The Madison Catholic Herald -- May 6, 2004 Edition -- Arts

BLOOMINGTON -- St. Mary's Parish Players of Bloomington will perform The Shame of Tombstone Friday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, May 9, at 12:30 p.m. in St. Mary School gym.

The play, originally scheduled for March, was postponed because Terry Rekauf (who plays the part of the villain Judge Mortimer Harshly) suffered multiple injuries in a fall in the gym five days before scheduled performances. It was decided to delay the production for several weeks to give his body time to mend and to regain his strength.

All proceeds from the play will go to help St. Mary School. There will also be an "all you can eat" roast beef dinner held in the church dining hall on Sunday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are available at a reduced price at Ma's Bakery in Bloomington and from Marian Taylor at 608-994-2484.

Eddie Cash Show in Sun Prairie

SUN PRAIRIE -- The Eddie Cash Show will be presented at the Colonial Club on Friday, May 7, at 7 p.m.

All are invited to enjoy this two-hour musical review, which features stories and songs of entertainers from the '50s and '60s. Concert tickets are $10 for seniors and students and $12 for others. Tickets are available by calling 608-837-4611.

Theater Bus trips

MADISON -- On Friday June 4, Theater Bus will travel to Sun City, Ill., to Drendel Hall for a lunch and musical revue with entertainment from the Gay '90s to the Roaring '20s. Cost including transportation is $51. Reservations must be made before May 14. Call 608-257-0003 for reservations.

On Sunday, June 13, Racine Theatre Guild will present Over the Tavern, a play about a Polish Catholic family living over a tavern in the 1950s. Transportation, play, and lunch are included for $46. Reservations must be made before May 11. Call 608-257-0003 for reservations.

Fiddler on the Roof

STOUGHTON -- St. Ann School's Drama Club, consisting of students from third through sixth grade at St. Ann School, will be presenting the musical Fiddler on the Roof at the Stoughton High School Cafetorium on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 9, at 2 p.m.

Set in 1905, Fiddler on the Roof takes place in Anatevka, a small Jewish village in Russia. The story revolves around the dairyman Tevye and his attempts to preserve his family's traditions in the face of a changing world while marrying off his three older daughters.

Times are changing and the daughters want to make their own matches, breaking free of many of the constricting customs required of them by Judaism. Meanwhile, there are dangerous forces at work in Anakevka with Russia on the brink of revolution, threatening to destroy the very life Tevye is trying to preserve.

Tickets for the performances are $6 for adults and $5 for children 12 years and under. Tickets are available at the door or by calling St. Ann School, 608-873-3343.

TV Programs of Note

Following are some theatrical movies and television programs of note. This information is being provided to assist people in making viewing choices.

Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Sunday, May 9, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, May 9, 2 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- The Wisconsin Gardener. Shelley Ryan visits several of Wisconsin's public and private gardens including Rotary Gardens in Janesville, Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Green Bay Botanical Gardens in Green Bay, Foxfire Gardens in Marshfield, and Madison's Olbrich Botanical Gardens. She also visits some extraordinary private gardens throughout the state.

Sunday, May 9, 5:30 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- The Victory Garden. Host Michael Weishan and experts from the New England Wildflower Society see the results of an ecological-friendly backyard makeover. Viewers will also find out how to change a small space into a delightful outdoor living area with Michael and guest gardener Hank Bruno. Floral designer Ruth Benson Levin shows gardening correspondent Paul Epsom the proper technique for forcing some beautiful, fragrant branches into bloom and then demonstrates how to use them in elegant arrangements.

Sunday, May 9, 6 p.m., WKOW (ABC) -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). Vividly imaginative tale follows the magical adventures of an 11-year-old orphan (Daniel Radcliffe) who discovers he is a wizard and escapes his miserable life with an awful aunt and uncle to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Some menacing situations and scary images with an instance of crass language. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification of the theatrical version was A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG - parental guidance suggested.

Sunday, May 9, 8:30 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up: "My Heart Will Cross This Ocean." Kadiatou Diallo discusses the shooting death of her unarmed son Amadou by four New York City police officers and why she chose to use the incident to foster peace and understanding.

Monday, May 10, 5 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- World's Greatest Mother. This Mother's Day special is dedicated to Our Lady as a model for all mothers. Loretta Young, Ethel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, and Gene Lockhart lead an all-star cast. Solos by Ann Blyth, Nan Merriman, and Ann Jamison are featured.

Monday, May 10, 7 p.m. WKOW (ABC) -- A Wrinkle in Time. From Madeleine L'Engle's beloved children's classic, the story of three children who must travel to a dark planet and experience many adventures as they search for their missing dad.

Tuesday, May 11, 8 p.m., WISC (CBS) -- The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited. Forty years after the original broadcast, the cast, including Mary Tyler Moore, Carl Reiner, and Rose Marie, assemble for a catch-up in which one fussy character wants Rob and Laura (Van Dyke and Moore) to write his eulogy in advance - so he can rewrite it.

Tuesday, May 11, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Scientific American Frontiers: "Don't Forget." Alan Alda investigates how people create memories, and how, as they age, memories become slippery, elusive, or vanish altogether.

Thursday, May 13, 5 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Fatima. Pope John Paul II travels to Fatima to thank Our Lady for sparing his life from the assassin's bullets. Produced by Centro Televisivo Vaticano.

USCCB Movie Reviews

Media/Arts Briefs

Bloomington St. Mary play

Eddie Cash Show in Sun Prairie

Theater Bus trips

Fiddler on the Roof

TV Programs of Note