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He continued his practical involvement in show business, working in theater box offices and grabbing every possible opportunity to work as a stage hand. During these years, he garnered experience at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, worked as box office manager for Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, Conn. — a Pine Knob sort of enterprise — and also did a stint as assis- tant manager at a New Haven arena. Celebrating more than ten years in Detroit, Lichtenstein first came here in answer to a "summons" from a former Yale professor. At that time, he was managing the Murray Luis Dance Company in New York, along with a few other management ventures, but Detroit sounded good, so he "packed his bags." Lichtenstein ran Detroit's Music Hall for a year and a half and then got involved with the Entertainment cou- pon book company. Referring to that position as a "one man premium division," he set up entertainment accounts in new markets and organized premium shows, repackaging the Entertainment passbooks as premium gifts. Soon, however, the oppor- tunity came for Lichtenstein to work out an arrangement with the Masonic Temple Theater Association whereby he would manage the build- ing, bring in attractions and open a theater season. The first such season, 1980-1981 was highlighted by The King and I with Yul Brenner, Camelot with Richard Harris, Mad Woman of Central Park with Phyllis Newman, One More Time and Sesame Street Live. The merger with the Neder- landers followed shortly thereafter, with the intention of offering every advantage to the Masonic. Detroit's present theater season has been compatible with Lichtenstein's aspiration No matter how busy his day, Lichtenstein says he enjoys every aspect of his work. for diversity; it opened with Sound of Music, starring Deb- by Boone, and was followed in September by the national tour of Arsenic and Old Lace, with a cast including Marion Ross, Jean Stapleton, Jona- than Fried, Larry Storch and Gary Sandy. It also delighted audiences with a "guest corpse" — a local celebrity — every evening. Tango Argen- tina in December-January was followed by a star- studded concert series, ex- ecuted in cooperation with the Detroit News. Headliners will be Julie Andrews, Johnny Mathis, Engelbert Humperdinck and Whoopi Goldberg. The end of March will see the national tour of the musical revival, Me and My Girl. The 1987-1988 season at the Masonic Temple has featured a number of con- certs, with well known artists and musicians performing rhythm and blues, soul music, jazz, gospel and rock. Promi- nent among these enter- tainers were The Winans, The Whispers, Joe Cocker, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, comedian Jay Leno and author-lecturer Leo Buscag- lia. Booked for February ap- pearances are Sting and the Virsky Ukranian Dance Group from Russia. With a currently successful season in progress, Lichten- stein continues to aspire to give Detroit the very best. For example, he said he hopes to bring Les Miserables to the Fisher; he loves the score of Chess and would like to bring it to town. In the next few years, he says, "My goal is to bring Starlite Express to Detroit. I think Masonic Tem- ple was built for Starlite Ex- press." Phantom of the Opera is also on Lichtenstein's list, and with his past record, it's likely Detroit will, in fact, be treated to these performances soon. Lichenstein expresses satis- faction in working with orga- nizations such as Channel 56 and Wayne State University on benefits and is, himself, a member of Variety Club, Detroit Council of the Arts and the Council of New Detroit. He is an avid art col- lector who dabbled as an art dealer for a few years, and particularly enjoys collecting the work of Detroit artists Steven Goodfellow and Steven Hansen. Lichtenstein, 37, and his wife, the former Susan Kramer, center much of their leisure time ' around three- year-old son Max, who, says Lichtenstein . . . "has a whole set of activities I have to do with him, such as planting in the garden, going to the playground and visiting neighborhood friends." Another family connection to show business is Lichten- stein's brother, Stuart, who is co-owner and operator of Sar- di's Restaurant in New York. When e books opening act parties, Lichtenstein makes it a point to attend. Lichtenstein is a bundle of energy. He may be honing in on marketing and publicity, concentrating on scheduling, sales and strategy, and deal- ing with technicalities involv- ing staging, sound systems and lighting, or running in and out of town, wheeling and dealing from 42nd Street in New York to the heart of downtown Detroit. It's a per- formance for which Detroiters can gratefully exclaim, "Bravo!" [1]