MAY 11 • 2023 | 29
T
he Shalom Club, a group
of about 140 Jewish
residents of Fox Run,
an upscale senior community
in Novi, is producing an orig-
inal musical performance, My
Wedding at Fox Run, this spring.
The musical parody was the idea
of Dr. Stuart Falk, a retired den-
tist and Fox Run resident, who
has written many musical shows
for his fraternity and synagogue.
While at least one couple
has met at Fox Run and subse-
quently married, this review is a
humorous, fictional account of
how residents help plan a wed-
ding for two Fox Run friends.
The show includes original lyrics
by Falk, set to well-known songs
from Fiddler on the Roof and The
Sound of Music.
With warmth and enthusiasm,
the performers sing about their
busy and fun lives
at Fox Run as
they organize a
wedding for two
of their neigh-
bors. All of the
singers are Fox
Run residents,
and most are
members of the
Shalom Club,
which meets
monthly for holiday celebrations,
movies and parties. The group,
now 17 years old, comprises
about 10% of the Fox Run com-
munity, according to Adrienne
Kanter, Shalom Club’s vice presi-
dent and chief production assis-
tant for My Wedding at Fox Run.
A few production adjustments
were made to help older per-
formers and audience members.
Singers are seated and lyrics
will be projected onto a large
background for the benefit of the
audience.
My Wedding at Fox Run will
have a short run — just
one full perfomance on
May 18 at a Fox Run
theater. Due to space
limitations, only resi-
dents and family and
friends of performers
will be able to attend.
The musical troupe
includes stage man-
ager Barbara Theurer,
narrator Dr. Jon Blum
and professional pianist David
Goff. Fox Run singers include
Denny Brown, Dr. Michael
Samson, Art Sugarman, Dr.
Harvey Stein, Beverly Stein
(president of the Shalom Club),
Helen Weingarten, Rosalie Beck,
Michael Clayton, Mike Drain,
Mary Lee Gwizdala, Mary Ann
Quashnie and Ruth Goldman.
Fox Run’s Shalom Club demonstrates
that ‘Life Is a Cabaret.’
A Song in
Their Hearts
SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Adrienne Kanter
and Dr. Stuart Falk
The Shalom Club
performers