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CONCERT CONTRIBUTED Under the Streetlamp, America's hottest new vo- cal group with two PBS top specials,isscheduledtoper- form an electrifying eve- ning of classic hits from the Americanradiosongbookat 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at Chico State's Laxson Audi- torium. Exuding the irresistible rapportofamodern-dayRat Pack, the quartet includes recent leading cast mem- bersoftheTonyAward-win- ning musical Jersey Boys, delivering an evening of un- forgettable entertainment. You'll hear doo-wop, Motown, old-time rock 'n' roll, and all of your favor- ite songs from The Drifters, The Beach Boys and The Beatles. Tickets range from $10 for students to $42 for premium. For more info, visit chicoperformances. com or call 898-6333. Doo-wopgrouptoperforminChico CHICO Chico Perfor- mances, CSU, Chico's AS Productions and Uncle Dad's Art Collective will take the stage in this sea- son's largest art collabora- tion in "Queen: A Night at the Opera," this February in Laxson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb, 13. The show will feature talented musical acts, ac- robatic dancing, multime- dia elements and special effects. This highly anticipated tribute performance will cover some of Queen's greatest classics such as "Killer Queen," "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohe- mian Rhapsody." This is performance fea- tures more than 75 per- formers including 16 mu- sical acts, multimedia pro- jections, acrobatics and custom lights and sets. Per- formances by Solar Estates, Bogg, Wolfthump, Stereo- sparks, Garrett Gray and the Reincarnated, Surro- gate, Lisa Valentine, Han- nah Jane Kile, Pat Hull and more will be featured, as well as appearances from local experimental dance troupe Everybody in Outer Space. This is not the first time Uncle Dad's has done a per- formance such as this. In September 2014 and last February they partnered to present similar tribute shows showcasing Led Zepplin's IV and Prince's Purple Rain. Both shows featured more than 50 per- formers and were well re- viewed. "Both Purple Rain and Led Zeppelin IV were shows that saw Uncle Dad's Art Collective striving to create an event that is big- ger than the typical concert in Chico," said Art Direc- tor Josh Hegg. "A Night At The Opera, with its inclu- sion of bands, orchestras, choirs and performance artists, will transport peo- ple outside of Chico and bring them into the world of Queen." The success hasn't made the collaboration compla- cent. "Last year's Prince Trib- ute Purple Rain was a sell out," said Hegg, "With each tribute performance, we strive to expand on art- ists' original content, and make it even so slightly more unique, personalized by the artists performing each piece." Uncle Dad's Art Collec- tive was founded in Novem- ber of 2013 as a collabora- tive venture between mu- sicians, writers, actors, dancers and visual art- ists. Since its conception, the collective has pro- duced nine large scale the- atrical and musical shows, monthly mixed media art events, curated live-in-stu- dio performance series, and countless other events. To purchase tickets, which are $10-15, or find out more information, visit www.chicoperformances. com or call 898-6333. CHICO PERFORMANCES Multimedia tribute to Queen's 'Night at the Opera' By Derrik J. Lang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES J.J. Abrams neverintendedtoguide"Star Wars" fans in the wrong di- rection. The writer-director says — spoiler alert! — that while trailers for "Star Wars: The ForceAwakens"featurefoot- age and dialogue that didn't ultimately end up in the fi- nal cut of the movie, the dis- crepancies weren't meant to throw anyone off. "It's a fairly common oc- currence when you're work- ing on a movie, and it's a year or six months out," said Abrams. "We were still ed- iting, refining and adjusting the film. That evolution pro- cessissomethingthat's hard to predict." In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Abrams detailed his deci- sions (along with editors Mary Jo Markey and Mary- ann Brandon) on what foot- age landed in "The Force Awakens"andwhatwassent down the garbage chute. Callfromlight "Star Wars" fans flipped their Stormtrooper helmets when a pair of beams flared out from the side of Kylo Ren's lightsaber in the first teaser trailer. However, "The Force Awakens" doesn't ac- tually feature the moment when the masked baddie ignites his flickering light- saber hilt. "There might be a look or scene in a trailer that iden- tifies as being powerful in that short form, but some- times that doesn't jibe with what'shappeninginthelong form," said Abrams. "There were a couple of shots that ended up not being used in the film, simply because we were doing our best to make themoviebethebestversion of itself, which sometimes meanslosing amomenthere or there." Other trailer portions cut from the film include Rey (Daisy Ridley) entering a derelict Star Destroyer on her home planet and an om- inous exchange between the spunky scavenger and itty- bitty pirate Maz Kanata (Lu- pita Nyong'o). It'llguideyou In the second trailer, Maz Kanata is seen pass- ing a lightsaber to another woman. But it's Finn (John Boyega) who takes it from her yellow hand in the movie. Abrams acknowl- edged that after Maz Kana- ta's castle is leveled by the FirstOrder,thebig-eyedbuc- caneer originally traveled to theResistance'sbasetohand off Luke Skywalker's signa- ture weapon to his sister, Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher). "It ended up being an un- necessary hot potato," said Abrams. "It felt like the movie was stronger if we skipped over that moment. It definitely wasn't meant to be diversionary. It was a scene in the movie I later re- alized I had put the entire crew through shooting, only to cut it." "StarWars"fansshouldn't expect an extended edition of"TheForceAwakens"with such moments folded back intothenarrative.Unlikehis predecessor,Abramsisn'tin- terested in rereleases. "I'm not a huge fan of di- rectors' cuts and modifica- tions to a movie," he said. "I feelthemoviethatcomesout is the movie that should be the intended final product." Whotalksfirst Mark Hamill delivered a new rendition on dialogue uttered by Luke Skywalker in 1983's "Return Of The Jedi" in the second trailer, although the chilling mono- logue isn't included in "The Force Awakens." In fact, Skywalker doesn't spew a single word when on screen at the end of the movie. Abrams noted that the filmmakers never in- tended for the last Jedi to open his trap. "There were all sorts of different ideas pitched over the past three years," said Abrams. "When it became clearwhatthisstorywasand where 'Episode VIII" and 'Episode IX" would go, the end of this movie was very much intended to be a cliff- hanger. Obviously, the Luke storyline will continue in a verystrongway,butitwasn't material for this movie." FILM 'Star Wars' trailers vs. what ended up in film By Mesfin Fekadu The Associated Press NEWYORK Swedish singer- songwriterToveLohasbeen added to Golden Globe nom- inations list for her work on Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" from the "Fifty Shades of Grey" soundtrack. Lo, who co-wrote the song, was not originally listed as a nominee for best original song when the Globes announced its nom- inations earlier this month. But the Globes told The As- sociated Press on Wednes- day that Lo will now com- pete for the award because she wrote the pop hit along with nominees Max Martin, SavanKotecha,IlyaSalman- zadeh and Ali Payami. NeithertheGlobesnorthe label that released the song immediately responded to emails asking why Lo had originally been left off the list. "Love Me Like You Do" became a multi-platinum successthisyearandpeaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. It earned Lo and her songwriting collabora- tors a Grammy nomination for best song written for vi- sual media and Goulding a nod for best pop solo per- formance. At the Globes, which airs Jan. 10, "Love Me Like You Do" will compete with Wiz Khalifa and Char- lie Puth's "See You Again" ("Furious 7"); Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" ("Spectre"); Brian Wilson's "One Kind of Love" ("Love &Mercy");andDavidLang's "Simple Song #3" ("Youth"). MUSIC Tove Lo now part of Golden Globes nominees for best original song PHOTO ILLUSTRATION PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Lariat Bowl Per Person Make your reservation today 9:30PM-12:30AM UNLIMITEDBOWLING Food Specials & Bar Specials Limited to the first 96 participants. 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