FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 23

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OPENING
THE DOORS

Changing The Norm 

Celebrating the Beauty of Different Abilities 

Casting Musicals with Acceptance, Inclusion, Authenticity & Community

E D U C AT E . I N C LU D E . E M P OW E R . 
 

Tony Award-Nominated 
 
Director and Choreographer 

MARCIA MILGROM 
DODGE

Award-Winning 
Dancer and Actor 
EVAN 
RUGGIERO

Beauty and the Beast 

“Innovative casting, direction and 

design… make Olney’s Beauty and the 

Beast, directed by Marcia Milgrom 

Dodge, a story about two outsiders 

finding love… no matter how much the 

odds are stacked against them. Jade 

Jones as Belle and Evan Ruggiero as 

Beast aren’t just groundbreaking in 

their roles, but are top-notch actors 

whose stellar performances universalize 

the experiences.”

A VIRTUAL EVENT

FEBRUARY 28, 2022 

7 p.m. ET

REGISTER ON JLIVE: 
https://jlive.app/events/1520 

$5 Registration Required 

For questions or sponsor information: openingthedoors@jccdet.org 
An ASL interpreter will be provided.
Credits: Olney Theatre Center for graphics
Teresa Castracane Photography for production photos

An All-Russian 
Musical Event

The Detroit Medical 
Orchestra, in 
collaboration with 
Congregation Beth 
Shalom, will present “An 
All-Russian Program,” 
Sunday, Feb. 27, at 3:30 
p.m. in the synagogue’s 
social hall, 14601 Lincoln 
St. in Oak Park.
The program includes 
Glinka’s “Overture to 
Ruslan and Lyudmila,” 
Rimsky-Korsakov’s 
“Capriccio Espagnole,” 
Borodin’s “Polovetsian 
Dances from Prince 
Igor” and Shostakovich’s 
“Festive Overture.”
The Detroit Medical 
Orchestra is a nonprofit 
community symphony 
orchestra comprised 
of musicians who are 
medical professionals, 
healthcare students 
and friends who share 
the group’s mission 
of bringing healing 
through music. Visit 
detroitmedicalorchesta.
org to learn more about 
the orchestra’s mission.
All the musicians are 
vaccinated, and masks 
will be required for 
audience members. Free 
admission or a suggested 
$10 donation. 

