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…Be Our Guest At the Masonic Temple, the stage version of Beauty and the Beast features new songs by Alan Menken. SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS lan Menken has moved on to other projects since composing film and theater music for Beauty and the Beast, but he looks back with both joy and sadness. The joy translates into the production Detroit au- diences will experience March 19-April 28 at the Masonic Temple Theatre. The sadness...…
…THE 1995-1996 SEASON UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Alan Menken won numerous awards for Little Shop of Horrors, the highest- grossing Off-Broadway show ever, which ran for five years at the Orpheum Theatre. Thursday, April 18, 8:00 pm Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Dear Worthy Editor was a mu- sical based on the letters in a col- umn that ran in The Je...…
…The Reel Story On Jews In Hollywood everal years ago, Bonnie Garvin began writing the screenplay for a fluffy romantic comedy, set in a big-city diamond district. Naturally, Garvin says, most of her characters were Jewish: The diamond industry always has been the province of Jewish merchants. And as a Jew herself, then living in Manhattan, the former Detroiter had a working knowledge of the gaudy milieu in which her tale unfolded. But when Ga...…
….A . `, 1,' • r:p.!- . Belt stand-ups to Arthur Miller, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, the Coen brothers and Seinfeld, "I think what it comes down to is that Jewish people have an affinity for storytelling," he says. However, some contend that these stories, and the characters who enact them, are becoming less recog- nizably Jewish. Writer Bonnie Garvin says that Hollywood producers "want more generic characters," scrubbed of any spe- cific e...…
…* Macomb Center * for the Performing Arts eamegf aft That's Entertainment... H•M•S. Pinafore 8 P.M. Friday, March 22 adult $25 • student/sr. cit. $23 The Dancers and Musicians of Bali 8 P.M. Tuesday, April 9 adult $23 • student/sr. cit. $21 Famiglia The Musical featuring The Gaylords sponsored by Arrive Ristorante ARRIVA 8 P.M. Friday, May 17 8 P.M. Saturday, May 18 adult $23 • student/sr. cit. $21 HUDSON'S, HARMONY HOUSE & BLOCKB...…
…Lighting * Natasha Katz's lighting de- sign includes 1,200,000 watts — enough to light a football stadi- um. * It takes three miles of cable to hang and connect all the lights — 600 lamps used and 1,200 square feet of colored gels. * There are over 350 lighting cues each performance. Prosthetics Evan Jay Newman plays Chip the Teacup. ed with since he was 5 years old.'...It also gives father and (my other) son time together." The whole mish...…
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…'If Lucy Fell' 'Bottle Rocket' Rated R Medical School or pursue her n If Lucy Fell, screen- dream and open a school for chil- writer/director/actor Eric dren with Joe? Since Parker is a Schaeffer wants our sympa- pretty girl with charm and wit, thy as Joe MacGonaughgill, we actually care, despite her char- a 29-year-old artist obsessed with acter's unrealistic and sickening super-sexy, way-out-of-his-league, idealism. Joe, on the other hand,...…
…Detroit Memories Of George Burns H “Maybe you don't believe the six days to create the thought world. Actually I about it for five days and did the whole lob in one. 1 9in really best under pressure.” 4iT 440, ...is it SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ello, Suzanne; this is me," the distinctive, gravelly voice announced on the other end of the line. It was four years ago, and George Burns was about to discuss his upcoming pe...…
…%; —i ' A ..), . • - • s - - # No Trash This Week —EYE Promise Food and music for the art, heart and soul. winter, the next was mostly white troit, will take place at Beth Abra- with a little red for spring, the ham Hillel Moses on Friday, The Leadership Network of third was mostly red with a little March 22. The cost of the dinner B'nai B'rith will lend a hand to white, and the last was all red, is $18. The topic of discussion is ...…
…Yiddish Roots And An Ear For The Offbeat athed in a golden light, donning his trade- mark collarless shirt and looking like a studlier version of Barry Manilow, the visage of Michael Tilson Thomas -loomed over the city of San Francisco last year — on billboards, kiosks, and street flags — like some heralded healer. And, at times, it seems as though that's the role Tilson Thomas, the 51-year-old conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, seeks t...…
…SIN Entertainment Frankenstein, Teirstein & Spelman About a year and a half ago, Spelman approached Teirstein about composing music for Spelman's one-man show, Frankenstein, a piece that he has per- formed all over the world since 1983. An award-winning solo theater and nar- rative art performer, Spelman has represented the United States at the First International Solo The- atre Festival in Tel Aviv. But as the storyteller of Frankenstein, S...…
…AUDITIONS FAMILY Grosse Pointe Theatre seeks men and women for its produc- tion of Crazy for You, the Gersh- win musical. 1-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., March 16-17. 315 Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe. (810) 773-5914. Fiddler on the Roof, Oakland University production. 10 a.m. Fri., March 15 and Thurs., March 21. $5. (810) 370-3013. Eisenhower Dance Ensemble will hold auditions for a spring performance of Doris Humphrey's "Waterstudy" at 3:30 p.m. March ...…
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…PHOTO BY DANIEL L I PPI TT co THE DETROI T JEWISH NEWS David Robinson: "Seeing dolls can come very close to seeing people." 04 • SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Joan Crawford doll sculpted out of wax played into a new artistic opportunity for David Robertson. Until four years ago, Robertson's field had been graphics. By day, he worked as a commercial designer for a steel mill. After hours, he labored over two-dimension- al f...…
…THE BEST OF THE WEST Two of his dolls stand to- gether, a mother and daughter. The woman holds on to a basket of personal items, a photograph and letters tied together with string. The child, her teddy bear in a crocheted backpack and a toy giraffe peeking out of her coat pocket, holds on to the woman. Another doll, no more than a few years away from being a child herself, wears a yellow star on her coat and clutches her own thy baby doll. Th...…
…Moons And Art Centers Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Association. Richard Wolff, acrylic paintings. Through March 30. Robbie Marantz , featured showcase artist, oil and pastel por- traits. Through March 29. Student Show, annual juried show fea- turing painting, drawing, print- making, pottery, sculpture, jewelry and fiber. Through March 23. Experiencing Architecture, hosted by Joyce Laban, four sem- inars beginning Thursday, March 21 through April...…
…SIN Fine Arts MacEntee. Through April 7. Sug- gested donation $4 adults/$1 chil- dren. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday- Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. 5200 Woodward Ave. (313) 833- 7900. Cranbrook Art Museum. View- point: Gilda Snowden Selects Work by Detroit-area Artist. Through March 24. An Autobiog- raphy: Paintings by Thomas Nozkowski with Photographs by Judy Linn. Through March 24. Dream Sites: A Visual Essay by George Tysh. Works on paper c...…
…A Look At This Month's Art Scene .. Wendell Minor: Everglade. • When Metal Meets Bark T SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHOTO BY NORMAN WATKINS wo distinctive art- ists share space at the Sybaris Gallery in Royal Oak this month. Metal is the primary material used by ROY, a jew- elry maker who alludes to cul- tural issues through her wearable art. Bark is the pri- mary material used by Linda Bills, a sculptor whose works can...…
…SIN Fine Arts Another Opening ... Another Show Watch for these upcoming exhibits. The Toledo Museum of presents works by Albert Pa ley, Jim Dine and Therma Stathm in a March 17-June exhibition celebrating years of partnership with th University of Toledo. In 1995- the three artists participated, in an artist-in-residence pro-_ gram co-sponsored by the two institutions and used the mu - seam and its collections as spira.tion to create works ...…
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…Design A Plate With JPI The Jewish Parents Institute will offer an opportunity for children and adults of all ages to design a personal plate and mug on Sunday, March 24, at the Maple-Drake Jewish Com- munity Center. Plates, pre-paid in advance cost $5.50; the cost at the door is $6. Mugs, pre-paid in advance cost $4.50; the cost at the door is $5. Appointments will be scheduled in advance from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. to noon, no...…
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