Campus Connection

UWL Theatre remounts the Elvis-fueled Broadway musical to raise scholarship funds

The Department of Theatre Arts will present an encore performance of All Shook Up to raise funds for theatre student scholarships. The hip-swiveling musical will have you jumping out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” Featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, All Shook Up will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, in Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets. All Shook Up follows a young mechanic named Natalie who is desperate for an escape from her 1950’s small town. That is until a mysterious leather-jacketed, guitar-playing roustabout named Chad arrives and immediately wins her over. However, when Chad fails to notice her, Natalie disguises herself as “Ed” in order to spend more time with Chad and hopefully make him fall in love with her true self. Soon the dreary lives of the town’s citizens are shaken up by countless love triangles and mistaken identities as they discover the magic of romance and the power of rock & roll. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and one hour before show times. Tickets are $10 for UWL students; $20 for seniors and other students; and $25 for others. For reservations, call 608.785.8522. If you go— Who: UWL Department of Theatre Arts What: All Shook Up inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley with Book by Joe DiPietro Where: Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 Admission: $10 for UWL students; $20 for seniors and other students; and $25 for others. For reservations, call 608.785.8522. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and one hour before show times. Cast: John Divney, Maya Dougherty-Harris, Olivia Dubiel, Mitchell Gray, Andrew Helman, Sarah Lambert, Avital Maltinski, Megan McCarthy, Aamer Mian, Jenna Moilanen, Kathryn Piper, Megan Roddy, Beth Ryan, Stephen Schams, Kara Schultz, Emmett Sharp, Devin Vogel, Allante Walker, Julia Whalen, Rhys Wolff, Lyssa Yehle.