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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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On The Go

virtual events | learnings

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 
Assistant
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