Tuesday, February 12, 2008
A tribute to the Man in Black is coming to the Lied Center.
A touring production company out of New York City will perform a Johnny Cash musical revue tonight.
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The Road Company is putting on “Ring of Fire,” which premiered in New York in 2006.
Richard Maltby Jr., the director and creator, worked with the Cash family to create a musical image of Cash’s life. On the event’s Web site, Maltby says that it’s not designed as a play.
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What: Ring of Fire
Where: The Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive
When: Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 p.m.
Cost for children/KU students: $24.50
Cost for adults: $49
The show tells a story, but it doesn’t have a plot or scenes like a musical or play, Maltby said.
The Web site said the show is designed to bring Cash’s music to everyone.
All the music is played live on stage by the company.
Karen Christilles, associate director of the Lied Center, said the center first got interested last year when it heard the show was touring.
“A lot of us on staff are huge Johnny Cash fans, and a lot of people everywhere are huge Johnny Cash fans,” Christilles said.
The center hoped this would be a popular event because the show is centered on the music of Cash and not just his life.
Christilles also said the center has worked with The Road Company before and have been impressed with its work.
“The Lied Center has a really excellent reputation not only because of the quality of our facility and our crew here,” Christilles said, “but also because we’re here in the Midwest and there’s not a lot of theaters this size.”
The Road Company brought its own technical staff to put on the show. They have a sound person, a light person, a stage manager and other crew members.
About 60 to 80 of the center’s own technical staff help load and unload the company’s set, costumes and gear.
Three full-time technical directors help oversee the rest of the staff, which is made up of University students.
Sixteen performers, not including understudies, are travelling with the company.
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Featured Hit Songs:
I Walk the Line
Folsom Prison Blues
Ring of Fire
Big River
Get Rhythm
I Still Miss Someone
A Boy Named Sue
Source: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Christilles is excited for the show.
“They’re sort of like my kids,” Christilles said. “I’m always excited about the next one coming up.”
A USA Today review featured on the center’s Web site raves about the show.
The review said the show captures many aspects of Cash’s life. It calls the singing some of the best on Broadway this season.
— Edited by Katherine Loeck
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