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D-6 THE TIMES Friday, October 7, 1988 THEATER ctober's audition time for Christmas Footnote Auditions: Male and female dancers (intermediate, advanced and professional levels) are needed for The American Dance Center Ballet Company's 12th production of "Hansel and Gretel" scheduled Dec. 9 for two performances. Ladies en pointe, and all dancers should have a background in jazz, modern, and character forms. Children 10 to 13 years old will be auditioned at the suburban I 5 "TTl South Suburban auditions are 3 p.m. Oct.

16 at the American Dance Center, 22413 Governors Highway, Richton Park. Children at 6 p.m. Those selected will be dancing in the 40-member cast either in principal or corps de ballet roles along with nationally acclaimed performers. For more information, call (312) 747-4969. Classic Auditions: The Goodman is looking for youngsters ages 5 to 15 for its annual Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol." Bring a song or favorite Christmas carol and a poem to recite.

Beginners also will be seen. Bring photo and resume (height, weight, age) to the audition, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 at 200 S.

Columbus Chicago. Call (312) 443-3800 for more information. Give it a try, we have several Regionites who have made Chicago productions. Who Shot the That's the title for the new exhibit at the Museum of Broadcast Communications at River City, 800 S. Wells St, Chicago.

The rise and fall of the television western is displayed in a panorama, Oct. 9-Nov. 18: From four TV westerns in 1955 to 28 in 1959, to no new successful western in the 1980s. The exhibit will include screenings of the show from 1 to 4 p.m.. Call for specifics, (312)987-1500.

OK, if you must give me a lec ture: The University of Chicago begins its series of 50 lectures which range from the pocket items of the well-traveled Gulliver to who started the controversy between science and religion Join top scholars as they listen and go behind the scenes of the Court Theatre. The series with a lecture on visual illiteracy Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Reynolds Club, 5706 S. University Avenue. For more information, call (312) PirharH Bfl Chflrman Times correspondent locale only.

Audition dates are 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at DanceSpace, Chicago Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Suite 833. plays Gelman: Einstein portrayal a 'labor of love' It, I 'V.

-A 'i not alone, despite being divorced the second time around. "I'm pretty much on my own, but I have wonderful friends. I have friends who are probably closer to me than siblings." Gelman's least gratifying exper riences are in making commer? cials. He claims that people tvho see the finished product have with no idea of what goes into making them. One such experience was a soap commercial in which Gelman played a Scoutmaster, showering outdoors.

"That was a horrible experience in the winter and trying to look cheerful and happy in the freezing cold and the soap keeps dropping on the ground and getting full of sand. When I got home that night, my chest was absolutely raw from rubbing. It's hot as glamorous as people think it is." Returning to the experience with his current endeavor, Gelman explained that people who are interested in Einstein are really usually quite intelligent, erudite individuals. "One of the problems that I have is that people are coming into the theater with preconceived ideas of who Einstein was. "The scientist wants to see science.

Zionists want to see the Zionist. Then there are people who come to see the absent-minded professor and the historians want the stuff with his atom bomb involvement. "We try to give them a little of everything in an intelligent and informative manner and I think we succeed." "Einstein: A Stage Portrait" continues at the Ivanhoe Theater, 750 W. Wellington, Chicago. Performances are 8 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday; 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are Call (312) 853-3636. Gelman hopes it will do well in Chicago so he can take it to Broadway.

"That's my dream, New York is my home. I have been been on in other shows, but to bring it back it would be like the pinnacle of my career." By RICHARD SHERMAN times Correspondent Brooklyn-born Larry Gelman didn't need to raise his IQ to portray Albert Einstein in a one-man show playing at the Ivanhoe Theater. "Einstein was a very wonderful gentleman and did not stick to formalities," said Gelman, whose own Theory of Relativity is simply, "as a freelance actor, to try to take one day at a time." Gelman originated the role five years ago in Los Angeles and has been able to fuse himself with his character not as much by physical attributes as by concentration. "There isn't that much of a resemblance, but as I get older, if becoming easier for me because I'm approaching the age of 64, at which I am actually portraying him," said Gelman, who is now just 57 years young. Gelman's major break on the Broadway stage came in "The Odd Couple" as Vinnie, the poker player who was going to Florida in July.

He also appeared in the movie, and in several of the television episodes. In "The Odd Couple" touring company, Gelman played Chicago-land 15 years ago with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall and later with Art Carney and Don Knotts. "The old story in Hollywood is "Who's Larry Gelman? Get me a Larry Gelman look-alike for this he kids. But, he can count his credits on numerous television shows including "Maude," "Mary Tyler Moore," "Eight is Enough," "Kojac," "Simon and Simon," "Night Court," "Amazing Stories," "Hill Street Blues," "Remington Steele," and television movies, "Raid on Entebbe," and "The Triangle Factory Fire." Gelman appeared in such feature films as "Funny Girl," "The Busy Body," "Rabbit Test," "Wholly Moses," "Superdad," "O'Hara's Wife," "Dreamscape." He also was featured in the Acadamy Award-nominated short subject, live-action film for hiring the handicapped, "A Different Approach." If Gelman's joke about his low recognition factor still clicks, then Veteran character actor Larry Gelman portrays the fabled genius, Albert Einstein, in "Einstein: A Stage Portrait," at the Ivanhoe Theater. was a bit of a recalcitrant and was accused of being arrogant when he was a young man.

"He was also an accomplished violinist and didn't care what he looked like. There's a formal part about him about the way he dressed he was the original hippy," Gelman said. Gelman's background is very New York, lower-middle class, upwardly mobile, immigrant and a first-generation American "I knew when I was 4 years old that I wanted to be an actor. I was given a toy violin and went up and down the street. I was scratching away and people came over and patted me on the head and threw pennies.

And in my child's mind I said, This is it. This is where I And, that's what I'm going to do." Gelman, an only child whose mother died when ne was young, has been a loner all his life but 'Chorus Line' well-disciplined Mr: discussed through the personna of Albert Einstein, who had an awful lot to say and cast a very long shadow on all of our lives. "The man has been dead for 33 years and is still very vital. There isn't a day that goes by that somebody doesn't bring his name up in some form." Einstein had an impishness about him which Gelman and writerdirector Willard Simms include and they were very consciously aware and concerned about the many different facets to the man's personality. "We're trying to delineate his character as humanely as we can.

He was not only a brilliant theoretical physicist, but was also a very bright humorist, and gentle man. "He was the absent-minded professor prototype and got divorced at a time when nobody ever thought about doing it. He show to grab you, even if you've never been bitten by the show biz bug. 553 ALIEN NATION IRl dolbv Sol. Sun, Mon Fri, Tuw Thurs TOUCHER THAN LEATHER (K) Sol.

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This time it's different. TPhe man has been dead for 33 years Jand is still very vital. There isn't a day that goes by that somebody doesn't bring his name up in some "This time I'm coming back and I'm on my own. The Einstein portrayal is really a labor of love and very gratifying because I get my kicks as an actor and get the applause. "I also feel I'm doing something of value and bringing up some vital social issues that have to be delivers integration for the various mood pieces.

Two showstoppers for this production are Kevin Bellamy and Marcia Van Treeck. Bellamy's Paul is trying to leave his past as a female impersonator and reveals all this in an emotional dramatic monologue sensitively delivered. Van Treeck is the perky Val who delivers a highly provocative song and dance number that concerns her cosmetic surgery. CTG's "A Chorus Line" is a potent production of a show meant PUNCHLINE IRl SAT.SINMON 12 00 2 30 5 00-7 31 TUtS THUHS JO 30 1U DO IMAGINE (Rl SATSUVMON 1 30-3 FRt HJES THUR5 5 50 00-10 10 ELVIRA. MISTRESS Of THE DARK IPG-1 31 SAT.SUN MON 2 30-4 30-6 30-8 30-10 30 Fni TUE5-TH'Jh5 6 30-8 30-10 30 COCKTAIL IRl SAISUN.MON 2 00-4 00-6 00-8 fhi TO-8 OO-IU 00- PLATOON LFADFR IRl SAT.SUN.MON 2 20-4 ncAnoiuncocfDt SAT.SUN MON 1 15-3 7 45-10 00 A FISH CM I pn X4wn mi SAT MON 1 10-3 10-5 10-7 W9 30 SM SUN MON 2 00-7 15-10 30 COLORS (R) SAT SUN MON 4 00 8 15 mJHI TUFS-TMURS 8 I50NIV jS' iilUpilUII ktm.MV General Cinema lh INDO18 STt I IMAGINE: JOHN RUN DMCIS TOUGHER THAN LEATHER (R) Fl 57l5- SS25Si7 48940 ELVIRA (PO-13) FRI 5 30 30-9 30 rim 1 Ml yo-i V5SnU2ii.S.?JC5Ji BARGAIN ALL SHOWINGS here are more refreshers.

He was nominated for the Academy TV Arts and Sciences Award for outstanding single performance by a supporting actor in a comedy series for his wanderings in "Barney Miller." "That was one of the highlights of my career. I did five 'Barney Miller' segments and each time I wound up in jail and it was a real thrill to be nominated for an Emmy on that brilliant a show." Gelman also appeared in 18 segments of the "Bob Newhart Show." "I love that show because of all the wonderful people involved, from Grant Tinker on down. Bob Newhart is a gentleman. Suzanne Pleshette is an absolute sweetheart. Actually, it was Suzanne who gave me the name "The original was just Dr.

Tupperman. Then they got Tippy Tupperman, my wife, who was a feelings of his prospective cast members. This is the source for the comedy and drama as he breaks through the layers until they reveal why they dance and sing. Holm moves through the piece showing the strong hand with those who smart-mouth him, and compassion with the troubled, but talented Paul. The hardest and deepest emotion comes from his confrontation with ex-lover, Cassie.

Holm gives a controlled and intelligent performance as he moves through these transitions. Dana Cole moves nicely through the opening. The show calls for and the cast Open 6:30 1 1 yrs. under FREE 7:00 10:00 TOUGHER THAN LEATHER (R) 8:30 A NIOHTMAM ON ELM ST. FT 4 (K) 7:00 COMING TO AMERICA () BLOOD SPORT (R) 8:45 COLORS (R) io 30 7 :00 10:45 ELVIRA PO-13) Oil HARD (R) 2 An Absolute Stunner Michael Keaton CLEAN AND SOBER Fri.

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Music by Marvin Hamlisch. Lyrics by Edward Kleban. Directed by JoBeth Madsen assisted by Rich Baker. Choreographed by Rich Baker and Ellen Tucker. Musical Direction by Chris Stalbaum.

Presented by the Community Theatre Guild at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. Performances are 8:15 p.m. Oct. 7, 8, 14, and 15. CAST Zach Steven Holm Cassie Dana Cole Larry Larry Payne Judy.

Kyla Beresford Paul Kevin Bellamy Diana Candy Flint Sheila Linda Lundgren Don Tim Sanders Maggie Karen Beeken Mike Jeff Casey Connie Laurie G. Canchola Bobby. Kent Lewis Bebe Julie Mecklenborg Richie David Sawyer Al Kevin Giese Kristine Carol Nichols Val Marcia VanTreeck Mark. John David Brady and Chorus-By RICHARD SHERMAN Times Correspondent Community Theatre Guild has a well-disciplined regional production of "A Chorus Line." The production captures a good many of the dramatic and comedic moments of Broadway's current longest-running show (now 684 weeks). And, most of the performers can dance! The production moves crisply through the vignettes and the musical numbers.

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