European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Steals the spotlight Jason Donovan headlines the hottest theater show in London. By Matt Wolf the associated press this season London s West end Heaters have boasted of performances by Vanessa Redgrave Derek Jacobi Robert Lindsay and Tom Conti. But none of these established stars was the hottest ticket in town. That Honor goes to a soap opera Star headlining a lavish revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber s and Tim Rice s musical Joseph and the amazing technicolor Dreamboat a a 23-year-old Blond australian named Jason Donovan. Quot he s the utterly charming boy next door whom you can fantasize about but he s never going to leap on top of you Quot says the musical s director Steven Pimlott. About Donovan who came to Fame on an australian soap opera called neighbors Alistair Macauley wrote in the financial times Quot All that in the wings theater Germany Giessen s Keller theater presents the musical Ain t misbehaving Jan. 24-25 and 30-31 and feb. 1 and 6-8 it 7 30 . Tickets Are $5 for adults $4 for students and $ i for children 6-12. Children under 6 Are not admitted. The theater is in Miller Hall Grinberger Strasse 14 1. Call ifs 343-6515 or civilian 0641-402-6515. Frankfurt s candlelight dinner theater Kilt is off its new season Jan. 24 at a new location the Taurus room in the Terrace club. The theater presents the Valentine prod i lion closer than Ever fridays and saturdays at 8 . Ian. 24-feb. 15. Cocktails begin at 6 30 ., dinner is at 7 . Call ets 320-5835 or civilian 069-151-583 5. Stuttgart entertainment presents special guest performances by the Frankfurt entertainment Branch of Willy Russell s comedy Shirley Valentine Jan. 31 and Fob. I 7 and 8 at 8 . At the Stuttgart theater Center 5th general Hospital bad Cannstatt. Tickets Are $6. Reservations Are recommended. Call ets 420-6148 or civilian 0711-819-6148. Hanau s five pfennig playhouse on old Argonne Cavern presents the comedy bullshit Drummond an. 11 and feb. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 1 5 at 8 . Tickets Are $5. Call ets 322-8031 or civilian 06181-88-8031. Kaiserslautern entertainment presents Neil Simon s comedy Barefoot in the Park. Dinner theater performances Are Jan. 31 and feb. 14, 21 and 22 at 7 . Tickets Are $1 7. Wine and cheese evenings Are feb. 1, 7 and 1 5 at 7 15 . Tickets Are $ 10. Regular performances arc feb 8 body and All those Teeth lie s simply the most healthily Sweet perpetually teen age and harmlessly pretty thing to happen to musicals since Cliff Richard in summer whatever his Appeal Donovan has galvanized the Public Selling out the 2,286-seat palladium theater London s biggest musical playhouse since the show s opening in june. At that Pace the $2.6 million production one of five Lloyd Webber shows now on the West end should recoup its expenses this month. That would come right about the time Donovan is scheduled for a vacation. From Jan. 1 3 to feb. 22, lie will be replaced by Phillip Scofield a children s television Host for the British broadcasting corp., in the Lead role. This is quite an accomplishment for Donovan one e referred to As Quot Golden Jason Blond leading the Bland Quot in a newspaper headline. His role is not very taxing. Originally a 1 5-minute it 8 . And feb. 9 and 16 at 7 . To Kels Are v in Erin Rune is Are at the performing arts enter Mannheimer Trasso b-17across irom of canner Asem Call ets 48 1-81 39/7543 or civilian 06 3 14 11 8 i 19, "44 i weekdays noon to 6 . Frankfurt s English theater at kaisers Rasse 52 presents Willy Russell s music Al blood Brothers daily est ept monday at 8 . Through Jan. 11. Call it civilian 069 242 11620. Auditions Germany Niernberg s stage 13 in building 1 5, w Darin Cavern has auditions Tor Arthur Miller s death of a Salesman Jan. 6 and 7 at 7 . Parts arc available Lor eight men and live women. Performances Are in i february and Marc h. Auditions for the music Al nuns use arc t be. 4 at 7 . Performances Are in april All f to 460-6609 it it a civilian 091 1-700-6609. Stuttgart entertainment has auditions Lor t b White s c Hildren s c Lassie Charlotte s web Jan 26 at 1 . And Jan 27 at 7 . Adults teen agers and c Hildren Are needed. Auditions Tor the musical once upon a mattress based on the fairy tale rhe Princess and the pea Are feb. 2 4 at 7 . Parts Are available Tor seven men seven women and c horus members Ages 1 5-70. There ire singing and non singing parts. All auditions Are at the Stuttgart theater Center. Call ets 420-6 148 or c civilian 07 11-814-61 48 the Frankfurt playhouse at 1 50 Hansa alter Lias auditions Tor the drama the piano lesson Jan 1 land 1 4 at Quot All f to 120-58 15 or c civilian 069 i 5 1-58 c. School concert in Idab / it it it / is now a curious is Busy a and luxuriously padded show that achieves its two hour running time through a i 5-minute or so curtain Call and a company number called Joseph Megaris reprising highlights irom what we be just seen. A series of pastic he routines. It it it by get c omes to Lile in its campy supporting role s David easter s Elvis like Pharoah crooning song id the King and Joseph s Brothers adopting a Nashville twang Tor one Afore Angel in Hea in. Donovan s function is to Prog c t a boy Ash earnestness and Wear As Little As possible frequently just a Loincloth and a body microphone taped rather obtrusive by to his head. Musically he warbles close Verv door and an dream will do. His version of the latter spent several weeks this summer at the lop of the British charts. Donovan s Slat Pov vet is Apt to my still americ ans unfamiliar with neighbors a Saga of australian suburban life that is one of the most popular programs on bbl television. I he show propelled Donovan and his on be teen sweetie Evlie Minogue into pop Star careers a just As i he Partridge family. Made David Cassidy a heartthrob in the United 1 states. In an interview backstage at the1 palladium an eager Donovan voiced his own reason Lor the production s Suc Cess. Quot maybe it s because it gives people a bit of Hope you know Quot he said in an australian accent unaltered by London residence. Quot the thing about lose pm is that we Are in a recession we Are relatively de pressed and he brings you Hope Quot Donovan Reitsc Date d. Quot phantom of the opt a does Taipei to of love does t it Roseph brings you out of the theater Teeling for Donovan the Doc Ision to Star in Joseph was a c Anny move to diversify and thus prolong a pop Star career. He left neighbors in l�?~>89attei Lour years As c lean Cut Scott Robinson. Prior to lost pm. Lie was toe using on a concert and recording c career that made inroads virtually everywhere but the United Stales. Quot America s a funny sort of Market Quot said Donovan aware of the fact that the West and s biggest draw Means zilch to american tourists. Quot i had a dec Ision. Either i spend hot of Lime in the Lanite cd states and Don t break of spend More time in England Australia and Europe where i m successful and hopefully that will c Arry at toss the Atlantic at some particular Joseph May prove the tic Kel. C Ondrac Ted on the West end through next May Donovan is scheduled to head a tour of Canada and the West coast of the United states in the autumn. It All goes Well the product lion might try Broadway. By then Quot Golden Jason Quot May be an International Star. Compiled by Anita Gosch git ssi no ski Lair auditions Ini the Tarn ten i ate a Tenor Jan. 14 i Al 7 i our men let our a it it men and music i is Are needed Ivr Lamiani is Are in Man h. Auditions Tor South Pat it Are i be ii i 1 at 7 p in pail. Are available Lor 22 men i 4 women and two i Wildren c All i is 14 1-6 4 i 5 or c Ivban 064 i -102 6 5 14 Kaise Rel Auto in Ente a Taine it has auditions Loi the Tan r nooks t 11 be 1 i and i i at 7 j m at the per Lor ining Ai is enter parts Are available Lor Loo men and tour women All i is 48 1-81 16 or it of. It 4 11 8 i it variety Germany gun Burg entertainment has audition Tor Perlor Meis and writers Tor a or Riedy troupe writers must Send a humorous Piei e All. Civilian 0822 1 5020 ext 446 Stuttgart entertainment Lias auditions Tor the Blue k history month variety a go a Jan i 2 and 1 Ial a . 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