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248.851.8200

Pars Mediterranean Restaurant

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The original company of the

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North American Tour. "Even for the cynics

among us, Newsies has a stirring, old-world

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sincerity that's hard to resist," the New York

Times wrote of the Broadway production.

Hours:
Mon-Thur
11am-10pm

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a Tony for his work. The Tony Award-
winning score keeps many of the songs
written for the 1992 Disney film, such
as "Carrying the Banner:' "Seize the
Day:' "King of New York" and "Santa
Fe:' It also includes "Letter From the
Refuge written especially for the tour.
"This is definitely a highlight of
my career:' says Assor, 27 and single.
"Alan Menken was present for a lot of
our rehearsals in New York and came
out on the road to check up on things.
Jack Feldman was very involved as
well. It was cool to meet those two and
Harvey Fierstein."
Assor, who didn't decide on an
entertainment career until he was
in his late teens, always liked the
stage, and at 9 years old appeared in
a production of Oliver for the Jewish
Community Theatre in Winnipeg,
where he grew up. He had his first pro-
fessional role at 16 when he was cho-
sen for the cast of Beauty and the Beast
at Rainbow Stage in Winnipeg.
A scholarship to attend EDGE
Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles
cemented his outlook.
"I was around people who seemed
to think I had a good shot [at a stage
career] so that's when I made my
decision:' says Assor, who enjoyed
all styles of dance, but particularly
the ones that required athletic prow-
ess. Studying at the Ken Peters Dance
Express, a Winnipeg studio, he also
participated in dance competitions.
"As soon as I was back in Canada, I

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was in West Side Story at the Stratford
Festival. I was there for almost a year,
and did a ton of acting training. I was
surrounded by incredible actors and
could work with them in between
shows"
Assor moved to New York City
about two years ago, first traveling
there to audition for a Mary Poppins
tour. He won the role of dancing statue
Neleus and later transferred into the
Broadway company. A tour of The
Wizard of Oz brought him through

Detroit.
"It's fun to play Detroit because I
have quite a bit of family in Windsor
so they come and see me says Assor,
who keeps up with his Hebrew by
practicing with another Jewish cast
member: Ethan Steiner, an 11-year-old
from Ann Arbor who is making his
national tour debut alternating as the
character Les.
"It's taken a lot of practice and hard
work to prepare for Newsies. All three
of the swings started from the begin-
ning, and we've been doing it for about
14 months. At first, there was a lot of
learning lines and going over and over
notes, but it got easier and easier.
"Every character is an individual,
and it's fun to play so many different
parts. I find a connection with each
one in the group of young, hard-work-
ing boys. Anybody who grew up in the
dance world can relate to that:' *

Newsies runs Dec. 15 27, at the Detroit Opera House. $35-$89.
(313) 872-1000; broadwayindetroit.com.

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