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H•M•S.
Pinafore

8 P.M. Friday, March 22
adult $25 • student/sr. cit. $23

The Dancers and
Musicians of Bali

8 P.M. Tuesday, April 9
adult $23 • student/sr. cit. $21

Famiglia
The Musical

featuring

The Gaylords

sponsored by Arrive Ristorante

ARRIVA

8 P.M. Friday, May 17
8 P.M. Saturday, May 18
adult $23 • student/sr. cit. $21

HUDSON'S, HARMONY HOUSE
& BLOCKBUSTER MUSIC

Call-For-Tlx (810) 645-6666

Hall (M-59) at Garfield Road

One mile east
of Lakeside Mall

(810) 286-2222

For more information
on the
1995-96 season
and to order tickets,
call the
Macomb Center Box Office.

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en I asked 9-year- shows since he was 3, including,
old Evan
an Newman most recently, Michael in Nancy
what shows he'd Gurwin's production of Peter
been in before join- Pan.
W
As Chip, Newman is featured
ing the U.S. national tour of
Beauty and the Beast, he re- in 13 scenes, the majority of the
sponded, "A Christmas Carol, an- show, and is wheeled around on-
stage in his wooden tea-cart cos-
other Alan Menken hit."
Has this kid got chutzpah — tume.
"They put me in black sweats
or a very good P.R. person — or
what? Newman, who plays the and a black turtleneck," Newman
inquisitive teacup Chip in Dis- says. "At half-hour call, they take
ney's musical stage version, has me downstairs and put on my
prep for the wig, then
also performed in the
my makeup, and then
musical Nine, his first
they put on my teacup.
show onstage in home-
It's not really heavy. I
town Marlboro, N.J. In
think it's made out of
addition, he was fea-
foam.
tured in a national Burg-
"I mostly get pushed
er King commercial and
around on stage, until
as an extra on "Saturday
the end where I turn
JULIE SMITH
Night Live" with George
human ... It's Disney
Clooney.
YO LLES
magic ... When I run out
So, then, when I
AR TS &
in the end, when I'm
asked Newman if he
ENTERT AINMENT
human, it feels so good
knew he was working
EDI TOR
to have my legs back."
with one of the hottest
While on the road, Newman is
(and sexiest, according to some
people, although he's been hav- tutored four days a week. At
ing a bad hair year, if you ask me) home, he attends Hebrew school
film and TV stars and if he ever and temple and is preparing for
watched Clooney on NBC's "ER," his bar mitzvah — in 1999. New-
man, who's signed a six-month
he replied: .
"I didn't know who George contract with Beauty and the
Clooney was until I met him (at Beast, is touring with his moth-
"Saturday Night Live"). We're er, Elaine. Back in Marlboro,
usually in the middle of a show Newman's dad, a pharmacist,
(Beauty and the Beast), so I can't and 13-year-old brother are hold-
ing down the fort.
watch it."
"It still feels like I'm on vaca-
During each eight-show week,
Newman alternates perfor- tion," says Elaine Newman, who's
mances with a local boy from the been on the road with Evan since
city on the tour stop. The U.S. na- January 10. "It's peaceful, but it's
tional tour originated in Min- difficult because I miss my hus-
neapolis in January, went on to band and other son. For me, it's
St. Louis, and will open here at easier not being at home all the
the Masonic Temple on March time — carpooling to Hebrew
school, track and soccer. I'm do-
19.
For the Detroit month-and-a- ing laundry for two instead of
half run, Nathan Keen, 7, of laundry for four.
"My husband's the one who
Beverly Hills has been cast to al-
ternate as Chip, the only child's convinced me to do it — 'Let's
role in the musical. Keen has give Evan a chance to do some-
been featured locally in many thing he's always been fascinat-

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The job of transforming animated characters into living and breathing human
beings and household objects fell to Ann Hould-Ward, who won a Tony Award for
Best Costume Design. This scene features Mrs. Potts and Chip.