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Hre«*nt»d there is certainly not an
rzception to their theatric*] ex
fermentation You'll be whisked
«ws> lo a world of surreal istic
fantaay where you will learn that
appearance* are not always a*
they seem
The play opens with the main
character. Ju«er. iP W. Henry of
Westland», paying a biiarre tnb
ute to the tree that sit* in front of
his bouse Thia tree, we soon
learn, is a symbol of survival tor
hit family. We are introduced into
the make-believe worid that his
family has chosen to live in In
their eccentric worid. their hard
ships and handicaps are overcome
through faith and optimum
Their fantasy worid has been created
for them through the inspiring
word* of Jugjper
Jugger has helped them believe
that they can achieve things that
cithers believed to be unattainable.
His menially retarded
brother. Boogie, believes that he
gives lectures at Harvard.
Jugger's sister. Sissy, who suffers
from arthritis, believes she is a
ballerina. His other sister. Isbel
who had to have a hysterectomy
young in life, stuff* her dress with
a doll and tells her family that
she is pregnant
However, the one common
dream that they all share is the
"Jugger's Rtln"
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return of their beloved father.
Amos Each day they believe that
he will return from work and be
with his family. The sad truth is
that he was burned alive in a forest
fire many years earlier.
Their »omewhat stable world is
turned upside down when
Jugger's brother. Carney. (Guy
Snyder of Livonia), a now famous
television evangelist returns to remove
the l»ea that they have all
come to believe.
What he doesn't realize is that
the truths that they believe in is
what has kept them happy,
strong, and alive for many years.
While the characters at first
seem loo strange to be real people,
we learn that they represent a
family that truly ia human. As
Jugger said. "All people are flowers.
with hair rooted in tbe
earth, drinking up the truth. The
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All-star cast: Colleen Hayes (left to right), Michael Walterich,
Alexis Kresta, Laura Gumina, P.W. Henry. Elizabeth
Lee and Carl Dumas star in "Jugger's Rain. "
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body ia a stem, strong as a tree —
toes — blossoms opening to the
sun like jewels." By thia. we learn
that thia family haa blossomed by
being seemingly unhampered by
the physical obstacles in their
way
While each performance is very
good, you will be amazed by l-au -
ra Gumina's performance as Verity.
Jugger's mother. The Redford
LSO to present jazzy concert S
PREVIEW
Li vans* Symphony Orchestra
presents Jess with Class, " 8 p. m.
Set. May 6 at the James P. Carti
Auditorium. Churchill High
School. Newburgh Road south ot
Jay Road. Livonia Tickets are
*12 adults. $8 senior citixens, $5
students. Tickets available at the
door. Hsunmell Music in Livoinia,
Jacobeoa < at Laurel Park Place.
Madonna University, and Livonia
Civic Center Library. For more information,
call (313) 421-1111.
James Dapogny 'a Chicago Jaxx
Band are the featured guest artists.
They will be Joined for the
symphony, under the direction of
Franceaco DiBlaai for "On the
Road," and "Berlin Medley. " and
also present several selections of
their own
The symphony will perform
Brahms' Academic Festival Over-
trees
y o u love.
Guest artists: James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band will
be performing with the Livonia Symphony Orchestra on
May 6.
Cure, Ellas 'a Procession to the Cathedral
from Wagner's "Lohengrin.
" three dances from the Gsyne
Ballet of Khachaturian, and Polo
vetsian Dances from Prince Igor
of Borodin.
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and reap the rewards.
resident steals every scene with
ber intense acting ability. P.W.
Henry is inspiring aa Jugger and
Colleen Hayes is charming a*
Dulcy, Carney's arife.
If you are a fan of off-beat humor
and story-telling, you won't
want to miss "Jugger's Rain
Trudy Mason haa brilliantly directed
a bizarre yet inspiring story
of faith and human emotion that
will leave you wishing there was a
sequel.
Tami Tabacchi is a free lance
writer who specializes in theater
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Thrilling 'Kiss of Death' makes Caruso a star
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The 1947 film
noir "Kiss of
Death" is still
best remembered
as the one where m
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a giggling Richard
Widmark
pushes an old
lady down a
staircase in a
wheelchair. It
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deal with the district attorney:
give me a day with my kid and I'll
dish up some names. In the pro
ceaa, he'a also framing the twofaced
cousin who has done his
wife wrong on the outside.
The scheme works and soon
* * career- Little Jynior (Nicolas Cage), an
MONAOHAN making perform underworld heir with s breathing
ance.
problem, shows up st Charlie's
consciously make him both evil
and endearing, yet the movie surprisingly
downplays the homosexual
overtones of the original film.
As in the original, director Barbet
Schroeder keeps the visual
style unflashy and tough. There
are vivid scenes of the underworld,
including the organized
cruising for cars to steal and their
transformation in Charlie's chop
shop.
The same might be aaid for Da- place and literally beats the guy
vid Caruso in the current remake. to a pulp. Once out of prison, Jim-
Fans of "NYPD Blue," the TV acmy reluctantly agrees to join Junnes
Caruso walked out on laat ior's gang of car thieves and deliv-
season, wanted to see the reder information to the feds.
headed actor flop in his first ma- Watching Cage's performance
jor film role, but he's by far the in "Kiss of Death," it finally oc-
best thing going in thia often discured to me that he is much bet-
I'm still having trouble appreciating
the so-called brilliance of
screenwriter Richard Price, who
has done little but monkey
around with old screenplays, this
time by the great Ben Hecht and
Charles Lederer.
appointing thriller.
He plays s two-time loser and
family man named Jimmy who
nerves a four-year prison term by
not ratting on his partners in
crime. Caruso plays him tough
and completely convincing, like
James Cagney without all the nervous
energy and hunching shoulders.ter
playing the guy who things
happen to (like in "Raising Arizona"
and "Red Rock West")
rather than a guy who makes
things happen.
Pumped full of steroids, his
Little Junior is s poor excuse for a
bad guy. He's given little ticks —
asthma, an almost doglike loyalty
to his ailing fsther, an obvious af-
He has kept some of the sappier
aspects of the original, including
the relationship between Jimmy
and his kid's babysitter, which
could definitely use some fleshing
out this time around. His selfconscious
update of film noir
could definitely give female characters
something to do.
As in the original, he makes a fection for Jimmy — that self- Meanwhile, he has tossed out
A sampling of what s playing at
alternative movie theaters across
metro Detroit as reviewed by
John Monaghan.
• DCTROn FILM TMKATM
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5203
Woodward, Detroit. Call (313)
833-2323 for information. ($5; $4
students)
"Farinelli" (Belgium — 1995).
7, 9:30 p.m. April 28-29; 4, 7 p.m.
April 30. In 1739, legendary singer
Farinelli (aks Carlo Broschi) is
summoned to perform nightly for
the King of Spain. In the meantime,
the star with the castrato
voice (male, female, and child
combined) recalls his meteoric
rise of fame and rock star-like adulation
from fans.
"Cachao! Co mo Su Ritmo No
Hfcy Dos (Like His Rhythm
There is no Other)" (USA —
1994). 7 p.m. May 1. Actor Andy
Garcia makes his directorial debut
in this documentary account
of Israel Lopez "Cachao," the legendary
Latin music performer.
Now 76, the musician recalls the
creation of the music we now
know as mambo.
• MA WC RAO THEATRE
22918 Woodward, Fern dale. Call
(810) 544-3030 for information.
($4)
"Red" (France/Poland —
1994). 8 p.m. Msy 2-3. The final
of Krzysztof Kieslowski's-Colors
Trilogy, this one copped him an
Oscar nomination for Best Director.
Here, s young model meets a
retiring judge and notes some remarkable
similarities in their
lives.
• MAMAKTTNUTM
There's something for everyone
at the movies. Here's a list of
what's in the wings:
Opening Friday, AprU 28
• "Top Dog" — One's tough,
one's smart — both are cops, but
one's a dog. Together they're a
team that must prevent an international
terrorist threat.
• "Funny Bones" — AMC Maple
III exclusive. Two comedians who
are half-brothers but unware of
each other's existence discover
one another during their adulthood.
Rated R
• "Destiny Turns on the Radio"
— Offbeat saga about a bank
robber who escapes from prison
and returns to Las Vegas to reclaim
hia stolen fortune and singer
girlfriend. Stars Dylan McDermott,
Nancy Travis, Quentin
Tarantino. Rated R.
• " Village of the Damned" — Remake
of the 1960 British classic,
depicts the terrifying consequent
ea of an alien threat to Earth.
Stars Christopher Raevea, Kirstie
Alley and Linda Koalowski.
Opening Wed»eeday, May 3
• "Panther" — Story of the
Black Panthers for Self Defense, a
short-lived armed political move
Mat farmed la the black ghetto
ef Oakland, Calif, la 1968- Hated
118 N. Main Street at 11 Mile,
Royal Oak. Films play through at
least Thursday, unless noted otherwise.
Call (810) 542-0180 for information
and showtimes. ($6.50;
$4 students snd matinee; $3
twilight)
"Doctor Zhivago" (Britain —
1965). A 30th anniversary rere
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Christie is Lara, whose theme became
one of the most-hummed
songs of the '60s. Starts Friday.
"Jefferson in Paris" (USA —
1995). Nick Nolte plays Thomas
Jefferson, ambassador to France
in the days shortly before that
country's revolution. Though historians
are having some trouble
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Classic; Omar Sharif portrays Yuri Zhivago (left) and
Julie Christie stars as Lara in David Lean's epic motion
picture "Doctor Zhivago." The 30th anniversary reissue
of this classic is now playing at the Main Art Theatre.
lease of David Lean's romantic
saga about a Russian doctor
(Omar Sharif) caught up in love
and politics around the time of
the Russian Revolution. Julie
A t t r a c t i o n s
R.
Opening Friday, May 5
• "French Kiss' — When a woman
hears that her fiance's running
off with someone else, she chases
him all over France to win him
back — unwittingly falling in love
with a helpful but rascally
Frenchman along the way. Star*
Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline and Timothy
Hutton. -
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TMMH: Reno, a French Briard,
and Chuck Norris star
in "Top Dog." Both are
cops who must prevent an
international terrorist
threat.
with it, expect loyal sudiences to
flock to this latest Merchant/Ivory
production.
"Muriel's Wedding" (Australia
— 1995). In this hit comedy from
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h
the best part of the climax, namely
Jimmy's long wait in a dark
apartment for his enemy to come
at him. He opts instead for a
much more conventional showdown
which makes you forget
some of the suprises that came
before it.
Australia, a young woman dreams
of marriage but can't seem to get
her life together.
• MAPLE THEATRE
4135 W. Maple, Bloomfield. AH
titles play through at least Thursday,
unless noted otherwise. Call
(810) 855-9090 for information.
($5.75; $3.75 students and matinee;
$2.95 twilight)
"Circle of Friends" (USA—
1995). An engaging (if utterly predictable)
romantic comedy about
three college girls in 1950s Ireland,
their relationships with
each other and various boyfriends.
Chris 0'Donnell co-stars.
"Don Juan De Marco" (USA —
1995). Johnny Depp plays the legendary
lover, or maybe who just
thinks be is. It's up to Marlon
Brando to figure it out in this
offbeat new comedy
"The Pebble and the Penguin"
(USA — 1995). An animated musical
from Don Bluth about a
hopelessly romantic penguin who
goes through fire and water to win
the love of the girl of his dreams.
Featuring the voices of James Belushi,
Tim Curry, and Martin
Short.
"Priest" (British — 1995). In
this controversial new film, a
young priest questions the
church's rules of celibacy and
sanctity of confession. What
starts as an authentic portrait of
the modern priesthood quickly
turns into a manipulative and
one-dimensional plea for tolerance
and understanding.
• REOFOM) THEATRE
17360 Lahser. Detroit. Call (313)
537-2560 for information. ($2.50)
Talented duo plays
at historic Senate
Piano and organ duo, Tony
Fenelon and John Atwell of
Australia will make their first
Detroit appearance together in
"Piped in from Down Under,"
7 p.m. Sat., April 29 at the historic
Senate Theatre, 6424
Michigan Ave., lVk blocks west
of Livernois, Detroit. Free
lighted and supervised parking
Tickets are $12 or $10 in advance.
Seniors 62 and older, $9.
Call (313) 591-1808 or (313)
894-4100. Advance tickets are
also available at Hammell Music
in Livonia, Evola Muaic in
Bloomfield Hilla in Plymouth,
and Little Professor Book Center
in Dearborn.
A portion of ticket proceeds
will go toward the preeervation
end restoration of the theater's
historic WurliUer pips organ,
one of only five to have been
built with a grand piano.
The concert will foeture music
of the 1920s and Tchaikovsky's
First Piano Concerto.
Fenelon and Atwell will play
a pops concert at the 32-ton
Mighty Wurlitaar pipe organ
and grand piano originally installed
la Detroit's Fisher The-
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Organ concort: John Atwell
(left) and Toney Fenelon
perform at the Senate Theatre
on April 29.
atre.
Fenelon is often featured as
a solo pianist with the Australian
Pops Orcheatra. Atwell,
one of Australia's leading theater
organists, is widely known
aa an organ teacher.
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ThiB new "Kiss of Death" is
not a bad movie, but cagey studio
comparisons to "Pulp Fiction"
are premature. While Quentin
Tarantino takes the style of film
noir and makes it his own, movies
like this only make you long for
the original article.
"The African Queen" (USA —
1951». 8 p.m. April 28; 2, 8 p.m
April 29 (organ overture begins a
half hour before showtime) Humphrey
Bogart and Katharine Hep-
Thriller: David
Caruso
(left) is JimmyKUmartin
and Nicholas
Cage
is Little Junior
in "Kiss
of Death "
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