Tonya/Nancy rock opera opens in Portland

[Terry Hall]

The Tonya/Nancy rock opera opened in Portland on Thursday night to a
nearly-full house, including Tonya herself. The event has received
extensive and generally positive coverage in the Pacific Northwest
media. Several of the reports include video of Tonya, whose reaction to
it all seems to have been one of amusement rather than discomfort.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_or_odd_tonya_at_the_opera.html
Harding in audience for Portland premiere of 'Tonya and Nancy'
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago
AP PORTLAND, Ore. -- Move over, Tommy: Tonya's in town, in the audience
for the rock opera that retells her story. "Wow. Did my life really look
that bad? ...

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=7911847
Tonya Harding satire rocks Portland
KTVZ, OR. - 5 hours ago
AP - February 22, 2008 3:35 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's most
famous bad girl may be finally embracing her own legend. "Tonya and
Nancy: The Rock ...

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=74608
Tonya Harding opera opens in Portland
Tampa Bay's 10, FL. - 5 hours ago
Portland, OR. It's hard to believe that it's been 14 years since the
infamous Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan leg-whacking episode. But the
story breathed new ...

http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=10862
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Willamette Week, OR. - 8 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE: "I Finally Got My Hug" - Tonya Harding Pre-and
Post-Performance at Opening Night of Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera. ...

http://www.kptv.com/news/15377295/detail.html
Rock Opera Chronicles Tonya-Nancy Scandal
KPTV.com, OR. - 9 hours ago
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The 1994 figure skating scandal involving Tonya
Harding and Nancy Kerrigan may have seemed like the classic soap opera.
...

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/02/inspiration_for_tonya_nancy_ro.html
Inspiration for 'Tonya & Nancy' rocks with opera's world premiere
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR. - 18 hours ago
For 1 hour and 40 minutes tonight, Tonya Harding giggled, chortled and
belly laughed, before saying to everyone in earshot: "Stand up! ...

http://www.katu.com/news/entertainment/15864547.html
Tonya Harding graces opening of 'Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera'
KATU, OR. - 19 hours ago
By Anita Kissee and KATU Web Staff Tonya Harding was thrust into the
tabloids in 1994 with the 'whack heard around the world.' The rest is
history and now ...

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_022008_lifestyle_tonya_musical.103168b6.html
Tonya Harding to rock Portland
kgw.com (subscription), OR. - 21 Feb 2008
By DAVID KROUGH, kgw.com and AP Staff â?oTonya and Nancy: The Rock
Opera� was set to open at the in Portland Thursday night -- and Tonya
Harding herself said ...

http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=10853
Curtain Raiser: Tonya and Nancy Opens; Nothing Else Matters
Willamette Week, OR. - 21 Feb 2008
Tonight is the first public performance of Don Horn's latest stab at a
regional Tony: the much-anticipated rock-opera adaptation of Elizabeth
Searle and ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2008/02/preview_tonya_nancy_the_rock_o.html
Preview: "Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera"
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR. - 21 Feb 2008
by Katy Muldoon When you wake up sleeping in your car in Estacada/ Cuz
your house is surrounded by reporters and the FBI. . . . Can't you just
hear the ...

From the "living" section of Saturday's Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/1203746131256060.xml&coll=7


From a Massachusetts paper about the composer, Michael
Teoli:

http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_055074333.html/resources_printstory


Terry Hall
Head of Special Duties Section
Portland Ice Skating Society - New Zealand's Tonya Harding fan club
http://www.geocities.com/portice

[Fred Williams]

Post by Terry Hall
The Tonya/Nancy rock opera opened in Portland on Thursday night to a
nearly-full house, including Tonya herself. The event has received
extensive and generally positive coverage in the Pacific Northwest
media. Several of the reports include video of Tonya, whose reaction
to it all seems to have been one of amusement rather than discomfort.

Goodness, It's a Rock Opera now?!?! Why would they do this: Why? Why?
Why? (:-P)
Let me guess: Ms Kerrigan is not taking part, Right?!

How low can Ms Harding sink?

[Terry Hall]

Post by Fred Williams

Post by Terry Hall
The Tonya/Nancy rock opera opened in Portland on Thursday night to a
nearly-full house, including Tonya herself. The event has received
extensive and generally positive coverage in the Pacific Northwest
media. Several of the reports include video of Tonya, whose reaction
to it all seems to have been one of amusement rather than discomfort.

Goodness, It's a Rock Opera now?!?! Why would they do this: Why? Why?
Why? (:-P)
Let me guess: Ms Kerrigan is not taking part, Right?!
How low can Ms Harding sink?

I think people should be aware that Tonya doesn't have anything to do with the
staging or writing of this production. The first contact she had with anyone
involved with it as far as I know is when director Don Horn spoke with her a
couple of weeks ago and invited her to come along. It's not an "official"
biography, she's not making any money out of it or getting any kind of
royalties/residuals for the use of her name. She didn't even charge for
autographs afterwards. She's not making a single dime out of the thing at all.



Terry Hall
Head of Special Duties Section
Portland Ice Skating Society - New Zealand's Tonya Harding fan club
http://www.geocities.com/portice