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BROADCAST AND STREAMING:
CATCH-UP AND LOOK AHEAD
The original HBO film Bad
Education premiered on April 25.
Reviews are stellar. It is based on
a scandal that rocked the (heavily
Jewish) Roslyn, Long Island school
district in 2004. Superintendent
Frank Tassone (Hugh Jackman), a
highly respected educator, and his
right hand-woman, Pam Gluckin
(Alison Janney), stole $11 million
dollars from the district. Alex
Wolff, 22, has a big supporting
role as the faculty advisor to the
student newspaper. A student
newspaper reporter was the first
person to begin uncovering the
scandal.
The celebrity version of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire began
on April 8. Celebs play for charity
and there are a couple of major
rules changes: Celebs can pick a
“guest” person to help them with
all the questions and they can
even ask host Jimmy Kimmel for
help. Home viewers can now play
along (via an app) and win money,
too. Ike Barinholtz, 43 (The
Mindy Project) is one of the three
celebs playing on April 30 (ABC,
8 p.m.).
Hollywood is a big budget, sev-
en-episode series that premieres
on Netflix May 1. It was created
by Ryan Murphy (Glee, American
Horror Story, Politician). It follows
a group of aspiring actors and
filmmakers who try to make it in
Hollywood just after World War II.
This series follows a recent movie
trend by positing an “alternate
history” — What would have
happened if most Hollywood racial
and gender barriers had been
removed much earlier than they
really were? David Corenswet,
26, (Politician on Netflix) has
a starring role (Jack Castello).
Maude Apatow, 23, (Judd
Apatow’
s daughter) has a sup-
porting role and Rob Reiner, 73,
guests in three episodes.
Prop Culture is an original
Disney Plus series that premieres
on May 1. All eight episodes will
be released on May 1 (the first
time Disney has released a whole
series on one day). Prop follows
film collector Dan Lanigan as
he revisits the costumes, props
and sets of classic Disney films,
including Mary Poppins, Pirates of
the Caribbean and Who Framed
Roger Rabbit.
Richard Sherman, 91, is one
of the guest stars in the first
episode (Mary Poppins). Richard
and his brother, Robert Sherman
(1925-2012) wrote the Poppins
score. They won two Oscars for
Poppins (best score and best
song). Charles Fleischer, 69, who
was the voice of Roger Rabbit, is
a guest on the episode about that
great animated film.
Over at Amazon Prime, there is
Upload, an original sci-fi, comedy
series. It’
s set in a future where
humans are able to “upload”
themselves into their preferred
choice of afterlife. The series was
created by Greg Daniels, 56. He
has written for many very good TV
series and he adapted the British
version of The Office into a hit
American show. The first 10-
episode season of Upload will be
released May 1.
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STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distanc-
ing, the Jewish News will try
to bring awareness to events/
learning situations offered
online by synagogues, temples
and community organizations.
IT’
S MAGIC
MAY 3
Yad Ezra will present a free virtual
magic show, 3:30-4:40 pm, fea-
turing Baffling Bill the Magician.
Visit Facebook.com/YadEzra.
MOT AT HOME
Now you can enjoy the beauty of
the opera in your home. Available:
studio performances, opera fix,
dance fix, MOT performances.
View by going to the website
michuganopera.org.
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
The best of Shakespeare at home.
Free streaming of 12 plays, starting
with King Lear, now through mid-
May. All available on the Stratford
website: stratfordfestival.ca.
ART ONLINE
Cranbrook Art Museum is available
online. Explore most recent exhi-
bitions with 3D tours, create art
projects at home with your kids
or browse selections of work from
the Collections Wing. Check out
cranbrookmuseum.org.
FOR ART LOVERS
Art Challenge –The Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center launched
its first at-home, all-ages Art
Challenge, encouraging individuals
and families to make art within
their own surroundings and with
everyday items they have at home.
Visit bbartcenter.org/bbacs-art-
challenge/.
Online Exhibition Galleries —
bbartcenter.org/bbac-exhibits-
online — Available now are Ed
Fraga: Rising; Glimpse: Fine Art
Print Selections from Stewart &
Stewart 1980-2020/Celebrating 40
Years of Printing/Publishing Fine
Art Prints; Weatherly Stroh: Animal
Dreams; Students of Meighen
Jackson.
MUSIC TO YOUR EARS
Detroit Symphony Orchestra past
performances are available at dso.
org/replay. Included are Orchestra
Hall webcasts, classroom edition
and links to select highlights.
THE ARK LIVESTREAM
The Ark announced its new virtual
series of livestream Facebook
events with the Ark Family Room
Series. Coming up in the series:
Nora Jane Struthers on Sunday,
May 10; Jared Deck on Tuesday,
May 12; Rachael Davis with
Dominic John Davis on Sunday,
May 17; and Chicago Farmer on
Thursday, May 21. Visit theark.org.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial
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