ENTERTAINMENT NOTES

Randy Newman, symphony join for concert in Conway

Randy Newman will perform his songs with the Conway Symphony Orchestra and conductor Israel Getzov.
Randy Newman will perform his songs with the Conway Symphony Orchestra and conductor Israel Getzov.

Composer, songwriter and pianist Randy Newman will perform his songs with the Conway Symphony Orchestra and conductor Israel Getzov at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway.

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Slava Polunin plays the title character in Slava’s Snowshow this week at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center.

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The moon clown in Ball is part of Slava’s Snowshow this week at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center.

Sponsor is the Log Cabin Democrat. Tickets are $30-$40, $10 for students and children. Call (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012 or visit the website, uca.edu/reynolds.

Slava's Snowshow

Russian performance artist Slava Polunin's Slava's Snowshow, combining traditional and contemporary theatrical clowning, will be onstage 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Jan. 25 in Baum Walker Hall of Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St.

Tickets are $30-60. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit the website, waltonartscenter.org.

Eagles tribute

Eagles tribute band 7 Bridges -- Jason Manning as Glenn Frey, Keith Thoma as Don Henley, Bryan Graves as Randy Meisner/Timothy B. Schmit, Tony Haan Jr. as Joe Walsh, Blake Hall as Don Felder and Vernon Roop as Joe Vitale -- will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lily Peter Auditorium, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, 1000 Campus Drive, Helena-West Helena.

The show is part of the Warfield Concerts series. Sponsors are Hargraves Insurance Agency and Allstate Insurance.

Admission is by free ticket, available for download at warfieldconcerts.com or at the Phillips County Chamber of Commerce, 111 Hickory Hill Drive, Helena-West Helena, or at the Tourist Information Center on U.S. 49 across from the Helena Bridge. Call (870) 338-8327.

Exodus documentary

Documentary filmmaker Timothy Mahoney chronicles an archaeological investigation that explores whether the biblical Exodus story actually happened in Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, 7 p.m. Monday at the Breckenridge Village 12 in Little Rock, the Tinseltown in Benton and the Conway Towne Center in Conway.

A 30 minute pre-show at 6:30 p.m. will feature "exclusive content" and a panel discussion, moderated by broadcast journalist and host Gretchen Carlson, will follow the film.

Tickets and information are available at FathomEvents.com.

Murry's auditions

Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, will hold open auditions for performers of all ages and ethnicities for its 2015 season at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26.

Actors will be seen in the order they arrive unless other arrangements have been made. Provide a headshot and resume and be prepared to perform a 30-second monologue and, if auditioning for musicals, prepare 16 measures of a song and provide sheet music for the accompanist.

Some participants might be asked to stay for a short group dance audition immediately after initial auditions; wear clothing and shoes that allow movement. A schedule is available at murrysdp.com. Call (501) 562-3131 or email murrysgroups@outlook.com.

Maumelle auditions

The Maumelle Players will hold open auditions for Noises Off by Michael Frayn, 7 p.m. Thursday at Little Scholars Academy, 10910 Maumelle Blvd., North Little Rock.

No experience or preparation is necessary; auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Parts are available for five men and four women. Production dates are April 17-18 and 24-26. Email info@maumelleplayers.org.

Audition classes

Arkansas Festival Ballet will host audition classes for three summer intensive ballet trainings at the Arkansas Festival Ballet/Arkansas Academy of Dance Studio, Breckenridge Village, Interstate 430 and North Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock:

• The Joffrey Workshop, Saturday. Registration: 1:30 p.m., audition: 2-4 p.m. More information is available at tinyurl.com/nqr3pcz.

• Oklahoma City Ballet, Jan. 30. Registration: 4:30-5 p.m.; audition: 5-6:30 p.m. Auditions also 10:30 a.m.-noon Jan. 31 at Northwest Arkansas Conservatory of Classical Ballet, 3111 S.E. J St., Bentonville; call (479) 553-7400. tinyurl.com/qds7t3s.

• Joffrey Ballet, Feb. 7 (age 10-25). Ballet registration: 10-11 a.m. Ballet 1 (age 10-14) audition: 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.; Ballet 2 (15 to 25) audition: 12:30-2 p.m. Jazz registration: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Jazz audition: 2:30-4 p.m. Audition requirements and fees: tinyurl.com/nx2z8oy.

Call (501) 227-5320.

Style on 01/18/2015

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