OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S OUTLOOK The Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd. has announced upcoming concerts. • Rocker Leon Russell (This Masquerade) takes the stage at 8 p.m.. Saturday, Oct. 18. • Grammy winning guitarist Jonny Lang will present a 9 p.m. concert on Saturday, Oct. 26. • Performer, composer and arranger and producer Gino Vannelli (Living Inside Myself) makes in first L.A. appearance in 15 years at 9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all concerts. For ticket pricing and information, call 888-645-5006 or visit www.sabantheatre.org. ***** The American-Russian Business Council, together with The New American Association for Culture and Education, Inc. will present “Co On, Support New York, New York,” a benefit for victims of Superstorm Sandy, at 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Writers Guild Theatre, 135 S. Doheny Dr. The program will feature Aida Vedisheva, a screening of her original musical, Masterpiece and Singing Liberty, and a large cast of singers and musicians including violin virtu-
oso Daniel Shindarov and singers Olga Lomteva, George Komskey Alexander Agamirzov, Rob Kevlin and more. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, TicketsR.com and by calling 818-377-2101, 818518-6700 ***** Friendly House L.A., the first home in the country for women recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, will honor author Winn Claybaugh, cofounder of hair care giant Paul Mitchell’s schools; Earl Hightower, founder of Hightower Associates; and philanthropist Sydney Holland, CEO of Rich Hippie Production at its 24th annual annual awards luncheon, Oct. 26 in The Beverly Hilton. Grammy Award-winning singer Charlie Colin emcees while Viola Davis and Sumner Redstone are honorary co-chairs of the event, co-chaired by Peggy Albrecht and Michael Hollingsworth. Individual tickets are $150. For information, call 323-9044400 or visit www.FriendlyHouseLA.org. ***** The weekly update and news for Beverly Hills.
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Temple To Screen Holocaust Rescue Tale The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will present 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus, 11661 West Olympic Blvd. Produced by HBO Documentary Films and the museum , the film tells the story of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, a Jewish couple from Philadelphia who traveled to Nazi-controlled
Vienna in spring 1939 to save a group of children. Amid the horrors of the Holocaust, they delivered 50 children to safety in the U.S. Scott Miller, the museum’s director of curatorial affairs, and the film’s writer, director and producer Steven Pressman will host a discussion following the screening. The screening, co-sponsored by the temple, is free but advance registration is required to 310-556-3222 or by email at msarid@ushmm.org.
The Sunshine Boys–Delightful! DeVito! The Sunshine Boys is about two former vaudevillians, Lewis and Clark, who haven’t spoken in years after their bitter breakup, when they are asked to appear on a salute to comedy on the Ed Sullivan Show. This is Danny DeVito’s vehicle from beginning to end. Neil Simon’s play was made for Devito’s one liners–his asides, hysterical moments of forgetfulness, controlled and often soft-peddled angered responses to his partner, inability to open his front door, getting tangled in the wire of his TV set…… Those moments and more jocular asides with his nephew and those with co-star, Judd Hirsch are priceless. Hirsch is
Jerry Cutler on Theater the perfect foil for DeVito especially when the butt of his partner’s quips and most especially, when he is on the attack. The second act more pensive than the first as the two men’s future becomes a stark reality. “Now what?” They ponder the tenuous future without a definitive plan. I’ve got a plan. Go see The Sunshine Boys (through Nov. 3) at the Ahmanson. It will brighten your day. 3 bagels out of 4 Jerry Ram Cutler, The Courier’s film critic, is rabbi at Creative Arts Temple.