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'Vaudeville' plays at West Bloomfield High.

Eder, Claire Egan, Liz Elkiss, Lauren*
he Rosie O'Donnell Show"
Epstein, Kevin Fantick, Emily Fink,
will be at West Bloomfield
David Fischel, Marcie Fischer, Lauren
High School (WBHS). So
Franklin, Lindsay Gordon, Michelle
will the Spice Girls and
Goldstein, Jackie Grodin, Emily
Spock. Actually, they're all part of the
Herman, Julie Holtzmann, Susan
15th annual vaudeville show presented
Horowitz, Candace Johnson,
by more than 100 WBHS students.
Monique Johnson, Jeff Iden, Erin
Mad Cow Vaudeville is the title of this
Kaplan, Shelly Kitain, Rob Kolo,
year's event.
Dana Kraft, Jennifer Kurland,
"Vaudeville is completely student
Lindsay Laneville, Dana Lefkowitz,
written, directed and acted," said Rob
David Lipson, Alex Madgy,
Leider, head of the WBHS
Rachel Margolis, Jayme
drama department.
Mattler, Mark Nestor,
Student Ben Eisman exem-
Joanna Novak, Hillary
plifies this student-driven pro-
Noyes, Adrienne Omand,
ject. Not only did he write
Orin - Paliwoda, Kimberly
and direct the "Jurassic Park
Palter, Adam Rochkind,
III" skit, he and Ian Berkow
Max Rosenbaum, Josh
play the dinosaurs.
Rosenzweig, Julie Schiller,
Vaudeville spans the uni-
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Tamar
Schiller, Stacey
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verse — from Hollywood to
chwartz,
Ryan
Shipp,
Erica
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West Bloomfield to the cos-
Columnist Silverstein, Richie Small,
Local
mos. As soon as the Steven
Jenny Trepeck, Erika
Spielberg-inspired "Jurassic
Walters, Josh Warren, Becca
Park" episode exits, "Brody's," a skit
Weber, Marshall Weinbaum, Scott
about the retail store in West
Weiss and Rachel Wright.
Bloomfield, enters. Daniel Raben
Mad Cow Vaudeville will be pre-
wrote "Star Trek Brody," with students
sented the evenings of Feb. 5, 6 and T-
playing salespeople from Brody's as the
in the WBHS auditorium. There will
main characters. Since it's Leslie
1.1
be a different presentation every
Handelman's dream to be on the
evening. For ticket information, call
"Rosie O'Donnell Show," Leslie wrote
the WBHS box office at (248) 539-
a parody about Rosie and her guests.
2555.
On a recent day after school, the
halls of West Bloomfield High were
LOVE LETTERS AND MORE
filled with students rehearsing.
Actors Alliance Theatre Company
Students, like Marissa Shuback, are
founders and Roeper parents Jeff
motivated and dedicated. "I walk to
rehearsal 40 minutes each
way on Saturday," notes
Shuback, who observes
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"Vaudeville is open to
everyone in the build-
ing," explains Raben. As
Leider notes, "The show
belongs to the kids."
Some of the Vaudeville
participants include Kyle
Albery, Jason Baker,
Mike Basel, Andy Berlin,
Jeremy Berlin, Jessica
Betel, Alex Bogorad,
Todd Budisak, Tina
Cechanowicz, Matt
Am Handelman, Lauren Franklin, Rachel Cantor,
Cohen, Jason Dolivak,
Jeff Eisman and Marissa Shuback rehearse for the
Stephanie Eagle, Steve
upcoming performances.

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