arts & entertainment >> the best of everything
Broadway Songfest
Nancy Gurwin's former proteges thrill her and large B'nai B'rith audience.
P
OTPOURRI ...
Also making a surprise
There was a time years back
appearance at the B'nai B'rith
when her own audience watched
event was Cantor Penny Heller
and listened with awe as she produced,
Steyer of Temple Shir Shalom
directed, sang and acted in her many roles
in West Bloomfield, a very
of a wonderful career.
wonderful singing star in her
At the recent Second Annual Concert
own right ... and delightfully
Fundraiser by B'nai B'rith Great Lakes
voiced Danny Harris Kornfield
Region, in support of its fine scholarship
from hereabouts ... David
program "to provide a resource for stu-
Sherline, musical director and
dents in our community seeking financial
piano accompanist for the entire
assistance to offset the high costs of college
show, formerly enjoyed a long
tuition:' Nancy Gurwin was a guest star
relationship with Nancy Gurwin
who certainly has not missed a beat.
Productions and did a superb job on the
If she had been on stage longer than her
keys for the evening's entire performances.
too-short medley of four songs, ("I Had A
Who can ever forget Nancy and her
Dream:' "Some People," "Rose's Turn" and
productions of Funny Girl, South Pacific,
"Everything's Coming Up Roses"), Nancy
Once Upon a Mattress, Guys and Dolls, I
might have stolen a bit of the show.
Do, I Do, etc. ... And today, still continually
But this wouldn't have
requested, doing gigs in her
been fair to her son, Danny
own magnificent way.
Gurwin, Erin Dilly and
How proud she is of son
Dana Steingold, all who
Danny, and Erin and Dana
have reached stardom on
... And their feeling for her
Broadway, and as youngsters
is undoubtedly the same.
were part of the local Nancy
SINCE BECOMING exec-
Gurwin Productions, in their
utive director in 2006, David
performances of a very fast-
Blatt has done a masterful
paced, exceptionally enter-
job in making Michigan
taining "Detroit Broadway
Jewish Sports Foundation a
Express ... All Aboard!" ...
leader in its charitable pre-
Danny Gurwi n and his
The near-capacity audi-
sentations.
mother, Nanc y Gurwin
ence that recently crammed
All have been rewarding,
into the Berman Center for
and its recent 30th Annual
the Performing Arts in West
Hall of Fame Induction
Bloomfield was thrilled at the excellent
Dinner topped them in tickets sold since he
singing performances.
took over ... More than 400 contributed to
Danny was only 7 when he played the
its wonderful causes in honoring the 2014
part of her brother in Annie Get Your Gun ... inductees.
Myron "Mynie" Milgrom, one of the
Today, at 42, he showed a little of his mom
with an excellent stage presence and wonder- founders, couldn't be prouder while getting
ful voice that oozed an elegant personality ...
a stiff neck from turning side-to-side with
Danny and Erin were both about 14 when
hellos ... Inductee Jerry Greenberg barely
she did her first show, Snoopy, with him ...
able to get on stage for his award, but so
Dana was around 9 in her initial perfor-
proud of the moment ... Mike "Stoney"
mance of the lead role in a Nancy Gurwin
Stone doing his usual excellent job as
Production's presentation of Annie.
master of ceremonies ... President Stuart
OPEN 24 HOURS
Tasty and Healthy
Breakfast, Lunch
andspinners
Eritmemad',e)symp Daily
lULLs
a
Iforat
OF SOUTHFIELD
Complete Home-Cooked Dinners!
10%
Senior
Citizen
Discount
Turkey
Meatloaf
Liver and Onions
And MANY more dinner selections!
FROM
$9.49*
*Includes vegetable, potato and your choice of Soup, Salad or Cole Slaw!
O®12 Mile Rd. East of Northwestern Hwy. • 248- 353332 3
50 November 13 • 2014
Raider thrilled with the fine
audience ... Howard Gourwitz
resplendent in brown.
Irwin Cohen signing auto-
graphs of his latest books,
Jewish History in the Time
of Baseball's Jews and Tiger
Stadium/Comerica Park, in the
silent auction area ... and tell-
ing about going to the Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah dinner where
former president George W.
Bush will speak Sunday, Nov.
16 ... Bush formerly co-owned the Texas
Rangers but never got a World Series ring,
said Irwin, as he held up his hand to show
the one he received from the Detroit Tigers
when he was an employee in 1984.
Sy Ginsberg telling of adding salami to
his national corned beef sales two years
ago, and that Detroit and Cleveland are
the company's leaders in purchases of
both ... Milton Ring, Willie Stone and the
Tuesday lunch guys at Georges Restaurant
in West Bloomfield ... Board member Judy
Grossman, all smiles ... Mike Abrams with
no burgers in his pockets from Mr. Joe's or
Five Guys in Southfield, and brother Henry
Abrams wishing he had.
Mort Plotkin getting ready for winter
in Florida and the annual Detroit JCC
Reunion & Golf Outing there ... Dr. Stuart
Kirschenbaum with memories ... Marilyn
Saperstein getting birthday congratulations
... Steve Lewin and Mike Shapiro lauding
dishes they had at Mon Jin Lau in Troy ...
Harvey and Jodie Berman telling folks reser-
vations aren't needed at Mt. Chalet in Royal
Oak.
A fine evening ... A great record ...
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame,
another Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation
winner ... Oodles of kudos from so many
to David Blatt and his staff, who now
look forward to the Hank Greenberg Golf
Invitational June 1 at Franklin Hills Country
Club in Farmington Hills.
HE JOINED THE Buddy's Pizza team
back in the late 1970s as a dishwasher, bus-
boy and oven boy ... Then graduated high
school and college and became assistant
manager and then manager at the original
Buddy's location on Six Mile and Conant in
Detroit ... Today, Wes Picula, vice president
of all Buddy's Pizza operations, has also
been the creator of so many of those new
pizza styles on its menus ... Now comes
another challenge for Wes ... Perhaps com-
ing up with a new-fangled variety of pizza
to commemorate the recent opening of a
Buddy's in Novi's Fountain Walk.
ANTICIPATION IS wonderful ... espe-
cially when it is something to be enjoyed
... Like the Monday, Nov. 17, opening of
the former Le Chef Lebanese restaurant ...
with its new name of Mandaloun Bistro
and location at Telegraph and 121/2 Mile,
Bingham Farms ... Hard to get luscious
items like Mulukhiyeh Stew with chicken or
Kousa Muhshi (stuffed zucchini), etc.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE DEPT. ... A
young lad sees an elderly man sitting on a
bench crying. He walks over and asks if he
is OK.
"Yes:' says the man crying, "and it is my
birthday today"
"Wow, it's a special day for you:' says the
boy. "Yes:' says the gent, still crying. "I'm 90
today"
"Even better; the lad says. "You look
great for your age:'
"Thank you, and I just got married:' cries
the old man."Gosh, that's great! You've got a
whole new life ahead of you:' says the boy.
"I married a 25-year-old:' the man sobs.
"Holy Moly!" says the lad. "Even better!
"Yes:' says the elderly gent, still crying,
"but I've forgotten where I live:'
CONGRATS ... To Katherine "Kathie"
Anderson on her birthday ... To Marilyn
Saperstein on her birthday ... To Florence
Koby on her 80th birthday.
❑
Danny's email is dannyraskin@sbcglobathet.
EXQUISITE
CATERING
IMPECCABLE
SERVICE
TRAY and SHIVA CATERING
SHOWERS and WEDDINGS
BAR and BAT MITZVAHS
CORPORATE and
PRIVATE DINNERS
ON-SITE as well as
OFF-PREMISE CATERING
MILK&
EPIC
KOSHER
CATEFillig
A DIVISION OF
MILK & HONEY
HONEY
KOSHER-CHOLOV YISROEL
Jewish Community Center
GLATT KOSHER
Adat Shalom Synagogue
phone 1(855) 543-EPIC
fax
1(248) 785-0123
milkhoneyatheepicureangroup.com
www.theepicureangroup.com/kosher
194668D