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ETCETERA, ETCETERA

Performance times for
The Kingand I are 8 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday, Oct. 26-
29; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 30; and 1 and 6:30
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31.
$15-$45. (248) 433-1515.

at the Fisher Theatre.
Preceding the evening per-
formance, a Twilight Gala,
hosted by the Young Adult
Committee, is slated for 5-
7 p.m. at the Motor City
Grill in the Fisher
Building.
Tomlin also performs
Search 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 22-23, at the
Fisher. $50/$35/$25. For
tickets, call (313) 872-1000.

puns on a variety of subjects, includ-
ing fine arts, politics and sexuality.
Juxtaposing ceramic materials with
such other materials as fur, leather,
plastic laminates, ceramic ready-
mades and commercial decals, he
contrasted the plebian with the
refined, the real with the fake. His
creations are represented in the col-
lections of 33 museums in the
United States and abroad.
Ferndale's Revolution Gallery pre-
sents an exhibition of his work,
"Howard Kottler: Howeird!" from
Oct. 23 through Nov. 27. An open-
ing reception, 6-8 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 23, will be held at the gallery,
23257 Woodward Ave.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. Selected works may
be viewed on the gallery Web site at
www.revolutn.com. For more informa-
tion, call (248) 541-3444.

Since 1951, when it first premiered
on Broadway, Rodgers and
Hammerstein's The King & I has
reigned as one of the duo's most
beloved musicals. With songs like
"Hello Young Lovers," "Getting to
Know You" and, of course, "Shall We
Dance?" The King and I won five
DARLING LILY
GAIL ZINIMERNIAN
Tony Awards, including those for Best
This year's JARC Fall
Arts Entertainment
Musical, Best Featured Actress
Fundraiser features
Editor
(Gertrude Lawrence) and Best
Detroit's own Lily Tomlin
Supporting Actor (Yul Brynner).
in an updated version of
In 1996, The King eb. / returned to
her one-woman show, The Search for
Broadway, and received four Tony
HOWEIRD!
Intelligent Life in the Universe.
Awards, including one for Best
"I've had a lot more freedom and
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and the
Revival. The national tour of that pro-
success and everything else working by
recipient of a master of fine arts degree
duction, starring Lego Louis as the
myself," Tomlin has remarked about the from Cranbrook Academy of Art,
king and Susannah Kenton as Anna,
show's format, created with writer Jane
Howard Kottler was a seminal force in
plays the Fox Theatre for eight perfor-
Wagner. "As a young girl, I always loved
shaping the direction of contemporary
mances Oct. 26-31.
somebody creating something out of
American ceramic sculpture. He
Based on a true story, the musical is
nothing, just with their voice and their
worked from the 1950s until his death
set in the 1860s, and tells the tale of
body. I would be transported."
in 1989.
Anna Leonowens, an English school-
Tomlin will transport her audiences
Exploring the use of allusion, he
teacher who travels to the royal palace
KICK ON
during two benefit shows for JARC, at
drew from the American vernacular
in Bangkok to teach the 67 children
2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct 24,
and employed literary and visual
Soccer fans had a field day this sum-
of Monghut, king of Siam
mer when the All-American
now Thailand). In the
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process she also educates
for America in the 1999 Cup
the somewhat barbaric but
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Finals in Los Angeles.
inquisitive king.
Celebrating with a victory
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including Mia Hamm, Julie
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Foudy, Carla Overbeck,
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once joke d.
nation. An animated fea-
Michelle Akers, Kristine Lilly,
appears for
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Briana Scurry and Brandi
"Night of COrned),i7...;
King and I was released
Chastain, currently are travel-
3, at Knollwood064filtii • J1.1
earlier this year, and Anna
ing around the country, giving
;'This versatile performer started
and the King, a nonmusi-
fans the opportunity to see the
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cal film version starring
new World Champions play
untilthe acting bug hit, Klein
IK',ein went on
Jodie Foster and Chow
up close in an indoor setting.
Yale Utainia'ShoCit, and a career
Yun-Fat, opens in
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December.
Palace of Auburn Hills 2 p.m.
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Sunday, Oct. 24, when they
Monghut's eldest son,
will compete against an all-
Chulalonghorn, who
star team chosen from inter-
learned English from
national teams around the
Anna Leonowens and was
world.
crowned as a minor in
Tickets are $37.50/$29.50
1868 after the death of his
/$18.50 and on sale at the
father, enjoyed a reign of
Palace, Pine Knob and all
42 prosperous years.
Ticketmaster locations.
Those years were marked
Children 12 and under and
Comedian Robert Klein
by far-reaching, revolu-
seniors 62 and over will
peOnns an AM_ benefit
tionary reforms, including
receive $5 off at point of pur-
012 NOV. 3.
the gradual and bloodless
chase. (248) 645-6666.
abolition of slavery.

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10/22
1999

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