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Hamlisch
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which Hamlisch is quite
devoted to being a big Mets
fan, nobody bats 1,000 for
long, especially on Broadway.
It's inevitable that there are
a few losing seasons.
Hamlisch is a realist when it
comes to the "business of
music and the music
business?'
"I'm not the type of person
to mope too long," says
Hamlisch. "Moping gives you
ulcers!' He's had ulcers in the
past and hopes not to get the
in the future. As one of his
award-winning songs ex-
claims, "Life is What You
Make It!' His resposne to the
disappointments that in-
evitably come? "You have to
say, this is what happened,
this is reality and then get on
with it:'
Hamlisch means what he
says. When asked what his
next project would be, he
hesitated not a moment.
"Right now my sights are set.
I would like to have another
big hit on Broadway."
If the past is any indication
Hamlisch will probably do
something he hasn't done
before, musically speaking
that is. It's one of the things
of which he's most proud.
"I'm like a tailor," he once
said. "Every character (in a
play) gets a different suit of
clothes. I'm proud of the fact
that I may not be recognized
as the same composer who did
A Chorus Line, They're Play-
ing Our Song or Smile.
Hamlisch's eclecticism
doesn't end on the Broadway
Stage. When he goes on tour
— something he's been doing
for the past decade — he's
been acclaimed for his "rent-
a-composer" act which re-
quires an uncanny ability to
improvise and do so in an
amusing manner. Possibly he
learned how to do this when
he went o a year-long tour, as
straight man and accom-
Hamlisch will perform on
Wednesday at Hill
Auditorium in Ann Arbor at
8 p m. The concert is presented
jointly by the University of
Michigan's B'nai B'rith Hillel
Foundation and the U-M of-
fice of Major Events. Tickets
are available a the Michigan
Union Ticket Office and Hud-
son's. For information, call
Hillel, 769-0500.
On Oct. 11 at 8 pm., the
Jewish Association for
Retarded Citizens will present
`An Intimate Evening with
Marvin Hamlisch" at Ford
Auditorium. JARC's concert
is a fund-raising benefit, the
proceeds of which will support
the homes and services that
JARC operates in the Detroit
area. For inforamtion, call
JARC, 352-5272.
panist, with Groucho Marx.
Hamlisch explains the
"rent a composer" feature of
his performance: "A lot of peo-
ple have terrific titles that
would make good songs, but
they don't have a composer
around to fit a melody to it. I
let members of the audience
suggest new titles and I write
the songs on the spot!' As
Will Crutchfield, the New
York Times music critic,
pointed out, Hamlisch can
even make a song called "The
Midlife Crises" delightfully
clever.
In the past Hamlisch has
been referred to as "brash;
bustling and brimming with
confidence." That's
understandable for a guy
who's won a Pulitzer Prize, a
Ibny Awad, four Grammys
and two Golden Globes, along
with numerous visits to the
White House and accolades
all around. Just recently he
was appointed by President
Reagan to the Council on the
Arts. But Hamlisch has never
forgotten his roots.
"My parents were from
Vienna," he explains. "I think
because they were thrown out
of their homes, my being
Jewish was more hightened
than normal!' Some may
point out that Hamlisch —
personally nd musically — is
a realist. There's no doubt
however that there's a strong
romanticism operating in his
orientation to life. After all,
this is the composer who's
first pop single was
"Shushine, Lollipops and
Rainbows." And this is the
composer who believes that
the Broadway of Jerome Kern
and Irving Berlin remains
alive and kicking.
"I think the dinosaurs are
the Andrew Webers," Ham-
lisch says bluntly.
Perhaps the pleasure
Hamlisch brings others can
,best be summed up through
this story. Hamlisch was ask-
ed to do a show, for PBS at the
White House, with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Reagan
presiding, presenting the
works of George Gershwin.
"When the show was over
everyone seemed happy," ex-
plains Hamlisch. "So then
they asked me if I would do
another. Eventually it
became seven shows. We had
a very nice time!'
.
Glass-ical Trio
At Temple
Tickets are still available
for the 7:30 p.m. Sunday per-
formance of the Glass-ical
Trio at the Birmingham Thm-
ple. Accompanied by harp-
sichord and flute, Dennis
James plays on a modern ver-
sion of Ben Franklin's 18th
Century musical invention,
the glass armonica. The pro-
gram ranges from Bach and
Mozart to contemporary
works.
There is a charge. For reser-
vations, call Ilene Cohen,
288-3953; or Joyce Cheresh,
647-4632.
Varani Will
Open Concert
Flavio Varani
Pianist Flavio Varani will
appear in recital for the open-
ing of the 1988-1989 Season
of the Julius Chajes Music
Fund Concert Series on Oct.
1 at the JewishCommunity
Center. Varani will present a
program of the music of
Schumann, Ravel, Chajes,
Rachmaninoff and Granados.
As artist in residence at
Oakland University, Varani
has performed at the Newport
Music Festival, the Interna-
tional Chamber Music • In-
stitute of Munich, Germany,
and the Meadowbrook Festi-
val, and as a recitalist at
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln
Center.
For ticket information, call
Annette Chajes at the Center,
661-1000, ext. 335.
GOING PLACES I
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authors Jon Buechel, Betty
Cannon, Carolyn Hall,
Patricia Hooper and Martin
Kohn talk about their
books and answer
questions, Saturday, 2 p.m.
540-0166 or 494-1223.
DETROIT FESTIVAL OF
THE ARTS
Wayne State University
Gullen Mall, between Cass
and Wayne, Detroit,
Children's Fair, including
drawing demonstrations
and storytelling, Saturday
and Sunday, 11a.m. to 6
p.m. 557-2000.