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…SINAI HOSPITAL Sinai Health System and Sinai Health Care Foundation Cordially invite you and a guest to attend the dedication of the Sinai Cis and Emanuel N. Maisel Women's Health Center 6014 West Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (North of Maple between Orchard Lake and Farmington Roads) 1-800-966-2608 Dr. Marc A Borovoy, D.O., a national leader of laser surgery in podiatric medicine, recently was one of two podiatrists to lec- t...…
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…PHOTOS BY GLENN TR IEST A Dan Fine Actor D "I hate bald guys who have long sides, but I have to keep my hair long to pin the wig to it. So I'm stuck having to wear a hat the rest of the year," says Dan Sklar. fessional role in Don Quixote — an Sklar's had a patent lawyer. The family still as Sancho Panza this time -- beauty of a time lives in Northbrook where with the White Water Opera on his road to Sklar didn't get into acting un- Compa...…
…% I 11//////////ANNMW • SDINASiCil of We production that was rewritten by Terrence McNally. A musi- cal about a hard-working Ital- ian family that ran a roller rink during the heyday of Coney Is- land, The Rink featured Chris Monteleone, Sklar's friend and roommate on the Beauty and the Beast tour. When a cast member turned down a role in the The Rink, Monteleone called Sklar to au- dition. "Dan brought so much more to the role," says Mon- /...…
…B ehind isney 7:12 p.m. —That Dan Sklar. He's always falling down on the job. With a little help from a lot of padding, Sklar transforms into a zaftig Lefou. "I thought how Gaston was always throwing Lefou around was really funny. But how did he make his teeth look like they were gone? Because I thought he lost a grown-up tooth," said 8-year-old Samantha, the daughter of dentist Dale Garber. "I could tell you, but Mickey wouldn't like it," s...…
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…JET An Off-Broadway, Professional Theatre in West Bloomfield presents Dan Sklar's Typical Weekday Itinerary SOCIAL SECURITY by ANDREW BERGMAN Of "Blazing Saddles" Fame Directed By ROBERT GROSSMAN MAY 15 - JUNE 9 (Previews- May 15 - 19 Matinee) • • WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL! Bring your Social Security card and get TWO TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Sklar's roommate, Chris Monteleone, center, plays the cake server and the Jewish ba...…
…KIDS FREE1 en quick visits to New York, Cleveland, Indiana and, the Mon- day following Mother's Day, he'll go home to visit his family in Northbrook, Ill., one last time be- fore the cast leaves for Washing- ton, D.C. ❑ 2 Beauty and the Beast is run-1; ning at the Masonic Temple through Sunday, May 26. Per- formances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Matinees are at 1 p.m. Wednesday, 2 p.m. Satur- day and 1 p.m. Sun...…
…'Forever Tango' 'The Pallbearer' at could be better than women, the only one to wear her watching seven svelte hair unbound; auburn and below women and seven lithe her shoulders; it is a sensual act men dance the tango, on its own. In "La Mariposa," Elsa Maria along with a little help from four steps onto Mayoral Maria's shoe bandoneons, two violins, a viola, as she swings, at arm's cello, bass, piano, key- length, from right to left. board ...…
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…ENGELBERT T he slicked-back, black-leathered figure astride the huge motor- cycle looks more like Lorenzo Lamas than a middle-aged bal- ladeer. Beneath this squinting, windswept rogue on the CD cover is just one name — in huge letters: ENGELBERT. It's all part of Engelbert Humperdinck's new image — one he hopes will take him into the '90s and help win a younger crowd. The moustache and tuxedo are out. But the dark tan, pleasant demeanor and ...…
…J.IV Entertainment Zimmerman's Still Knockin' lile your average radio lis- ener is likelier to hear a Bob Dylan cover than one sung by Mr. Zimmerman himself, it only proves his widespread influence and almost mystical status among today's mu- sicians. Whether it's "Lay Lady Lay" by Ministry or "Like a Rolling Stone" by the Stones, young and old alike owe him a debt for sin- glehandedly raising lyric writing above sim- pleminded "I wanna hold...…
…AUDITIONS DANCE Here Comes the Judge, pre- sented by the Junior Actors of Ridgedale, invites performers ages 13-18 to read from the script. 1 p.m. Sat., May 11. Show dates are June 28-30. 205 W. Long Lake, 1/4 mile west of Livernois. Troy (810) 879-0503. 100 Years of Detroit Dance, 1896-1996: An exhibition of arti- facts, costumes, memorabilia and photographs. Exhibit through Sept. 22. Reuther Library, 5401 Cass, Detroit. (313) 577-4024. C...…
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