The Light Opera Group of the Negev

<body> <BOdy bgcolor="black" text="BF505F" link="Cs9D6D" vlink="beige"> <hr> <h1>About the Site</h1> <p> <FONT FACE="comic sans ms"> <a href="mailto:light_opera@yahoo.com">The Light Opera Group of the Negev (LOGON)</a> is a group of amateur singers, actors, and dancers bent on producing a performance equal to that of professional companies.<br> The site contains information about past and future shows, including pictures & articles. The site also includes trivia questions.<br><P> <h1 align="center"><b>About The Light Opera Group of the Negev</b></h1> <p> The Light Opera Group of the Negev (LOGON) is a non-profit organization comprising an enthusiastic group of amateur singers and actors bent on producing a performance equal to that of professional companies. The group was formed in 1981 when it performed a short operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, <a href="1981.html"><I>Trial by Jury</I></a>, for local Omer audiences. Such was the success of this first venture that the group decided to proceed with the full length operetta <a href="1983.html"><I>Ruddigore</I></a>. By the mid eighties LOGON had expanded to perform in all major cities in Israel. For the first few years all operettas were of Gilbert and Sullivan origin because these composers seem to provide the perfect combination of comedy, satire and catchy melodies admired by audiences all over the English speaking world. However, in 1990 LOGON ventured further to produce Offenbach's <a href="1990.html"><I>La Belle Helene</I></a>, and in 1993 <a href="1993.html"><I>The Merry Widow</I></a> by Franz Lehar was well received. After returning to G & S in 1994 and 1995 LOGON took the plunge and staged a full musical <a href="1996.html"><I>Fiddler on the Roof</I></a>. Following sold out theaters for most performances the decision was made to continue in the same vein. So far the group has presented <a href="1997.html"><I>Oklahoma!</I></a> , <a href="1998.html"><I>The Most Happy Fella</I></a>, <a href="1999.html"><I>The Pajama Game</I></a>, <a href="2000.html"><I>Carousel</I></a>, <a href="2001.html"><I>The Music Man</I></a>, <a href="2002.html"><I>Singin' in the Rain</I></a>, <a href="2003.html"><I>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</I></a> and <a href="2004.html"><I>Annie Get Your Gun</I></a>. <p> The Musical and Artistic Director and choreographer are professional, and lighting and sound are also provided by a professional team. Although hard-core LOGONites include a few native Israelis and other nationalities, most of the members are from Anglo-Saxon countries, and rehearsals, as well as performances, are in English. Pretty much everyone on stage (and behind the scenes) is "something else" in real life - a doctor, a librarian, an English teacher, the manager of a kibbutz factory. Do they get paid for their efforts? On the contrary, they all pay membership dues for the privilege of rehearsing two, three, four, and five times a week and giving a hand building the scenery, too! <p> <a href="2005cast2.html#rosa">Rosa Howden</a>, who has played the lead in three LOGON shows, has directed the last five LOGON productions and is also the Director of <a href="2005.html"><I>Kiss Me, Kate</I></a>. The Musical Director is <a href="2005cast3.html#david">David Waldman</a> who has held this position for the last 8 years. He has developed a system of live musicians and playbacks to make that big-band sound. <p> LOGON performs its shows in Be'er-Sheva, Tel-Aviv, Netanya, Haifa, Jerusalem and Kfar Saba where various charity groups use the performances as fund-raising events. <p> LOGON could not exist without the help of our dear friends. To learn more about them, click <a href="friends.html"> here</a>. To learn how you can become a LOGON supportor, click <a href="become.html">here</a>. <p> Click <a href="2005cast1.html">here</a> to meet the cast and crew of 2005. For further information about the group over the years, read the book about LOGON, <a href="book.html"><i>The Stage is Our World</i></a>. <p><BR> <u>Our contact information</u>:<p> POB 3311<BR> Be'er Sheva<P> Tel: 08-6414081<P> E-mail: <a href="mailto:light_opera@yahoo.com?Subject=LOGON">light_opera@yahoo.com</a><P> Webmistress: <a href="mailto:lightopera@walla.co.il?Subject=The LOGON website">lightopera@walla.co.il</a><p><BR> <p><BR> <hr> <h2 align="center"><b>Anything Goes (2006)</b></h2> <p> <center> <table border="0" width="600" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3" align="center"> </td> </tr> <P> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="2006.html"><img src="posters/2006.jpg" alt="The Light Opera Group of the Negev - Anything Goes"></td> <p> </td></tr></table> <BR> </center> <p><br> <hr> <h2><b>Kiss Me, Kate (2005)</b></font></h2> <p> <table border="0" width="600" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3" align="center"> </td> </tr> <P> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><a href="2005.html"><img src="posters/2005.jpg" alt="The Light Opera Group of the Negev - Kiss Me, Kate"></a></td> </tr></table> <HR> <hr> <h1>List of Shows LOGON has done (in Alphabetical Order)</h1></center> <p><BR><BR> <li><a href="2004.html">Annie Get Your Gun (2004)</a> <li><a href="2000.html">Carousel (2000)</a> <li><a href="1996.html">Fiddler on the Roof (1996)</a> <li><a href="2003.html">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (2003)</a> <li><a href="1986.html">The Gondoliers (1986)</a> <li><a href="1984.html">Iolanthe (1984)</a> <li><a href="2005.html">Kiss Me, Kate (2005)</a> <li><a href="1990.html">La Belle Helene (1990)</a> <li><a href="1993.html">The Merry Widow (1993)</a> <li><font color="beige"> The Mikado <a href="1985.html">(1985)</a> & <a href="1992.html">(1992)</a></font> <li><a href="1998.html">The Most Happy Fella (1998)</a> <li><a href="2001.html">The Music Man (2001)</a> <li><a href="1997.html">Oklahoma! (1997)</a> <li><a href="1999.html">The Pajama Game (1999)</a> <li><a href="1994.html">Patience (1994)</a> <li><a href="1989.html">H.M.S. Pinafore (1989)</a> <li><font color="beige"> Pirates of Penzance <a href="1988.html">(1988)</a> & <a href="1994.html">(1994)</a></font> <li><a href="1987.html">Princess Ida (1987)</a> <li><a href="1983.html">Ruddigore (1983)</a> <li><a href="2002.html">Singin' in the Rain (2002)</a> <li><font color="beige">Trial by Jury <a href="1981.html">(1981)</a> & <a href="1994b.html"> (1994)</a></font> <li><a href="1991.html">Yeomen of the Guard (1991)</a> <hr> <center> <h1>Links</h1> </center> <p> <font face="comic sans ms"> General Theatrical Links <p> <li><a href="http://www.theatrehistory.com/">TheatreHistory.com</a> <li><a href="http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/index.htm">Moonstruck Drama Bookstore</a> <p><BR> General Musical Links <p> <li><a href="http://www.nodanw.com/">The Guide to Musical Theatre</a> <li><a href="http://musicalheaven.com/">Musical Heaven</a> <li><a href="http://musicals.net">Musicals.Net</a> <li><a href="http://musicals101.com">Musicals101.com</a> <li><a href="http://www.geocities.com/ding3371/mainpg.html">Songs from the Musicals</a> <li><a href="http://www.prigsbee.com/Musicals/index.html">The Broadway Musical Home</a> <li><a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/arts/performing_arts/theatre/musicals/shows/">Yahoo! Dirctory Musicals > Shows</a> <li><a href="http://stageagent.com/">Musical, Opera and Drama Auditions</a><p><BR> Theatre in English <p> <li><a href="http://fb14.uni-mainz.de/projects/cde/iindex.html">CDE - Contermporary Theatre and Drama in English</a> <li><a href="http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1824/index2.htm">JEST Online</a> <li><a href="http://www.raiseyourspirits.org/">Raise Your Spirits</a> <p><BR> Light Opera Groups around the Globe<p> <li><a href="http://www.redditch-operatic.co.uk/index.htm">Redditch Operatic Society</a> <p><BR> Miscellaneous <p> <li><a href="http://www.telfed.org.il/">Telfed Online Magazine</a> <li><a href="http://www.bibliobooks.com/">Biblio Books</a> <p><BR> <hr> To LOGON's message board, click <a href="http://logonadmin.proboards74.com/index.cgi?">here</a> To the site in Hebrew, click <a href="indexH.html">here</a> <hr> <P>This website requires a browser that supports frames.</P> </body>