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In 1989, Betty Broderick entered
the home of her ex-husband, Dr.
Dan Broderick, and shot and killed
Dan and his wife, Linda, in their
bed. Broderick, the mother of Dan’
s
two children, claimed she had been
the subject of various types of
abuse by Dan. The prosecution said
the murder was the culmination of
years of bizarre and often violent
behavior by Betty, directed at Dan,
after he left her for a much younger
woman. It took two trials to convict
her of murder.
I vividly recall a terrific 1991
Law and Order episode based on
the Broderick case. Shirley Knight,
a great actress who recently died,
gave a powerhouse performance
as the Betty Broderick-inspired
character. The Broderick case is
the subject of the second season
of the crime anthology series Dirty
John. Christian Slater plays Dan,
and Amanda Peet, 48, plays Betty.
If she can match Knight’
s perfor-
mance, Peet will win an Emmy.
(The eight-episode series premiered
June 2, USA Network. Many
encores/also on-demand.)
The season finale of ABC’
s Who
Wants to be a Millionaire (June 4,
8 p.m.) features Anderson Cooper
and talk show host Andy Cohen,
51. They met many years ago
when they were set up for a blind
date. They didn’
t go out on the
date because in the first five min-
utes of talking, Cohen mentioned
that Cooper’
s mother was Gloria
Vanderbilt. Cooper had a “rule” that
he wouldn’
t date any guy who did
that. However, they went on, in their
words, to be “best of friends.”
In other gay romance news,
Ben Platt, 26, is reportedly dating
Noah Galvin, also 26 (his mother
is Jewish). This surely isn’
t the first
time that two gay, Jewish Broadway
musical stars have dated. The
novelty here is that they both
played the title role in the mega-hit
musical Dear Evan Hansen. I told
an elderly relative about this. She
thought and said: “It’
s good they are
dating a Jewish boy.”
Comic actress Esther Povitsky,
32, has a Comedy Central special
that premieres June 5 at 10 p.m.
It is a combination of stand-up bits
and scenes filmed at her parents’
home in Skokie (the “very” Jewish
suburb of Chicago). Her dad is
Jewish; her mom is not. Povitsky
has had had many TV guest shots
and a Freeform cable series called
Alone Together.
Very different is Lenox Hill, a
Netflix documentary series about
the famous Manhattan hospital.
It follows four physicians as they
balance their personal lives with
their professional careers. Only two
of the physicians have been iden-
tified in advance publicity. One is
Dr. David Langer, 50ish, the head
of neurosurgery. Langer has often
appeared as a medical expert on
shows like Good Morning, America.
The series was filmed before the
pandemic. Lenox Hill has been a
“ground zero” hospital dealing with
the worst of our modern plague
(complete first season releases
June 10).
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STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distancing,
the Jewish News will try to bring
awareness to events/learning
situations offered online by
synagogues, temples and
community organizations.
OPERA LOVERS
Stream full-length Met operas online.
The Metropolitan Opera is offering
free, livestream presentations of its
operas every evening during the
coronavirus closure. The performances,
“Nightly Opera Streams,” are encore
presentations of its award-winning Live
in HD series. The streams begin at
7:30 p.m. every evening and remain
available on its homepage for 20
hours.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
The Chamber Music Society of Detroit
offers free, livestream performances.
Currently at cmdetroit.org you can
view: Marc-Andre Hamelin (pianist),
Schroder Umansky Duo, Third Coast
Percussion and Curtis on Tour.
BUSINESS TIPS
NOON, JUNE 5
“Tips for Managing Your Business
During a Crisis,” presented by the
Jewish Working Women’
s Network.
Join fellow Jewish Working Women for
this special Lunch and Shmooze online
event that begins at noon, with Leigh
Dones Moss, attorney and founding
member of Moss Law PLC. The
discussion will include best practices
and important factors to consider in a
financial crisis that will help you keep
your business doors open and running
smoothly, such as the ability to obtain
federal loans, making lease payments,
paying the claims of vendors, as
well as addressing employee needs.
Questions? Contact Marianne at
bloomberg@jfmd.org, or register online
at jewishdetroit.org.
PRIDE KABBALAT SHABBAT
6 PM, JUNE 5
Join NEXTGen Detroit PRIDE and The
Well in celebrating the first Shabbat of
Pride Month with a virtual gathering
of the Jewish young adult LGBTQ+
community for an online event at 6
p.m. Join together for Shabbat rituals,
followed by some inclusive Jewish
learning and discussion facilitated by
three special guest rabbis: Rabbi Ari
Witkin from the Jewish Federation,
Rabbi Ariella Rosen from JTS and
H.L. Miller Cantorial School and
Rabbi Becca Walker from Beth David
Synagogue in Toronto. This online
event is intended for young adults ages
21 to 45. Allies are welcome. Register
online at jewishdetroit.org/event/
pride-kabbalat-shabbat/ to receive
the private Zoom link for this event.
Questions? Contact Tomer Moked at
moked@jfmd.org or Marisa Meyerson
at marisa@meetyouatthewell.org.
FAMILY CONCERTS
8 PM, JUNE 5
The Ark in Ann Arbor presents a series
of family concerts streaming on the Ark
Facebook page; a Facebook account
is not necessary to view them. June 5
is Natalia Zukerman, classical guitarist.
Later this month, See Peter Mulevy,
songwriter/guitarist 7:30 p.m., June
7, and John McCutcheon (pictured),
classic American songster, 8 p.m.,
June 11.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial
Assistant. Send items at least 14 days
in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.
com.
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