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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1988
Ask for
Diane Risko
Lightning S rikes Thrice
For Cab aret's Colorful Grey
STEVE N M. HARTZ
Jewish News Intern
W
hen Joel Grey ap-
peared on the Cleve-
land scene, little did
the descendant of Russian
Jews realize that he was go-
ing to continue and enlarge
upon a theatrical tradition
begun by his parents.
It was from his parents,
Mickey and Grace Katz, who
performed in a Yiddish
vaudeville troupe directed by
his father, that Grey, then
Joel Katz, learned to sing and
dance.
"The most important thing
my father taught me was
responsibility to myself and to
be prepared; never take an
audience for granted," says
Grey, who starred as the in-
domitable master of
ceremonies in Cabaret. This
one special role would afford
him the opportunity to fully
demonstrate all of his talents.
His performance led to a
ribny Award for best suppor-
ting actor in a Broadway
musical. In 1972, he was for-
tunate enough to reprise his
role in the film version, and
received a best supporting ac-
tor Oscar. Now, 20 years later,
he is reprising the role once
again.
"It's a terrific part in a play
that's really about something,
a wildly enlightening musical
that asks some very impor-
tant questions, and the com-
bination of that appeals to me
a great deal," says Grey, who
will come to Detroit to per-
form in Cabaret Tuesday
through Oct. 30 at the
Masonic Ibmple Theater.
Grey began his career at
age 9 when he played the role
of Pud in On Borrowed Time
at the Cleveland Playhouse.
At the time, a critic stated,
"I can only say that the boy
is phenomenal. He is com-
pletely at home on stage
without being the slightest
bit precocious."
The family moved to Los
Angeles when Grey was 13.
Three years later, Grey ap-
peared in his father's stage
revue, The Borscht Capades,
on weekends. After com-
pleting high school, he drop-
ped plans to attend college
and changed his name from
"Katz" to "Kaye" and finally
to "Grey."
He was then headed for a
solo nightclub career. In 1950,
Grey was spotted by Eddie
Cantor and was presented on
his television show, "Colgate
Comedy Hour."
Since his appearance on
Joel Grey
Cantor's show, he has compil-
martial arts expert in Remo
ed an impresssive list of
Williams: The Adventure
entertainment awards. These
Begins.
include: Variety Critics
Grey has also directed
Award, Outer Critics Circle
Broadway musicals, in-
Award and limy Award — all
cluding the last touring com-
for best supporting actor in a
pany of Zorba starring An-
1967 Broadway musical,
thony Quinn.
Cabaret.
"I've made a promise to
He was a "Yankee Doodle
myself to do some
Dandy" of a hit in 1969 when
Shakespeare," says Grey, who
he received the Variety
is also planning to appear in
Critics Award for best actor in
the sequel to Remo Williams.
a Broadway musical — George
"I am always looking for some
M. The American Guild of
more works to direct."
Variety Artists awarded Grey
His only Jewish role was in
the Georgie for entertainer of
the 1979 play, The Grand
the year in 1975, and the
Tour.
Hollywood Chamber of Com-
"I've never played a Jewish
merce unveiled a star bearing
person before(this play). I've
his name on the Hollywood
played Nazis and Irishmen
Walk of Fame in 1985.
and WASPs — but never a
During the past several
Jew. It feels good."
years, Grey has appeared on
Grey has been a political ac-
television, in nightclubs and
tivist outside the theater, ser-
on concert stages around the
ving .in 1974 as West Coast
world.
chairman of the Committee
"I love them all; they are
to Free the Panovs. Valery
the joys of my life," he says of
Panov, a Jew, and his wife,
the media in which he has ap-
Galina, who were acclaimed
peared. "If it happened to be
ballet dancers in Russia, had
my last performance due to
been denied visas to emigrate
some supernatural reason,
to Israel yet were forbidden to
then I would wish to perform
Perform in their own country.
live because of the immediacy
After pressure from
and human connection."
Western countries, the Soviet
He was also nominated for
government finally granted
several other works over the
visas to the Panovs. In 1974,
years. Among them was the
Grey received the Israel
best supporting actor Golden
Cultural Award in San Fran-
Globe nomination for his por-
cisco for his efforts on behalf
trayal of a 75-year-old Korean
of the Panovs.