{"id":1564,"date":"2010-02-22T22:24:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T04:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:35:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:35:45","slug":"shirleyjones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/shirleyjones\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Award-Winning Actress Shirley Jones Brings &#8216;Night at the Oscars&#8217; to Ford Center March 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p \/>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; Academy Award-winning actress-singer Shirley Jones &#8211; probably best known for her role as the matriarch on &#8220;The Partridge Family&#8221; television series &#8211; brings her extraordinary vocal talent to the University of Mississippi for a March 2 performance.<br \/>\n<br \/><!--more--><br \/>\n&#8220;A Night at the Oscars&#8221; begins at 8 p.m. in the Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets range from $30 to $40 for various general seating, $10 to $15 for UM students and $20 to $25 for UM faculty enrolled in the Cultural Passport program.<br \/>\nTickets are available by calling 662-915-7411, by visiting the UM Box Office in the Student Union from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays or the Ford Center Box Office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/tickets\/order.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/<wbr><\/wbr>tickets\/order.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones will perform some of her most memorable songs from the many movie musicals in which she starred, including &#8220;Music Man,&#8221; &#8220;Oklahoma&#8221; and &#8220;Carousel.&#8221; She will be accompanied by the Hollywood Concert Orchestra, an ensemble regarded as one of America&#8217;s finest.<\/p>\n<p>A Friends of the Ford Center reception follows the program.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shirley Jones continues a career in television, film and on stage with her appearance at the Ford Center,&#8221; said Norman Easterbrook, Ford Center director. &#8220;Her performance is bound to be pleasing to anyone attending and will bring back memories of classic entertainment for many.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though often typecast as a wholesome, kind character, Jones won a 1960 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a prostitute in the film &#8220;Elmer Gantry.&#8221; Besides starring in &#8220;The Partridge Family,&#8221; she was a frequent guest star on such popular TV series as &#8220;Murder, She Wrote,&#8221; &#8220;The Love Boat,&#8221; &#8220;McMillan and Wife,&#8221; &#8220;Melrose Place,&#8221; &#8220;Sabrina, the Teenage Witch&#8221; and &#8220;The Drew Carey Show.&#8221; The two-time Emmy Award nominee also appeared in &#8220;There Were Times, Dear&#8221; and &#8220;Hidden Places.&#8221;<br \/> Jones&#8217; most recent performance venues include a role in the Broadway revival of &#8220;42nd Street&#8221; and a reprisal of her role on &#8220;Carousel.&#8221; She also played Colleen Brady on the long-running NBC soap opera &#8220;Days of Our Lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Shirley Jones, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shirleyjones.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.shirleyjones.com<\/a>. 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