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Tevye Speaks!

Bob Carroll figures
he's appeared as Tevye
in about 2,000
performances of 'Fiddler'

HEIDI PRESS

Local News Editor

ob Carroll's favo-
rite stage role is that of Tevye from
Fiddler on the Roof. And why not? He's
appeared in that role nearly 2,000
times.
And Carroll, ne Mark Kaufman,
is doing it again in the current Bir-
mingham Theatre production which
runs through Feb. 1.
The New York-born Carroll says
he likes the Tevye role not only be-
cause both he and the character are
Jewish, but for the many facets of the
part.
'If you look at it, it's probably the
most variegated role ever written.
You've got to be humorous. There are
tremendous tragedic scenes. You've
got to dance a little bit. You've got to be

a real father and I'm a real father. And
he's got to be comedic in the opening
monologue."
Carroll, who replaces the ailing
Paul Lipson in the current production,
is no novice in the performing arts.
Beginning at age 19, through about
age 22, he sang with the Big Bands,
including Charlie Barnett's, the Glenn
Miller Air Force Band and even sub-
stituted once for singer Frank Sinatra
with the Tommy Dorsey Band. From
there he went to California to study
voice for three years with Lillian
Goodman at the American Operatic
Lab, where such singing stars as
Mario Lanza, Margaret Whiting, Gor-
don MacRae and Patty Andrews were

Bob Carroll takes pleasure in describing his theater experiences.

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WEEK OF JANUARY 16-22

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SPECIAL EVENTS

SHOW MICHIGAN CORP.: Pon-
tiac Silverdome, 4th Annual
Boat, Sport, and RV show,

Wednesday through Jan. 25,
admission, 456-1852 or 259-
7400.

MUSIC

DETROIT SYMPHONY OR-
CHESTRA:Flute Concerto by
Ezra Laderman, 8 p.m. Thurs-

day, Ford Auditorium, admis-
sion, 567-1400.

LIGHT OPERA OF MICHIGAN:

Marquis Theatre, Northville,
Side by Side by Sondheim, 8

p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30
p.m. Sunday, admission, 349-
8110 or 349-0868.

ISIS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.:
13 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, Christ-
opher Nigel, 9 p.m. Wednes-

day, admission, 979-9490.

LYRIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE:

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House,
Grosse Pointe, pianists Fedora

Horowitz and Joseph Gurt,

3:30 p.m. Sunday, admission,
357-1111.

COMEDY

COMEDY CASTLE AND CAFE:
2593 Woodward, Berkley, Joe
Nipote 8:30 and 11:30 p.m.
today and Saturday; John

Witherspoon 8:30 p.m. Tues-

day through Jan. 24, admission,
reservations, 542-9900.

THEATER

DOWNTOWN DINNER THEA-
TER: Veterans Memorial Build-

ing banquet hall, They're Play-
ing Our Song, presented by
Jimmy Launce Productions,
cocktails 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7,
curtain at 8:45 today, every Fri-
day and Saturday, admission,
reservations, 224-6000.

MEADOW BROOK*THEATER:

Oakland University, Rochester,
The Rose Tattoo, now through
Jan. 25; admission, 1-377-3300.

BIRMINGHAM THEATRE: 211

S. Woodward, Birmingham,
Fiddler on the Roof, now
through Feb. 1; 644-3533.

MUSIC HALL CENTER: 350

Madison, Detroit, The Mikado, 8
p.m. Tuesday, 1 and 8 p.m.
Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday,
through Jan. 25; admission,
963-7680.

HILBERRY THEATRE:Wayne

State University, As You Like It,
preview 8 p.m. today and Satur-
day, admission, 577-2972.

WILL-O-WAY REPERTORY
THEATRE: 2253 Cole, Birming-

ham, Isn't It Romantic, 8:30
p.m. today and Saturday,
through Jan. 31, admission,
644-4418.

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