Briefly in entertainment
The Temptations, whose Motown harmonies and fluid dance moves spawned
hits such as “Just My Imagination,” “My Girl” and “The Way You Do the
Things You Do,” will be at the Orange County Performing Arts Center today
and Saturday.
The group will appear with the Pacific Symphony Pops. The first part of
the program will feature the symphony’s salute to the Olympics and music
from “The Cider House Rules,” among other pieces.
The Temptations will be featured in the second half of the show.
Founder Otis Williams will sing with the current incarnation of the
Temptations, which includes first tenor Ron Tyson, baritone Barrington
Henderson, first/second tenor and baritone Terry Weeks and bass Harry
McGilberry.
The shows will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 to $54; student/senior
rush tickets are $14 and may be purchased at the center’s box office at
6:30 p.m. the night of the performance only. Tickets may be purchased
through the Pacific Symphony Ticket Office, (714) 755-5799; by calling
TicketMaster at (714) 740-7878; or by visiting the center’s box office,
600 Town Center Drive.
SCR is ’72 Degrees and Sunny’
The Jr. Teen Players of South Coast Repertory’s Young Conservatory
advanced acting program will stage “72 Degrees and Sunny” at the theater
this weekend.
The play -- written by Kristina Leach and directed by Hilary Russell
Bauer -- focuses on a moment frozen in time that allows junior high
students to see their peers in a new way.
The cast members: Lauren Bennett, Juliane Caillouette, Ashley Chung,
Jessi DeNaut, Tyler Erwin, Connor Ficcadenti, Nicole Gross, James
Gubersky, Megan Gust-Cross, Dave Honigman, Alex Huber, Carly Menkin,
Melinda Migdall, Trevin Miller and Nathaniel Roberts.
“72 Degrees and Sunny” will be performed at 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday on the Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets
are $5. For more information, call (714) 708-5555.
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