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Friday, September 14, 2012
Volume 8 • Issue No. 37
Brad Kenney to Direct Holiday Special at Carnegie Hall By Timothy Gillis Staff Columnist OGUNQUIT – Brad Kenney, the executive artistic director at Ogunquit Playhouse, has been tapped to work on a new holiday special at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Kenney will be working with multiple Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress Jane Seymour and PBS composer Tim Janis for the musical journey called “The Christmas Rose” on Thursday, November 29. A cast of 400 performers will fill the stage for an evening of music, dance, and drama. Kenney has met with producers of the show and will begin work in earnest in early November. “It’s kind of a different genre,” Kenney said. “A mix of symphony, large choir, folkloric
Brad Kenney, executive artistic director at Ogunquit Playhouse, is going to Carnegie Hall (courtesy photo)
dancing, with a Broadway musical story.” “The Christmas Rose” is a
whimsical, family tale that follows a young orphan named Annabelle into the desert, pursued
by a team of bandits. She crosses paths with everything from the three wise men and singing angels to Mary and Joseph. “It has a spiritual, holiday feel to it,” Kenney said. “It will be very inspirational, fun, upbeat. We’re shooting for it to be an annual holiday event there.” The show will employ Broadway-caliber talent, he said, and is very funny. “A team of bandits, led by a character named Adbul, are comic and farcical in their attempts to capture this young girl,” Kenney said. “The backstory is really about a lot of us, a universal message. She’s finding her way in the next part of her life.” Kenney came to be involved in the mega-production when he was approached by
Janis, a noted composer from York, and his producing partners. Kenney’s reputation as Ogunquit Playhouse’s artistic director is known in theater circles around the country, and they recruited him to be at the helm of this new venture in a theatrical fashion. “We hope it’s the new Nutcracker,” Janis said. Jane Seymour is the star of the show, set in a story-telling environment. Seymour’s husband, James Keach, who produced “Walk the Line,” will work with Kenney on the production. Kenney thinks Seymour is the perfect choice for her role. “There’s a beautiful aura of elegance about her, for telling a story like this, on the grand scale of Carnegie Hall,” he said. See KENNEY page 26...
Olympian Speaks to Freshmen at Wells High School Orientation Story and photo by Reg Bennett WELLS – Flying down a winding, ice-coated track on a small sled
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at speeds exceeding eighty miles an hour takes courage, practice and great skill. But that is what Julia Clukey does when in competition on the U.S. National Luge Team. To get to where she is today involved goals and the motivation to achieve them through persistence, determination and lots of hard work. On September 4, Clukey, a 2003 graduate of Cony High School in Augusta, was the motivational speaker for freshmen orientation at Wells High
School. She was introduced to the audience by team leader for the freshman team and math teacher Andy Bridge. Following a short film about her sports career thus far, Clukey talked about being on the Junior Olympic Team and how, at just 17, she became a member of the Senior Olympic Team, a spot that is normally for those 20 and older. “This was a huge moment See OLYMPIAN page 24...
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Olympian Julia Clukey (left) speaking to a group of freshmen at WHS. On stage with Clukey are WHS seniors Bryanna Welch and Sean Roche
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L to R: Megan, Alyssa, host Steve Harvey, Sandy, Meg, and Jeff, on the set of Family Feud. The Lathrop family competed on the television game show, which airs Tuesday, September 18, on the Fox channel (courtesy photo)
York Family Competes on Family Feud YORK – The Lathrop Family from York will face off against the Carlyle Family from Stillmore, Georgia, in front of a live studio audience in Atlanta with the chance to win up to $100,000 and a brand new car, along with some serious bragging rights. The show airs Tuesday, September 18 at 4 p.m. on the Fox channel. Family Feud host Steve Harvey and his no-holds-barred
Sports York High School wrestling coach highlights his recent Thailand trip experience. PG 31
brand of comedy are back for an all-new season of one of America’s favorite family competitions. The Lathrop Family – which includes Meg, a stay-athome mom; cousin Jeff, a firefighter; cousin Sandy, a librarian; cousin Alyssa, a teacher; and cousin Meg, a teacher – will be playing for big prize money plus a brand new car when See FEUD page 34...
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