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Feuerstein
In 'Bloom'

100 Years of Zionist Vision and
Fulfillment at the beautiful
Detroit Orchestra Hall

starring

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ROBERT KLEIN

A talented Broadway, stage, film and
TV star. A comedian of note earning a
Grammy Award for best comedy album
of the year. Starred in the "Sisters
Rosenzweig" and winner of the famed
theatrical award, Obie.

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LORNA LUFT

First appeared on Broadway with her
mother, Judy Garland. Starred in
Broadway "Guys and Dolls," "Girl
Crazy," "Mame," "Grease" and special
appearances at the Hollywood Bowl
and London Palladium. tuft is a musical
star and actress in her own right.
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Wednesday, October 7, 1998 7:30 p.m.

Music by Mack Pitt and His Orchestra
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9/25
1998

Dr. J.S. Kaufman
President -
Metro Detroit ZOA

84 Detroit Jewish News

Dr. Lester Zeff
Balfour
Concert Chair

Anne Gonte Silver
Balfour
Journal Chair

Actor Mark Feuerstein,
star of the new NBC sitccom "Conrad Bloom,"
enjoys a blossoming career.

'Although my character comes
from the specific place of being Jew-
ish, he goes through experiences that
relate to the world," says Feuerstein,
ark Feuerstein, who '
who likes that the comedy mixes with
plays the title character
deeper issues.
in the new NBC sitcom
"The stories are very real and are
"Conrad Bloom," this
about a bunch of people who are all
year calls the time between Rosh
very different, and I think viewers will
Hashanah and Yom Kippur "the days
watch because they'll care about them
from heaven and hell."
individually."
In addition to observing the High ,
Feuerstein, who grew up in New
Holidays and taping episodes for his
York, entered Princeton University
first TV star vehicle, he's also spending
looking for a career in international
time shooting scenes for an Albert
relations and found
Brooks feature film,
acting.
New on cam-
The Muse.
pus, this former class
"Every actor should
president, the son of
have such a dilemma,"
an attorney and
says Feuerstein, whose
teacher of teachers,
starring role follows
auditioned for a play
seasons with "Caroline
and got caught up in
in the City" and
theater arts.
"Fired Up." "I think
"With acting, you
my life is such a
don't break your arm
.dream, even though I
or your leg or your
don't have a lot of
head as I could have
time for anything
done on the football
besides my career right
field and in wrestling
now
matches in high
In "Conrad
Mark
Feuerstein:
"I
think
my
school,"
says Feuer-
Bloom," Feuerstein
life
is
such
a
dream,
even
stein,
who
won a Ful-
portrays a 20-some-
bright scholarship and
thing, up-and-coming though I don't have a lot of
time for anything besides my
studied at the London
Jewish advertising
career right now."
Academy of Music and
executive whose nice-
Dramatic Arts.
guy focus becomes the
"It was the first time I could cavort
important people in his life, mostly
with my colleagues and not have to
women.
bang into them or throw a ball at
Bloom's personal interests get sub-
them.
We could convey our shared
merged as he helps his widowed
human experiences and make people
mother (Linda Lavin), who is re-enter-
laugh and cry."
ing the work force; a sister (Ever Car-
Feuerstein's early jobs involved
radine), who looks to him for advice;
doing voice-overs for beer commer-
a former girlfriend (Lauren Graham),
cials in New York. His off-Broadway
who is trying to meet the right guy; a
credits range from Funky Crazy Booga-
young mom co-worker (Jessica Stone),
loo Boy to Macbeth.
who needs baby-sitters; a demanding
After starring in Dark Rapture at
boss (Paula Newsome), who can get
the American Conservatory Theater in
very emotional; and a mentor (Steve
San Francisco, the young actor landed
Landesberg), who is beginning to
the role of Caroline's veterinarian
burn out.

SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to The Jewish News

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