Take A Bow In the spotlight ... on stage and off SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Moreno in Steel Magnolias at the Cherry County Playhouse. Reizen began her acting career play- ing opposite Lorne Greene at sum- mer camp when she was 13 years old. She was Buttercup to his Captain in H.M.S. Pinafore. Besides working on radio and recording instructional films and tapes, Reizen gives time to a volunteer pro- gram that introduces children to the- ater programs at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in Lansing. The Hot L Baltimore will be per- formed through May 18 at the Purple Rose Theatre Company's Garage The- atre, 137 Park Street, Chelsea. The curtain goes up at 8 p.m. Wednesdays- Saturdays, 3 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For information, call (313) 475-7902. 72( Watch for young musical actress Dana Steingold on national televi- sion this month. Dana, 12, who starred in the Nan- cy Gurwin production ofAnnie, will sing "Tomorrow" on "In Person With Maureen O'Boyle," at 10 a.m. Friday, May 2, on WXYZ-Channel 7. Dana's mom, Susan, heard O'Boyle announce a show featuring aspiring young talents, and the Steingolds decid- ed to send in a tape of Dana on stage. Dana already has taped the TV show, appearing with six other acts. The pro- ducers even hired a dog to add to the effect of the presentation. Local fans can see the young star in the chorus of Joseph and the Amazing Tech- nicolor Drecancoat at the Maple-Drake Jew- - Harold Prince directs Show Boat on tour. I f you happened to attend the March 15 performance of Show Boat and saw a man taking notes, you noticed famed Broadway director Harold Prince. A member of the royal family of theater, Prince brought the revival to the New York stage and traveled to Detroit to make sure the touring company was measuring up to his unswerving standards. After carefully watching every detail, Prince gave his approval - - and his notes — to the cast, which will continue to per- form at the Masonic Temple Theatre through May 24. For information, call (313) 832-5900. 110 Joining the ranks of director is Holly- wood actor Jeff Daniels, who is staging The Hot L Baltimore at his Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea. Daniels cast Leanor Reizen of Okemos as Mrs. Belotti, a moth- er trying to prevent her son's eviction from the seedy hotel. "I think this is a wonderful play with wonderful actors, and I like the intimate feeling of the theater," Reizen said. "This is a very funny comedy with some sur- prisingly funny lines." The 74-year-old actress remains ener- gized by the variety of roles she continues to win. Her most recent performances have been in La Cage Aux Folles and The Im- portance ofBeing Earnest at the Riverwalk Theater near Lansing and with Rita ish Community Center Satur- days and Sundays through April 20. For tickets, call (810) 288- 1508. Selma Cohen, who has been promoting and publicizing the Ridgedale Players for the past four years, has accepted a related role in I Hate Hamlet, which runs May 8-11 and 15-18 at the Ridgedale Playhouse in Troy. Cohen's character in the play, Lillian Troy, works hard as an agent, promoting the talents of a client who is about to play Hamlet in Central Park even though "he hates Hamlet." The client supposedly moves into an apartment once occupied Traveling to Storyland are, clockwise from top, Shannon-Nicole by legendary actor John Barry- Locke as Pooh Bear, Jaime Deitsch as Stepsister, Irene Hublick as Piglet and Sara Greenfield as a toy. more, a ghost and Troy's former lover in the play. "This is a fun play, and I like the oppor- mouth, bring many familiar story charac- tunity to perform using a foreign accent," ters to life after Pooh gets swept far away said Cohen, who works professionally in in a storm that carries cast and audience commercials and has taught high school to Storyland. Jaime has performed in several shows English and public speaking. `This character also has many sides. She at the Marquis — Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and The Wizard of Oz. Her can be tough, funny and romantic." I Hate Hamlet will be performed May 8- late grandmother, Dorothy Dodge, ap- 11 and 15-18 at the Ridgedale Playhouse peared on the 1930s Broadway stage in the in Troy. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- Ziegfeld Follies. Sara has appeared at the Marquis in days, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. For information, call (810) some of the same productions as Jaime, who also will be in The Shoemaker and the 988-7049. Elves May 9-June 7. Any youngster attending a performance on his or her birthday can have the cast sing "Happy Birthday" by letting the box office know before the show begins. 7a 7 Selma Cohen performs in /Hate Hamlet. Leanor Reizen acts in Hot L Baltimore. Two younger actresses enter a make-believe world as Pooh Visits Sto- ryland at Northville's Marquis Theatre. Jaime Deitsch; 11, of West Bloom- field, and Sara Greenfield, 10, of Ply- Jaime Deitch has a theatrical heritage. Her late grandmother, Dorothy Dodge (second from right), appeared on Broadway in the 1930s in the Ziegfeld Follies.