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Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival Features Tovah Feldshuh, Fifty Amp Fuse

The week-long celebration of Jewish music and musicians begins May 9 at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield.

Broadway and television star Tovah Feldshuh and popular local band Fifty Amp Fuse headline this year's Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival, held May 9-19, at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield.

Feldshuh performs May 12 in the radio-style play, “Witches of Lublin,” set in 18th century Poland, and the band is featured in “Rock of Ages: The Jewish Side of Pop Music,” with award-winning music journalist Gary Graff on May 18.

The festival also includes whimsical, introspective interpretations about life from local artist, singer and songwriter Ethan Daniel Davidson, the fun and interactive energy of Marc Rossio in a family concert, and the Jewish “crossover music” of Mikey Pauker.

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The festival was named in memory of Stephen Gottlieb, who died of brain cancer in 2006. It is open to the community.

Featured performances include: 

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May 9: Michigan Board of Cantors presents Made in the Motor City. The cantors bring the songs created, written and recorded in the Motor City to The Berman stage.

May 11: Patron Night - Ethan Daniel Davidson. Born in Lansing, Davidson grew up in Bloomfield Hills, sharing a room with teenage Isiah Thomas for a while in the 1980s. After six years of touring the U.S., Canada, Scotland, Turkey, Syria and Iran, he returned to Michigan, where he married and has two boys.

May 14: Singer and songwriter Elaine Serling. Music, Memories and More highlights Jewish composers and songwriters whose songs and contributions have become Yiddish treasures, Broadway hits and musical film classics, as well as original songs by Serling.

May 16: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Neighborhood Series: Mozart, Mendelssohn and Elgar featured, with Cho-Liang Lin, conductor and violinist.

May 19: Marc Rossio , aka “The Marvelous Toy” Rossio has been entertaining for more than a decade. His high energy and humor create a fun, interactive experience for the whole family. 

May 19: Mikey Pauker, with Diwon and Josh Golberg. Recognized as an engaging musician transforming the boundaries of contemporary Jewish music and generating “Jewish crossover music,” Pauker says his influences include traditional Jewish liturgy, Chassidut and mysticism

For more information, visit theberman.org, or call 248-661-1900. 

All proceeds from the JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival benefit the Arts, Culture and Education Department at the JCC of Metropolitan Detroit. For a complete list of ticket prices and information, visit www.jccdet.org.

Source: Berman Center for the Performing Arts


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