Three years ago, with little more than a producer's vague directives, a primitive phone board and a list of trivia questions, the show-hosted only by Gross-made its debut. He said he spends most of his time in his Century City office jotting down ideas on story forms, then deciding which medium is the best target This is a pivotal point in Kosberg's career. The conversation is entertaining as well as revealing, skillfully handled by a cast comprising Stephen Breithaupt (who'll be replaced as of this week, Jeff Tyler and playwright Baker. It's available at local stores and by mail order, from Sciscoda Records, 120 S Everett St, Glendale 91205. were loud, drunk and Australian, and it's not far off the mark. Ironically, Jason's natural vocal range is closer to that of his uncle Don, who sings melody, than to that of Phil, who handles the higher harmony parts. "Nancy called and said she and Ronnie are coming to the show" said Miss Colbert, who has entertained the President and the First Lady in Barbados) She takes all this in stride but with a genuine concern for maintaining the play's light tone and rapid pacing.

In 1979 she began paying it off in installments) "I don't have to worry much about my future that way But of course one misses the singing. It indicates the need for more attention and more space for artists to be seen" Under the circumstances, the two artists here with the most at stake are Avivah Rahmani and Marjorie Nodelman, who raised their voices loudest against the La Jolla museum selections. in 1978 provided long-term space at La Jolla's University Towne Centre for the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art. Those are the kind of negative stats that didn't appear on the baseball cards Mantle and other awed kids collected while dreaming of starring in the majors. An after-theater, after-movie place, also catering to the after-screening regulars, with Northern Italian and American food. "That whole (Anticlub) scene is very responsive" says Lacques "It's not a passive audience It's an alternative to pop radio "We're not going with the tide with what's on the radio now As far as where it's going to lead, it's hard to say It didn't start with any particular goal It was really just for fun". This was the first time I asked actors to play multiple roles of young and old It was my attempt to break through physical restrictions There's a lot of music.

And guess who's sponsoring the whole three hours of "Last Days? Chrysler. Chris Redo and Elle Sullivan-he the self-pitying partner, she piping like a well-modulated bird as Lady Saltburn-lend commendable support. It's only one of seven dances arranged for a small orchestra. TODAY: The bane of every student's existence, homework, is the topic on "Teen Talk" 8 a. m (9. "It wasn't much, but it was the first raise I'd gotten since I started there 18 months ago" she said. But don't confuse the Fringe with the "official" program of the Edinburgh International Festival. The premiere is scheduled for June 17 at Ambassador Auditorium.

She was Joyce Kennedy, whose "The Last Time I Made Love" duet with Jeffrey Osborne was nominated for best R & B vocal by a duo or group. Hall describes in the book's typically breathless style the time she and Jagger were spotted by a large group of fans while walking in New York. Time was when Gene F. If there were, would I have been offered a job in Paris" At the reins of the Philharmonic since June, 1969, Fleischmann is generally acknowledged one of the most effective administrators in the classical music industry. Myra Lewis, the teen-age bride of Jerry Lee Lewis, informs us that her hell-raising ex-husband looked at her as such a symbol of Southern womanhood that he didn't even allow anyone to say "damn" around her. While the movie "Beverly Hills Cop" is a fictional story of a black Detroit police officer who comes to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of a friend, Franklin's book is a real-life account of his experiences on the force. I'm going to have to start fudging a bit, to keep him in his 50s-a good age for an actor" Curiously, Brett has no idea what Charles Paris looks like.

The unwieldy, sprawling affair featured about two dozen musical performances and just as many speeches-the music courtesy of folks like Neil Young and Stevie Wonder, the talk from folks like Jon Voight and Whoopi Goldberg. On Thursday afternoon, more than 100 dancers at Lathrop Intermediate School-where Sister Beth and four assistants have been holding a series of workshops-leaped, pranced and cavorted at a formal announcement of the grant, while a group of parents, supporters and Santa Ana Unified School District officials watched. The Cesar for best foreign-language film went to Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" Although the comic subtlety of Allen's language is not easy to follow in French subtitles, he is a great favorite of French intellectuals and movie critics The Hollywood presence was real as well as imitative. He used to go to Tijuana to have his blood "washed" "It's like having an oil filter changed on your car All you get is a shot of antitoxin. Since Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" is a deeply divided comedy of questionable motivations and rancid aftertastes, it must have seemed like a good idea to lace the production that opened Thursday at the Taper with a punk ethic and a few rumbles of rock.

For information, call Anne Bray at LACE, 624-5650, or write to LACE, 1804 Industrial St, Los Angeles 90021 Students and commercial producers are not eligible. Finance committee members said the crux of the problem is anemic commercial sales because of its few listeners, and a lack of strong management because of a high turnover of staff. His latest videos feature an amusingly superfluous array of bouncing bodies, and the band at his two weekend concerts at the Wiltern Theatre was filled out with female musicians probably picked as much for the statuesque silhouettes they cut in breathlessly tight dresses as for their musical prowess Now that he finally has a No. Compact-disc jukeboxes, in addition to providing improved sound quality, allow more selections, easier scanning, the ability to play an entire album and the elimination of an old jukebox problem-records that wear out. Incorporating contemporary issues into comedy formats, which previously had been limited to stories about wives burning dinner and fathers being outsmarted by their kids, was considered a landmark achievement when Norman Lear series such as "All in the Family" and "Maude" took to the air in the early 1970s. In reality, the Leutonia-born Shmenges are John Candy and Eugene Levy. Somewhere out there, there's probably another Branford Marsalis or Stanley Jordan who hasn't been discovered yet, so I'm hoping we can find them and bring that music to light".

But why just read about a city? In this era of home video, tourists are also buying and renting visual guides The travel tape market is on the verge of a boom. This subdued demeanor would seem surprising to regular viewers of "After Hours" considering the program's crisp, energetic format that has a huge irreverent streak. So far, though, little has changed, according to British legal rights activists. Ho hum, right? Year after year, "Nightline" is among TV's best and brightest, right? Usually a good half-hour, right? Last March 20, though, it was more than merely good It was remarkable. IMPERFECTIONS & RECANTATIONS It took place 14 years ago, when flooding ravaged Bangladesh and Third World poverty was a subject that concerned few Americans. "Jim Beard always thought American" says Larry Forgione. starving people in our own country" Haggard said he would like to see regular whistle-stop crusades to dramatize important issues "I thought this was a good thing to start it off with Hopefully, we can do this each year.

With the exception of last year's production of "Corridos" created and directed by Valdez, his presence has been largely missed in theater circles. A vital force whose pride and politics have inspired Chicanos since his El Teatro Campesino (The Farm Workers Theater) rallied grape pickers in the '60s, Valdez has engendered curiosity and criticism by his absence. Further, he is music director of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, now in its third season; next season, the Channel City ensemble will give six subscription concerts in Lobero Theater. I've taken a lot of classical theory, and that's influenced me a lot "My tunes are less free-form in structure I'm the only Baroque finger-picker in the world "Most of my songs have a story to them. "When you look at the people who have received this award, it's hard to take it less than seriously" Cher told the crowd. . Eventually he realizes that he doesn't really want to go back home or stay in the West, but what to do? Working from a script by Peter Schneider, Hauff takes his time in drawing us into his film, but it finally does build to a heartfelt expression of longing for a unified Germany Tickets: (818) 762-2375. It seems every time I do the role of Bartolo, I have to learn it all over again" Before his first guest appearance with Richard Sheldon's California-based Opera a la Carte, as the Pirate King in the "Pirates of Penzance" to be given tonight at 8:30, and Sunday at 2 and 8 p. m, Adams remembers his first meeting with Sheldon.

The heart of the album, however, is the title track, written and co-produced by Steve Van Zandt, and featuring more than 50 rock, pop, reggae, salsa, rap, jazz and R&B artists in an all too rare utilization of the cross-cultural potential of contemporary pop. I've been approached by not very reputable producers in Europe who just want to capitalize on the fact that I'm Jayne Mansfield's daughter. Paul Dean's metallic guitar solos looked flashy but seemed to be rendered by rote. Whereas Masur represents tradition, Christopher Hogwood and his period-instrument Academy of Ancient Music represent "truth" or at least "historical accuracy" in their original small-orchestra editions of Beethoven's First and Second symphonies (London/L'Oiseau-Lyre 414 338, LP and CD. Soon they focus into an elaborately caparisoned figure fusing with a fabulous winged creature. So what happened between us, Bruce? It couldn't be my age: Every time I hear you sing, I feel 17 all over again, instead of, well, 30-ish.

The music is a treat, but the real show is Armstrong, whose fiddle style fits his personality-sly, exuberant and full of bravura twists and turns. Curtains are draped dramatically about, enhancing the theatrical effect, and if you look carefully you will find the curtain motif repeated in plaster as a sort of architectural joke. "I guess I have this thing ingrained in my mind that you get called for gigs" the chipper jazzman said during a relaxed conversation in the Hollywood Hills home he shares with his wife, Gaye. She escorted them to the largest dressing room, which contained a huge gift basket tied with yellow balloons and filled with banana-related items (banana bread, banana liqueur, etc) because on the last show Collins had made a remark about liking them.

Perfect: bright, handsome, articulate, charming and seductive, adored by women and admired by men He was clearly going places in life He was also a killer. But a new group, its nucleus made up of New York theater artists, is there, come what may, and on Thursday opens a quartet of original plays by M B. She also said she likes to present work that defines where we are, whether it's about weaponry that can wipe us all out, or pollution. It's like (East German guest conductor Kurt) Sanderling said when we chatted during his visit: 'It's better to be free (of music directorial contracts) when you finally grow up" When questioned about his prior reluctance to fight his ouster, Wagner pauses, then becomes philosophical. I find that my first splurge is really that: a splurge; a totally undisciplined mess on paper, which is the only way to get anything out. The addition of a good-looking singer undoubtedly helped them nail down that elusive record contract Soon a-ha must face another hurdle.

Obviously, we must be doing something right" To keep the Fox afloat, Pooya says he has labored 16-hour days during most of the theater's first year-working the ticket booth, manning the concession stand, greeting the audience after screenings The Fox is only a small part of Pooya's involvement in film. Ligeti, whose reputation soared with Stanley Kubrick's permissionless use of "Atmospheres" and "Lux Aeterna" in the film "2001" has continued to prove that his otherworldly scores can entrance the serious avant-gardist and the curious music-lover alike. In 90 days, the pledge total was at about $1. 5 million, and there are now many, many requests out. One look is all young Brad needs to search him out, to adopt a little of that swagger as his birthright, to follow his father into the family business-stealing. The raw stuff of "At Close Range" (Bruin, Chinese Theatre) is classically and grotesquely American, with an inexorable pull. But on Tuesday night, just hours before their scheduled departure, a nuclear expert and friend of the ballet company warned them against entering Moscow in the wake of the nuclear accident "I was devastated" Dabrowski said. Now, off its success, she has signed with a new publisher (NAL) for her next two novels, at a figure well enough into six figures to make a tax accountant salivate with anticipation.

The government's radio, television and cinematographic department established a new office in which all types of audio-visual materials can be registered for resale with a department seal. One feels compassion for Abbott as a child of the prison system. They like being on the West Side and are grateful for the unobtrusiveness, preferring to begin with a trickle of customers rather than a flood "It gives us time to adjust and mature" Russo said "Any restaurant has problems in the beginning. A piece like "Jesse Owens, 1936" with a small figure of the great black American Olympic champion attached to the front of an old-fashioned plow, evinces an authority that we usually associate with monumental works. 20 at Flashdance in Anaheim to raise funds for Second Thoughts magazine Tanya Tucker's Jan. And, for once, he fully exploits the modern piano's resources of tone, color and strength. A blackboard will list another rice-and-beans-equipped plate, a special of the day that may be tender, sweet pork carnitas or carne asada, a roughly cut pile of fried beefsteak, oily and garlicky. The big sign outside the old frame house reads Cafeteria, or to be more precise, La Casita LC Cafeteria.