“RENT” star Adam Pascal opens Encore season

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Adam Pascal will bring his one-man
show to the Performing Arts Center
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11,
during the first Encore series
presentation of the 2008-'09 season.

Broadway star Adam Pascal leads off this year’s Encore performing arts series at Northwest on Thursday, Sept. 11, fronting a live band during an evening of tender ballads and exciting show tunes.

All Encore events begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center on campus. Orchestra seats cost $22, and balcony seats cost $20. Tickets can be purchased from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Student Services Center on the first floor of the Administration Building. To make telephone purchases, call the center at 660.562.1212 (ext 1212 on campus).

Encore season tickets and discounts for groups of ten or more are also available. For details, call the Office of Campus activities at 660.562.1226 (ext. 1226 on campus).

A native of New York City, Pascal began his career as a rock singer before auditioning in 1995 for the off-Broadway production of “RENT.” He landed the role of Roger Davis, which he reprised on the London stage, in the 2005 movie version and during a limited run on Broadway in 2007. The role earned Pascal a Tony Award nomination for best actor in a musical.

He also earned kudos for playing Radames in the Elton John/Tim Rice production of “Aida” and co-produced off-Broadway’s “Fully Committed” with fellow “RENT” cast member Jesse L. Martin. Other stage and screen credits include a revival of “Cabaret!” in which he played the emcee, and “School of Rock,” a Jack Black comedy featuring Pascal as Theo, a rock musician.

As a singer and guitarist, Pascal has released a number of CDs, the latest of which, a collaboration with writing partner Larry Edoff titled “Blinding Light,” was released earlier this year.

Other Encore shows at Northwest scheduled for the 2008-’09 season include:

“Pop Go the Classics” featuring Mac Frampton and the ThreePenny Symphony (Monday, Oct. 27). The celebrated pianist and arranger merges conservatory training with a mastery of pop and jazz idioms to create fresh and original interpretations of famous classical works.

The Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile (Monday, Nov. 24). One of the nation’s premier acoustic ensembles, the Punch Brothers have captured the attention of everyone from bluegrass fans to connoisseurs of jazz and classical music. Their first album, “How to Grow a Woman from the Ground,” was released in 2006 to critical acclaim and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

“Late Night Catechism” (Thursday, Jan. 22). If you went to Catholic school as a kid, this uproariously funny play will take you back to your youth. If not, find out what you missed! Irrepressible “Sister” teaches a roomful of “students” (the audience) by rewarding those who give “correct” answers and making others sit in the corner to reflect on their misdeeds.

“The Souls of Our Feet,” an evening of American tap featuring the Tapestry Dance Company (Tuesday, Feb. 3). Recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces program, this salute to the art of tap dancing produces plenty of fancy footwork and fascinatin’ rhythm. If you think tap dancing hasn’t changed since Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were making talkies for RKO, you won’t want to miss this hoofers’ extravaganza.

“Movin’ Out,” a musical by Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp (Monday, April 13). The Five-time Grammy-winning rocker and legendary director/choreographer have joined forces to create a spectacular new musical that “Time” magazine called “so soul-stirring and exhilarating, it practically bursts out of the theatre!” Winner of two 2003 Tony Awards, “Movin' Out” brings Joel’s classic hits to life by telling the story of five life-long friends over two turbulent decades.

Valet parking returns this year as a service available to all Encore patrons. By making a free-will donation to Northwest’s Alternative Spring Break program, patrons can have their cars parked across the street from the Performing Arts Center and returned to the main entrance after the show.

For more information about the 2008-’09 Encore performing arts series, e-mail oca@nwmissouri.edu or visit the Encore Web site at ENCORE.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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