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Theatre opens its 2013-
2014 season with a pro-
duction of Shakespeare's
The Ann Arbor
Macbeth, the infamous
Symphony
"Scottish play" about
Orchestra opens
a man who becomes
Gail Zimmerman
its 2013-14 season,
obsessed with ambition
A its Editor
under the baton
and, along with his wife,
of Maestro Arie
descends into the depths
Lipsky, with a centennial performance of murder and madness — while
of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
delivering some classic soliloquies
at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the
along the way. It runs Sept. 20-Oct. 12.
Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Also
Show times and ticket info: (313) 577-
on the program: Bernstein's Overture
2972; theateranddance.wayne.edu .
to Candide. $12-$60. (734) 994-4801;
Miss Saigon, the classic love
a2so.com.
story of Puccini's Madame Butterfly
brought up-to-date by Claude-Michel
POP ROCK / JAZZ / FOLK Schonberg and Alain Boublil, the
creators of Les Miserables, is set during
David Berkeley (ne David Berkeley
the turmoil of the Vietnam War as an
Friedland), a Harvard-educated (he
American soldier and a Vietnamese
earned a degree in literature and
girl fall in love, only to be separated
philosophy) singer-songwriter, writes
during the fall of Saigon. Detroit's
and performs sparse, exquisitely atmo- Fisher Theatre presents the musical
spheric guitar-based songs. Raised
at 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 8
in New Jersey, he has acknowledged
p.m. Saturdays, and 2 and 7:30 p.m.
being influenced by synagogue ser-
Sundays, Sept. 24-Oct. 6. $45-$130.
vices: In particular, a cantor with a
(313) 872-1000; broadwayindetroit.
beautiful voice "kept me going. I think com.
the whole value that I place on expres-
sion for a connection and for healing
LAUGH LINES
is at least consistent with Judaism if
not inspired by it:' he said. Berkeley,
Brad Garrett (ne Gerstenfeld), of
in support of his new CD, Fire in My
Everybody Loves Raymond fame,
Head, takes the stage at the Ark in
performs standup in a Las Vegas-
Ann Arbor at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9.
style show at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6,
$15. (734) 761-1451; theark.org .
at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in
Warren. $25-$69. (586) 268-3200;
ON THE STAGE
andiamoshowroom.com.
"I just think of myself as a comedi-
Hamtramck's Planet Ant Theatre pres-
an, really:' actress-writer-comic Sarah
ents November, an Oval Office satire
Silverman once told Slate magazine.
by David Mamet depicting one day
"I mean, I talk about being Jewish a
in the life of a beleaguered American
lot. It's funny because I do think of
commander-in-chief running for
myself as Jewish ethnically, but I'm not
re-election, at 8 p.m. Fridays and
religious at all." On the other hand, her
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept.
Jerusalem-based sister, Rabbi Susan
6-28. $20. planetant.com .
Silverman, is a member of "Women
Stagecrafters stages the beloved
of the War a liberal group that goes
musical Les Miserables Sept. 6-29 at
to the sacred site every month to wor-
the Baldwin Theatre in downtown
ship and protest inequality for women.
Royal Oak. Gary LaKind of West
Sarah Silverman takes the stage at
Bloomfield is the understudy for
Royal Oak Music Theatre on Sunday,
lead character Jean Valjean while Jeff
Sept. 18. Doors at 7 p.m./18 and over/
Weiner of Royal Oak is in the men's
reserved tickets: $45. (248) 399-2980;
ensemble. $20-$22. Show times and
royaloakmusictheatre.com
tickets: (248) 541-6430; stagecrafters.
THE BIG SCREEN
org.
The Village Players in Birmingham
mount a production of Regrets Only,
San Francisco- and New York-based
a comedy of Manhattan manners by
documentary filmmaker Sam Green,
Paul Rudnick that explores marriage,
who was raised in East Lansing and
is a University of Michigan grad,
friendships and squandered riches,
at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
presents his "live documentary:'
and 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 13-22
The Love Song of R. Buckminster
(note: erev Yom Kippur begins on
Fuller, exploring architect-engineer-
Sept. 13). $17. (248) 644-2075;
inventor-futurist Fuller's utopian
birminghamvillageplayers.com .
Wayne State University's Hilberry
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