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munity. We miss our families, but we're
very comfortable in the L.A. area."
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, ewish director Sara Chazen
puts her directing talents to
work
on The Edible Woman,
f Rooms, a rock musical with
to be performed May 19-20.
music, book and lyrics by Paul
The play is based on one of Canadian
Scott Goodman scheduled for • novelist Margaret Atwood's funniest
June 2-3, smacks of the popu-
novels. Filled with feminist resonance,
lar musical Rent, it may not be coin-
it was written in 1969 before the
cidental.
word
"feminism" was even coined.
Rent author Jonathan Larson was a
"The play shows that many of the
colleague and rival of Goodman's until
same subjects prevalent in the 1960s
Larson died suddenly just as Rent
are still with us now," said Chazen,
opened to acclaim in New York;
42, a former actress, producer and
Goodman received the prestigious
regional theater director in Boston
Jonathan Larson Performing Arts
and New York whose mother, Rita,
Foundation award; and Kristen Lee
was a professional modern dancer.
Kelly, Rent's original Mimi, performs
Chazen moved from New York to
the role of Monica in Rooms.
Oxford, Ohio, last fall to coordinate
Goodman, 39, was raised in the
the acting program at Miami
Jewish community of Glasgow,
University of Ohio. She has a master's
Scotland, the son of a standup comedi- degree in theater from Carnegie
an who later went into the clothing
Mellon University in Pennsylvania.
business. Goodman developed an
The Edible Woman was adapted by
interest in writing just about the time
Dave Carley, one of Canada's leading
he celebrated his bar mitzvah at the
playwrights. He recently was named
Giffnock Temple.
winner of U-M's Arthur Miller Award
He settled in New York in the mid-
for Dramatic Writing, and will receive
1980s, and later struck pay dirt with
a cash gift and recognition medallion
the musical Bright Lights, Big City, pre-
at the Festival of New Works.
sented by the New York Theatre
In the bizarrely funny The Edible
Workshop, where Rent began.
Woman, the lead character Marian has
"I take the punk rock music
a good job and a handsome and suc-
approach to all of my works, while fus-
cessful boyfriend. She even has a ring,
ing rock and theater," said Goodman,
and all should be right with the
whose range of musical interests varies
world.
somewhere between Stephen
But, ever since her engagement,
Sondheim and the Sex Pistols, a punk
something strange has been happen-
rock group of the 1960s that featured
ing to Marian — she can't eat. Worse
Johnny Rotten. "I realize that's a really
yet, she is getting the crazy feeling
big range, but they were my idols," he
that's she's being eaten.
said.
With wit and theatrical flair,
Married with three children,
Carley has adapted Atwood's vision of
Goodman is now collaborating with
a society that has gone mad with con-
his wife on the books for two prospec-
sumerism, and charts one woman's
tive new musicals, The Magic Guitar
painful and hilarious ascent from an
and The Kid Who Ran for President.
abyss. ❑
His wife, Miriam Gordon, is a native
Detroiter who moved to New York as a
child.
The second season of the
Rooms is based on an original story
University of Michigan's Festival
by Goodman and Jewish British writer
of New Works will be held from
Michael Ockrent, who died of
May 19 through June 17 at the
leukemia at age 53 shortly after the
Trueblood and Arena theatres in
work was completed last December.
the Frieze Building, 105 South
Somewhat autobiographical to
State Street, Ann Arbor. The
Goodman, Rooms is a two-person
Edible Woman will be performed
show, sweet and funny, that traces the
Friday, May 19, and Saturday,
lives of Monica and Ian, song writers
May 20, at Trueblood. Rooms
from opposite sides of the tracks in
takes the stage Friday, June 2, and
Glasgow.
Saturday, June 3, at Trueblood.
Their first hit is "What's a Scottish
Allison will be presented Friday,
Jewish Princess To Do?" performed by
June 16, and Saturday, June 17, at
Monica at a bat mitzvah party, after
Trueblood. All performances are
which she is banned from the bat/bar
at 8 p.m., and all tickets are $8.
mitzvah party circuit. The story covers
For tickets and more information,
their careers and spans musical styles
call (734) 764-0450.
from 1977 to 2000.
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