomorrow:

‘pros ;

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‘ NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

“THE: GREATER. Vancouver + Operatic Society celebrates. 44 “years
of presenting musical theatre io'Lower: Mainland audiences ‘with
_ Me. and My. Girl: The musical opens tomorrow: night at Centennial
Theatre. Pictured left to Tight’ ‘are: James: (Cronk, Jennifer, Poole

‘and ‘Joan Harris. °

There. just aren t many: new works :

being | written today’ to, suit. the
repertoire ..of. » ismall, com
“munity-based Brau,” he says,
: “The new stulf-oeing written is,

'Phantom, Cats,: and: they don’t

dead themselves well :to amateur
groups.’ " “
One of the “oldest music. “groups .

‘ operas: in the. 40- odd: years: it has | in the Lower: Mainland, the GVOS

been’ active peas) the Lower
Mainland. ‘
it's. not: thant the. group shunned

anything, aif erent, ays: Wright:

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