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Office
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April 14, 2003 |
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UT Tyler students can a receive complimentary ticket to upcoming performances of “Swing" and “On Golden Pond" at the Cowan Center. The all-singing, all-dancing Broadway musical “Swing" is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24. A performance of the 2002-2003 Cowan Center Broadway Series, “Swing" is sponsored by Citizen’s First Bank.
UT Tyler students can receive one free ticket to each event when presenting their current student ID at the box office. Student tickets may be limited to 200 per event or until tickets have sold out. All tickets are based on a first-come/first-served basis. UT Tyler faculty/staff discounts also are available. Swing’s mood is upbeat, energetic and positive. The show is dedicated to the style of the Swing music of the 40's. The show includes more than 30 dance numbers on any topic you can think of. The current production made its Broadway debut in 1999. Musical numbers include “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “Stompin’ at the Savoy” and “Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce.” On Golden Pond was adapted as a motion picture and nominated for nine Academy Awards. It is a touching, funny and perceptive story of a family and a couple facing the twilight of their years together. Klugman is best known for his television portrayals of Oscar Madison in “The Odd Couple” and the title character in Quincey, M.E. For more information, call the Cowan Center box office at 903-566-7424.
Contact
person: Emily
Battle, (903) 565-5604
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The
Broadway production of “On Golden Pond"
will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May
7 (during the week of final exams). “On
Golden Pond" is the final performance of
the Performing Arts Series. It is a Braithwaite
Program jointly presented by UT Tyler and the
East Texas Symphony Orchestra. Media sponsor
is NBC 56.