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          Mangalore: Leila Alvares Shakes up City with Elvis Jolt
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Report from Vinod Prem Lobo

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

October 27, 2008

Cause Foundation shook up Mangalore again with its hilarious musical comedy 
"All Shock Up". It was Elvis Presley the undisputed king of Rock N Roll who 
became the catalyst for a change here. Based on the Joe DiPietro's book, 
the play at Town Hall on October 25 was the perfect brew of theatre, music, 
dance succeeding to keep its lead on the entertainment scale.

While the plot for this year's performance was around a 1950's small town 
in US which transformed itself into a vibrant hub for music and romance, 
the ever green foot tapping numbers of Elvis were suffused aptly creating 
the flow.

Presley performed this music with a natural hip swiveling sexuality that 
made him a teen idol and a role model for generations of cool rebels. 
Leila Alvares, the director of the musical wisely used this icon to bring 
on stage class-conscious Honky Tonky's resistance to music dismissing it 
as vulgar, incompetent and a bad influence. However the force of Elvis 
music and image signaled won each heart from the young to the old effecting 
a cultural change.

Chad, played by Neville De Nazareth in Elvis style, reaches Honky Tonky 
casting the spell of his music. Romance mushroomed amid resistance. 
Touching every young heart, the town finally burns with love.

However, Natali, played by charming Anaitha Nair stole the show with her 
vivacious stagecraft.

Love entangles the young and old. Natali is smitten by Chad who is 
mesmerized by the museum girl Sandra who finds her soul mate in Natali 
(impersonating as a handsome man Ed). Denis has his heart on Natali. 
Love spares none. Sheriff Earl develops a soft corner for the town's 
domineering Mayoress Matilda. Her son Dean's and Florane's insuppressible 
love compels them to elope. Florane's mother Slyvia and Natali's father 
Jim finally accept the flame between them.

The two-and-half-hour show with live music directed by Gaurav Vas skipped 
none. Most of the audience were seen tapping their feet to the superb music 
while rest hummed or sang along the great hits like "Love me tender, 
love me sweet", Can't stop falling in love with you" and many more.

One of the scenes that was a visual treat was when a set of angels led by 
the Mayoress and a devil's gang captained by Chad engage in a perky musical 
debate.

If you have been mesmerized by Cause Foundation's earlier musical hits 
like 'The Sound of Music', 'Fiddler on the Roof' and 'My Fair Lady', the 
deeds of Jude Lazaro, Arvind Kasthuri and Prem Koshy in the prime roles 
would be refreshing phase.

Comparing further this show had one noticeable shortcoming. Breaking the 
trend of perfection in every play by Cause Foundation, this year's show 
had a lack of co-ordination visible while changing sets and backstage 
voices making it to the loud speakers and some lighting errors.

All forgiven for a noble cause. Cause foundation offered the returns 
from the show to White Doves and Animal Care Trust. 

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