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'Chicago Caper' auditions Jan. 5-6

Open auditions for the River City Players' production of "The Chicago Caper" will be held Jan. 5 and 6 at Port Cape Restaurant, 19 N. Water St.

The play is set in the Roaring Twenties and requires four males and four females who have the ability to ad-lib. The play is audience-interactive.

Auditions will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 5 and from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 6. For more information, contact Wayne Heiser at 339-9402.

'Charming Billy' auditions Jan. 5-6

Open auditions for the family comedy "Charming Billy" will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 5 and 6 at the Route 25 Hall south of Jackson.

Major roles are for two teenage girls and a fortyish mother and father. Supporting roles are available for a middle-age female neighbor, a teenage boyfriend, a young newspaper reporter and a middle-aged woman and middle-aged man.

Those who try out will be asked to read from the script.

Rehearsals will begin Jan. 9, and three rehearsals per week will be required.

Performances will be Feb. 21 and 22.

For more information, contact Marty Koeller at 243-6128 evenings.

'Miracle Worker' auditions Jan. 6,7

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Open auditions for "The Miracle Worker" will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 and 7 at the Market House Theatre, 120 S. 2nd St.

Ages 7 through adult are needed.

Performances will be Feb. 27 and 28.

Phone (270) 444-6828 for information.

Gospel musical coming to the Fox Theatre

ST. LOUIS --The gospel musical "Who Killed Bishop Brown?" will be presented Jan. 23 and 26 at the Fox Theatre.

The show stars comedian Lavell Crawford as Deacon Samuel "Slick" Jordan and Christopher Loritts as Bishop Uzziah Brown in a musical whodunit.

Tickets range form $21.50 to $29.50. Phone (314) 534-1111 for information or go to www.metrotix.com.

'Lewis & Clark' film showing in Memphis

MEMPHIS -- "Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West," continues through March 7 at the Union Planters IMAX Theater at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum.

Phone (901) 763-IMAX for information.

The Ink Spots to sing at SIU

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Ink Spots will perform Feb. 1 at Shryock Auditorium.

First formed in 1934, the Ink Spots recorded the hits "If I Didn't Care," "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" and "I'll Never Smile Again."

The group will be accompanied by the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

For tickets and information, phone (618) 453-ARTS. Tickets are $24, with a $6 discount for children 15 and younger.

Shaolin Monks present self-defense exhibition

ST. LOUIS -- Kung Fu martial arts will be spotlighted in the theatrical event "Shaolin Monks -- Wheel of Life," to be presented at the Fox Theatre Feb. 11.

The show presents the Soldier Monks of the Shaolin Temple and six young trainees, all from China's Henan Province, in a choreographed self-defense exhibition. The order was founded in 495 A.D. and is rooted in daily rituals and deep spirituality.

Tickets are $35, $40 and $45. Phone (314) 534-1111 for information or go to www.metrotix.com.

'Hopeville' is coming to Fox Theatre Feb. 2

ST. LOUIS -- "Hopeville -- United as One," starring Grammy-winning gospel artists Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin, will be presented Feb. 2 at the Fox Theatre.

Tickets are $37.50 of $32.50. Phone (314) 534-1111 for information or go to www.metrotix.com.

-- From staff reports