Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

INSIDE IOWA STATE
February 9, 2001

From Drew to Dew

It's been confirmed: Comic Wayne Brady, fresh from the hit improvisational comedy TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?,will headline Veishea 2001's "Dew The Rec" at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the Lied Center.

Brady is a Los Angeles-based comic and theatre veteran whose television credits include network series, PBS specials and cable series such as VH1's Vinyl Justice. Brady has performed in both the British and American versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?,the latter hosted by comic Drew Carey. Brady also co-starred with Carey in the television movie, Geppetto.

The Veishea entertainment committee also has announced that the band Vertical Horizon will perform Saturday, April 21, at Hilton Coliseum. Five For Fighting, the opening band, will begin playing at 9:30 p.m.

Faculty, staff, alumni and Ames residents can purchase up to two tickets for each performance ($10 each for Brady and $20 each for Vertical Horizon) beginning Monday, Feb. 26, at the Stephens Auditorium ticket office. Faculty and staff will need to show valid ISU identification, members of the ISU Alumni Association will be required to display membership identification, and Ames residents will be asked to provide valid photo identification confirming residency.

Tickets for each show also will be sold the day of the show, if available ($15 each for Brady, $25 each for Vertical Horizon). All tickets are general admission; doors open at 8:30 p.m. each night.