Arts & Entertainment Buy an y lunch or dinner entree.... Not good with any other offers Expires 12/15/09 • Of equal or lesser value From TV Favorite To Stage Play ....Get the second or dinner entrée for 1/2 off Little House on the Prairie pioneers a musical version at the Fox Theatre. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News C Sandwiches, Burgers, Full Dinner Entrée's, Pastas, Steaks Pizza, Omelettes And some of the same great Leo's salads 40380 Grand River just west of Haggerty (Formerly Timbers) 248-13115-21102 Tuesday Special • $1.00 Sushi All day 4 — Your new Japanese/Korean Restaurant right in the neighborhood. r — — — — — — — — — — — -1 1 570 off Total Food Bill Dine-in or Carry-Out (with this ad) Expires 12.31.09 Not valid with any other offers including $1 Sushi Tuesday. Lunch and Daily Specials • Catering • Gift Certificates Available 33214 W 14 Mile Rd. at Farmington Rd., West Bloomfield (next to Sposita's Restaurant) Phone 248-737-4188 • HOURS: Mon.-Sat: 11am - lOpm • Sundays 4- 9 www.ninjasushimi.food.officelive.com RISTORANTE Fine Italian Dining in a Casual Atmosphere 10% OFF TOTAL FOOD BILL (Monday-Sunday) Please present this coupon to receive discount!, One coupon per customer • Exp: 12/15/09 (Not valid on holidays) Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pm • Fri: 11am-11pm Sat: 4pm-11pm • Sun: 4pm-9pm 74 November 26 • 2009 any Rose Sonenclar is too young to have seen the televi- sion series Little House on the Prairie when it originally aired (1974- 1982), but she is glad to watch the cable reruns — even after taking on the role of one of the youngsters in the touring musical based on the show. Carly, 10, plays Carrie Ingalls, the youngest child in an American family forging a new life during America's pioneer times. The production, which runs Dec. 1-5 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, stars Melissa Gilbert as Ma Ingalls. Gilbert grew up playing daughter Laura Ingalls — the eventual author of the Little House on the Prairie books on television. "The characters weren't very happy in most of the shows I've done, but this show is completely the opposite," says Carly, who watched the reruns to get ready for her role and continues watching just for enjoyment. "It's a change that's so much more fun." Carly, a fifth-grader who attends a Reform Hebrew school when she's not on the road, has been working since she was 6. While enrolled in an after- school acting class at her own request, she auditioned for a management company and was signed. Her stage credits include Pearl in The Night of the Hunter, Cosette in Les Miserables and Kim in Show Boat, the last at Carnegie Hall. "I enjoy being a character that I'm not like and getting to know that char- acter," Carly says. "I'm somewhat like Carrie. She's spunky, which is kind of like me; but she's a lot younger than I am so that's the challenge!' A special treat with this tour is working with Melissa Gilbert. I I Carly Rose Sonenclar "She talks to me about being the younger one around adults," Carly explains. "It's about being around when they're talking about stuff that I'm not supposed to be hearing. I turn away, and she said she was the same way when she was younger." Carly's parents — Terri, a graphic designer, and Bob, a copywriter — take turns accompanying her on tour. Older brother Russell, 15, is at home in Westchester, N.Y. The three children in the cast keep up with their schoolwork under the direc- tion of a tutor traveling with the troupe. "I think I'm doing better than I was in regular school because I'm getting more attention," Carly says. "Sometimes, it's hard to miss out on stuff like birthday parties, but I get to see parts of the world that people my age aren't going to be seeing until they're in their 20s or 30s." The young actress has discovered her own way of avoiding stage fright. She turns her attention elsewhere. The song "Make It Home" features Carly, who took singing lessons before the show and studies dance with a cast member. "The adults really help me," she says. "I feel that what I'm learning early is going to help me later in life!" OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! (248) 538-8954 33210 W. 14 Mile Rd In Simsbury Plaza, just east of Farmington Rd. West Bloomfield Little House on the Prairie runs Dec.1-5 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec.1-2; 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3; 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. $20-$72. Info: (313) 471-6611. Tickets: (800) 745-3000.