Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 N.
University, Ann Arbor. $18/$14/$7
students. (313) 764-0450.
Neil Simon's Sweet Charity, a
chronicle of the romantic adventures
of dance-hall hostess Charity Hope
Valentine, comes to the Plymouth
Theatre Guild's Water Tower stage
weekends during February. Friday and
Saturday performances are at 8 p.m;
Sunday performances
are at 6 p.m. $12/door,
$11/advance. 41001
W. Seven Mile,
Northville.
(248) 349-7110.

Dance

Family Fun

Cranbrook Art Museum presents
For the Young at Art: Selections from
the Permanent Collection for the
Younger Visitor through March 29.
The exhibition showcases art objects
that include animal sculpture, paint-
ings and works on paper that are
designed to engage the younger visitor.
In addition, the museum
will present Family
Weekends featuring
hands-on activities 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays. $5/$3 students
and seniors. 1221 North
Woodward Ave.,
Bloomfield Hills.
(248) 645-3323.

An 'Annie'
Anniversary

nnie doesn't show her age
as sjie takes to the road
for a 20th anniversary cel-
ebration.
The 11-year-old orphan who
stepped off Harold Gray's comic
strip page and onto the musical the-
ater stage echoes her message of
hope for "Tomorrow" at the
Masonic Temple Theatre Tuesday-
Sunday, Feb. 10-15.

mately adopts her.
Sally Struthers, who appeared as
Gloria Stivic in the sitcom "All in
the Family,: plays Miss Hannigan.
The actress has been on Broadway
in Neil Simon's female version of
The Odd Couple and Wally's Cafe.
Most recently, the two-time Emmy
Award winner starred as Miss Lynch
in both the Broadway production
and national road company of
Grease!
Conrad John Schuck is cast
as Daddy Warbucks.
Thomas Meehan, who
wrote the play, has
described the title character
as "a metaphorical figure
standing for innate decency,
courage and optimism in
the face of hard times, pes-
simism and despair." The
musical takes place in New
York in the midst of the
Depression.
"We are extremely proud
to be reuniting the show's
original creative team," said
producer Roger Hess.
Directed by Martin
Charnin, the new produc-
tion has at least one new
song composed by Charles
Strouse for the devilish Miss
Hannigan. Enduring songs
from the show include "It's
a Hard Knock Life" and
"You're Never Fully Dressed
Without a Smile."
The original Broadway
production won seven Tony
.Awards and was subse-
quently presented in 17 for-
eign language productions.

Annie with her dog, Sandy: "Never
fully dressed without a smile."
Brittny Kissinger will have the
title role of the foundling who longs
to be rescued from Miss Hannigan,
guardian of the New York City
Municipal Orphanage. Annie's
dream comes true when she is asked
to spend Christmas with billionaire
Oliver (Daddy) Warbucks, who ulti-

— Suzanne Chessler

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Fever

Art Scene

The Macomb
Center for the
The Museum of African
Performing Arts pre-
American
History pre-
sents two dance pro-
sents
new
photographic
Max
von
Sydow
stars
in
ductions this month.
A
exhibits,
including
"Hamsun"
at
the
DFT.
The first is Ballet du
Communion
of
the
Capitole de Toulouse
Spirits: African American Quilters,
at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. Regarded as
Preservers, and their Stories and
one of the five great ballet companies
Walk
to Freedom: Detroit Shares
in France, the Theatre du Capitole
as part of its Black
the
Dream,
will feature Scotch Symphony, with
History
Month
celebration. The
music by Felix Mendelssohn; Rodeo,
museum
will
be
open seven days a
by Aaron Copland; and Prodigal Son,
week
for
the
month
of February. 315
with music by Prokofiev. $29/$26 stu-
E.
Warren,
Detroit.
(313) 494-5800.
dents and seniors.
Polish-born sculptor-turned-pho-
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons will be
tographer Michel Sima's black and
presented by Dance Gallery/Peter
white
photographs of European
Sparling & Co. with the Macomb
artists,
taken in Paris from 1946-63,
Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. Friday,
will
be
shown at the David Klein
Feb. 13. Sparling weaves a magical
Gallery
through Feb. 28. The
and dynamic tapestry of danced
Modern
Masters — Photographic
scenes. $24/$22 students and seniors.
Portraits
by Michel Sima (1912-87)
Hall (M-59) and Garfield Roads,
features in-studio photos of such
Clinton Township. (810) 286-2222.
artists as Picasso, Matisse, Braque
and Le Corbusier. 163 Townsend,
Birmingham. (248) 433-3700.
In conjunction with the exhibi-
Norwegian author Knut Hamsun
tion Monet at Vetheuil, the U - M
(1859-1952), who has been called the
Museum of Art will host a full-day
father of modern literature, shocked
symposium devoted to Monet's
the world by siding with the Nazis
work and the broader cultural and
during World War II. Swedish
social context surrounding his art.
writer/director Jan Troell's (The
Monet and the Cultural and Social
Emigrants) epic film Hamsun, starring
Milieu of Impressionism will feature
Max von Sydow, explains how the
scholars from a range of disciplines,
1920 Nobel Prize winner for literature
including humanities professor
came to support Hitler. 7 p.m. Friday,
Steven Levine, art history professor
Feb. 6; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday
Joel Isaacson and art curator Joachim
and Sunday, Feb. 7-8. $5.50. Detroit
Pissarro. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
Film Theatre, Detroit Institute of
7. The public is invited at no charge.
Arts, 5200 Woodward, Detroit.
Angell Hall, Auditorium A. Ann
(313) 833-2323.
Arbor. (313) 764-0395.

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