34 | JUNE 4 • 2020 

NEW OFFERINGS AND MORE
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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