By: MJ Pendleton – July 13th, 2009
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Director Ron Chisholm really knows how to entertain. For “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” he has put together such a fabulous cast and crew that the fun simply flows nonstop. According to production stage manager Michelle Ponton, who is also the light-board operator, there is a certain amount of improvisation each [...]

By John Staton,
John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com
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Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:14 a.m.
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Whether or not you grew up singing along to the songs of “Schoolhouse Rock,” there’s no denying their catchy power.
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Originally created in the 1970s to teach Saturday-morning-cartoon-watching kids about history, government, grammar and math, the songs were revived [...]

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Posted: July 9, 2009 10:43 AM
Updated: July 9, 2009 10:55 AM
Reported by Heather Setzler – bio|email
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Those of us who grew up in the 1970s and 80s probably remember the familiar songs of School House Rock on Saturday mornings.
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“We watched it all the time in school growing up,” said Dorothy Cowan.
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Now a [...]

By John Staton,
John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com
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Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 8:32 a.m.

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Lessons about grammar, government and mathematics aren’t usually sources of nostalgia. But that’s exactly what has become of “Schoolhouse Rock,” a well-loved series of musical Saturday-morning cartoons that used catchy melodies and engaging animation to do one of the hardest things in the world – [...]

By: MJ Pendleton – July 7th, 2009
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK
Preview
Opera House Theater Compant City Stage
21 N Front St.
July 8th-12th, 17th-19th & 24th-26th, Wed.-Sat., 8pm, and Sun., 3pm
Tickets: $18-$20
(910) 343-3664
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In 1973, advertising executive David McCall noticed that his son knew all of the lyrics to all of the Beatles’ songs but couldn’t seem to memorize the multiplication table. [...]