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‘Tuna’ does opening night
The noise of joy said it all. Waiting in the upper lobby for the opening night of “Tuna Does Vegas” to conclude — I had been across downtown for a Kirk Watson event — I heard the familiar Texas twangs of the Tuna characters and the equally familiar gales of laughter from the audience. That and the nearly sold-out shows reveal as much about the series’ fourth edition as will the reviews. (Which I suspect will glow.)
“It’s good to be home,” said Joe Sears, one half of the Tuna creative duo during the short post-show party. “But don’t tell Houston. And don’t tell Washington. And don’t tell Galveston.”
“It’s especially good to be home when you’ve lived in hotels for 24 years,” said Jaston Williams, the other half, both beaming over the first night performance and response.
We ran into John Bernadoni, who helped lead the rescue and renovation of the Paramount Theatre in the 1970s, and — the only personality whose party picture turned out — Sue McFarland (left), who ushered at the Paramount and Bass Concert Hall for decades. She’s happily on the mend from a spine malady. Every time I saw Sue in the lobby of some theater, she’d hug me and say, “I read your story in the paper.” In fact, other than Kip, she may be my most loyal reader. And, stunningly, she hardly ever disagreed with my opinion — to my face.
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By Diane Turnbow
October 26, 2007 8:31 AM | Link to this
Unfortunately, there were no details in this article about the show, not dates, times, or even location. There was more about a supporter of yours than the subject of the article about "Tuna Does Vegas." Surely this was disappointing to others besides myself.