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PEOPLE & ARTSSaturday 24 October 2015

JK Rowling play to
feature adult Harry
Potter, son Albus

In this June 12, 2015 file photo, Duane Allen, from left, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden, and In this July 7, 2011 file photo, British author JK Rowling arrives
Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys perform at LP Field at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, in Trafalgar Square, in central London, for the World Premiere
Tenn. On Sunday, Oct. 25, the Oak Ridge Boys will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of of “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” the last film in
Fame. the series.

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No slowing down for kings JILL LAWLESS The script is by Thorne, a
Associated Press stage and screen writer
of the road, Oak Ridge Boys LONDON (AP) — The secret whose work includes vam-
is out — the first-ever Harry pire story “Let the Right
KRISTIN M. HALL of the few gospel acts to Dottie West in 1979. They Potter play will be a magi- One In.” The director is
Associated Press successfully transition to started having country hits cal sequel. Tiffany, who helmed the
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — secular music and be- like, “Y’All Come Back Sa- Producers announced Fri- critically lauded war play
When Kenny Rogers an- come hit makers in multiple loon,” ‘’I’ll Be True to You,” day that “Harry Potter and “Black Watch” and mul-
nounced that he was genres. Also being induct- and then their biggest hit, the Cursed Child” will cen- tiple Tony Award-winning
retiring from touring, the ed this year: the late Jim “Elvira,” which took off in ter on an adult Harry and musical “Once.”
Oak Ridge Boys were sad- Ed Brown; his sisters, Maxine 1981. In the 1980s, they his son Albus Severus. The Details of the cast have not
dened. and Bonnie Brown, and the headlined arenas and two-part stage saga be- been announced.
“I have always thought, if late Grady Martin. amphitheaters and even gins where Rowling’s books Tickets go on sale Wednes-
Kenny Rogers can still be The band’s origins date Garth Brooks opened for ended — 19 years after the day to buyers who regis-
doing it, we can still be do- back to the Oak Ridge them. boy wizard’s epic battle tered online and to the
ing it,” said Richard Ster- Quartet formed in 1945 by Bonsall, who recently put with evil Lord Voldemort. general public on Oct 30.
ban, the group’s bass sing- gospel icon Wally Fowler. out a book called, “On the A synopsis says Harry is now Tickets for the whole two-
er. “After next year, Kenny The name of the band and Road with The Oak Ridge an overworked civil servant part show range from 20
won’t be doing it and there the members changed Boys,” said the key to their in the Ministry of Magic, pounds ($31) to 130 pounds
will be a void.” during the ‘50s and ‘60s, longevity is recognizing while his youngest son is ($200).
Added Joe Bonsall, “I can’t but by the early 1970s, the that no one individual is struggling “with the weight Rowling’s seven Harry Pot-
imagine Kenny Rogers not band’s current lineup start- greater than the group. of a family legacy he never ter novels have sold more
being out there.” ed outgrowing the genre. “We are spokes in the wanted.” than 450 million copies
But don’t expect the four- They had four Grammys for wheel and the wheel The play will run in two around the world and
part vocal group to follow gospel performances al- turns,” Bonsall said. “Each parts, intended to be seen been made into eight suc-
Rogers’ lead anytime soon. ready, but signed to a new individual spoke brings in- either on the same day or cessful films.
They are as busy as they label in the hopes of reach- dividual talents and ideas on consecutive days. It She has long insisted there
have ever been, traveling ing a wider audience. and different personalities previews from June 7 and will be no new Harry Pot-
to Branson, Missouri, almost “We were sort of the ren- to the table that makes this opens July 30 at London’s ter novels, but she has kept
every weekend to perform egade gospel band,” Bon- group go.” Palace Theatre. fans happy with spin-off
at the theater named after sall said. “We grew our hair And the wheel is still turn- The first play about the be- works including the magi-
them and getting ready longer. We didn’t dress ing. spectacled wizard is based cal encyclopedia “Fan-
to do a 31-city Christmas alike. Our songs were cool- “The best part about this on a new story by Rowling, tastic Beasts and Where
tour that kicks off around er. We hired a band and is we are still going strong Jack Thorne and John Tif- to Find Them,” which is set
Thanksgiving. had a rock n’ roll drummer. after all of these years and fany. to be a film starring Eddie
On Sunday, Bonsall, Ster- We drove people crazy in we do not plan on retiring,”
ban, Duane Allen and Southern gospel in those Sterban said. “We are still TV special to honor Mickey
William Lee Golden, who days.” having fun doing this and
have all been performing They were helped out by we love what we are do- Mouse, other animated stars
together since 1973 as the artists like Johnny Cash and ing. At least for the short
Oak Ridge Boys, will be in- Rogers, who invited them term certainly, we plan to LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mick- have touched fans with
ducted into the Country out to play arenas with him keep on singing.”q ey Mouse, Bart Simpson humor and even proven
Music Hall of Fame as one on his Full House tour with and Scooby-Doo will share influential.
the limelight in a TV special The program, titled “TV’s
paying tribute to cartoon Funniest Animated Stars:
characters. A Paley Center for Media
Fox said Thursday it will air Special,” is from the non-
a two-hour program honor- profit center that focuses
ing 40 animated stars that on media and society.