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The 7 Arts
World Premiere
Performance in Vallarta
Vallarta’s musical family, the Oliveros
family, will be highlighted during the Vallarta
Chamber Orchestra’s upcoming concert at 8 p.m.
on Sunday, March 27 th , at the American School.
José Felix Oliveros’ Fugue in E minor for
string quartet is on the program, making its
debut performance. Fugues are an ambitious
undertaking for even the most seasoned of
composers, as the instruments “do battle” in their
attempt to reclaim the “main theme” from one
another. Yet, even in these comparatively early
stages of Jose’s career, the audience is sure to be
dazzled by the complexity of his composition.
He truly captures the essence of the fugue’s
characteristics.
Adding even more “flavor” to this special
performance, Jose’s brother, Reyes Abelardo
Oliveros, one of the Chamber Orchestra’s
violinists, will be making his first appearance in
the Chamber Orchestra’s String Quartet; as they
perform his brother’s Fugue.
You won’t want to miss this concert, as the
spotlight will be on these two remarkably
talented brothers …and that is just one ingredient
in what promises to be a memorable evening of
music to close the Vallarta Chamber Orchestra’s
7 th season.
Sunday, March 27 th / the American School
Under the Direction of Conductor, Don Bieghler
8 p.m. / $100 peso donation at the door.
Students and children are Free.
Website: http://www.puertovallartaorchestra.tk,
Email: vallartachamberorchestra@gmail.com
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Alex Ryer’s back in town!
Alex Ryer is back in Puerto Vallarta with
her critically acclaimed musical “Bad Girls of
Broadway”. The show is running at The Palm on
Olas Altas Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. through March 20. Bad Girls of Broadway
was a sold-out success when it premiered in
Vallarta at the Santa Barbara Theater back in
2008. Local critic Barbara Sands said, “Don’t
give it a miss if you don’t have a very, very
good reason.” The show is a frolicking musical
tribute to Mae West, Sophie Tucker and Fanny
Brice, three of the naughtiest and funniest women
ever to hit the stage. These three amazing and
multi-talented women set the bar for female
entertainers of today with their candid and
hysterically funny appraisal of men, sex, the
single life, married life and the challenges and
joys of womanhood.
In Bad Girls of Broadway, award-winning
actress and singer Alex Ryer lovingly brings
Mae, Sophie, and Fanny back to life as she
shares anecdotes, songs and jokes, as well as her
own personal connection to her three beloved
mentors. “It’s my love letter to these women,
who were big in more ways than one,” says
playwright Ryer about her work.
“I feel like a million tonight, but one at a
time” and “Why don’t you come up and see
me sometime, when I’ve got on nothin’ but the
radio” are just two of the hilarious one-liners
people associate with Mae West, star of stage
and screen in the roaring 20’s.
Sophie Tucker ’s powerful pipes and
Reubenesque form defined her vaudeville career
and, later, she was a frequent guest on The Ed
Sullivan Show. Nobody Loves a Fat Girl, But
Oh How a Fat Girl Can Love is one of Tucker’s
signature songs.
Fanny Brice, the subject of Funny Girl and
Funny Lady, was a part of every American
household with her radio character, Baby
Snooks, in the 1940’s.
When the show recently ran in California,
Joe Hegge, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Theatregoers, said “WOW! WHAT A SHOW!
Alex Ryer was outstanding. She truly made the
show a personal tribute to Mae West, Sophie
Tucker and Fanny Brice. Alex sang Sophie
Tucker like she was ‘the last of the red hot
mamas.’ Everyone loved it.”
Tickets ($100 pesos) are available at the door.