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pleased to announce the honorees for
THE 2005 EIGHT OVER EIGHTY SENIOR
ADULT JEWISH HALL OF FAME:
Partners In Perpetuity
Fran Aaron
Louis Berlin
Jewish duo's music comes "Wound"
at Meadow Brook Theatre.
Lillian Gold
BILL CARROLL
"New York, New York."
The show's director, John Manfredi,
who also is Meadow Brook's managing
director and Willinger's husband, has
hey comprised the longest-
planned for The World Goes 'Round as
running composer-lyricist
more than just .a routine revue.
combination partnership in
"It's more of a musical
Broadway history. They
playlet within a revue; there's
were called the Rodgers
a theme to it," Willinger
and Hart and
explained. "The show has
Hammerstein of the sec-
dialogue, and the characters
ond half of the 20th centu-
interact with one another.
ry. Their collaboration
It's a spectacular production
helped push American
of the songs of one of
musical theater in a more
America's most prolific song-
daring direction, both
writing teams."
musically and dramatically.
The show spans the nights
Yet despite their achieve-
of the Passover seders, April
ments, Jewish composer
23-24, much to Willinger's
John Kander and Jewish
dismay. "I really don't like
lyricist Fred Ebb are less
working on Jewish holidays
than household names
Composer John
like this, but I'm part of the
among average theater-
Kander and
team and the show must go
goers — until their two
lyricist
Fred
Ebb
on,"
she says. "I guess I'll have
most popular shows are men-
to do a double dose of atone-
tioned: Cabaret and Chicago,
ment on Yom Kippur."
along with the Big Apple
anthem "New York, New York" (from
the 1977 Liza Minnelli-Robert De
Meet The Manfredis
Niro film musical of the same name).
A
native New Yorker, Willinger, 47,
The partnership ran for 42 years,
started
singing, dancing and acting as
until Ebb, a native New Yorker, died
a youngster. She played in regional
of heart failure at age 69 last
theater and summer stock productions
September. Kander, 78, born in
of Sound of Music and Angel Street,
Kansas City, Mo., lives to continue
then obtained a music degree at Sarah
writing songs as the duo's music con-
Lawrence College. She came to the
tinues to be played everywhere,
Detroit area in 1989 to get a master's
including the 600-seat Meadow Brook
Theatre in Rochester, where The World degree in theater at Wayne State
University and perform at the
Goes 'Round, a musical revue of
Hilberry Theatre.
Kander and Ebb tunes, will cap
She also has starred in various pro-
Meadow Brook's 2004-2005 season
ductions at the Jewish Ensemble
April 20-May 15.
Theatre, Attic Theatre and, recently, in
Forbidden Broadway at the Gem
Musical Playlet
Theatre. She did the New York version
and national tour of I Love You, You're
In The World Goes 'Round five
Perfect, Now Change and has appeared
Detroit-area performers, including
songstress Kate Willinger of Waterford in one-person cabaret stints and Off-
Broadway shows in New York. A
(she is the daughter of a Jewish
recent role included her appearance in
father), will sing 28 K&E songs in a
the female version of The Odd Couple
semi-revue format. The other vocalists
at Meadow Brook.
include Shannon Locke, Scott
Willinger met Manfredi when he
Crownover, Danny Jacobs and Jerri
was directing a play at JET in which
Doll, all veterans of recent shows on
she had a non-musical role.
the Detroit area theater scene.
"The World Goes 'Round is a show
They'll belt out such K&E favorites
that helps us broaden our program-
as "Cabaret," 'All That Jazz,"
ming without totally changing
"Money," "Maybe This Time," "Kiss
Meadow Brook as it has become,"
of the Spider Woman" and, of course,
Special to the Jewish News
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Manny Mittelman
Abe Pasternak
Evelyn Noveck
Norbert Reinstein
Jack Schon
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Inside Handelman Hall at the Jewish Community Center
6600 W. Maple Rd. on the Eugene and Marsha Applebaum
Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield
.
Open to the public.
11:00 Brunch $65,
by Matt Prentice Restaurant Group, reserved seating.
12:00 Induction Ceremony- No charge (donations accepted)
no reserved seating.
Mistress of Ceremonies:
Sherry Margolis
from WJBK Fox 2 News.
All the funds raised at the Eight Over Eighty event go
directly to provide food for JAS residents with incomes
below the federal poverty level.
For Information/advertising opportunities contact JAS Marketing
Director Pete Wurdock: 248.592.1101 • Pwurdock@Jasmi.org
To reserve a seat for brunch or to charge by phone: 248.592.1102
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