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Thursday, January 20, 2022 Volume 68 | Number 20
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Warms the soul with love, laughter and the meaning of tradition
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ne of the all-time classics, “Fiddler on the Roof” takes the stage with a fresh vision of this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Everyone will want to hum along to “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life (L’Chaim!).” Heartwarming themes center on fathers and daughters, husbands and wives and life, love and laughter. Created by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind “South Pacific,” “The King and I” and 2017 Tony-winning Best Play “Oslo,” the show features a talented cast, lavish orchestra and stunning movement and dance from Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on original staging by Jerome Robbins, Set in Imperial Russia around 1905, the tale is based on “Tevye and his Daughters” (or “Tevye the Dairyman”) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. Tevye, a milkman in the village of Anatevka, attempts to maintain his Jewish traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family’s lives. He must cope with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters who wish to marry for love. An edict of the Tsar eventually evicts the
• In 2016, KFC released edible nail polishes in Hong Kong. They came in Hot & Spicy and Original flavor. • A Tennessee judge ordered a name change for a baby named “Messiah.” She was later fired after the decision was found unconstitutional on appeal.
In This Issue
Travel is Complicated Right Now..........2 Red Wine Spaghetti Recipe.................3 The Gardens Concert Series................4 ‘Les Miserables’ at PCT........................5
1. FOOD & DRINK: What grain is the Japanese wine sake made from? 2. MEDICAL: What is the common name for the condition called aphonia? 3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a gastropoda? 4. HISTORY: In what city was the United States’ Declaration of Independence signed?
Jews from their village. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. It held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years prior to “Grease,” and it won nine Tony Awards, including best musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned five Broadway revivals and a highly successful 1971 film adaptation. Interesting trivia: The producers considered naming the musical “Tevye”, before landing on a title suggested by various paintings by Marc Chagall including
“Green Violinist” (1924), “Le Mort” (1924) and “The Fiddler” (1912) that also inspired the original set design. “Fiddler on the Roof” will bring a sense of nostalgia to those who remember earlier productions and will introduce a new generation to the uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life! “Fiddler on the Roof” takes the stage January 28-30 with showtimes at 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m. and/or 8 p.m.. Tickets rage from $135, $95 and $65. McCallum Theatre is located at 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. For tickets call 760-340-2787 or visit mccallumtheatre.com
• The main reason why Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pinocchio and other early Disney characters wore gloves is because it was easier to animate them and helped the characters appear to be more humanlike.
• More salt is used to remove ice from roads than for eating.
• It is illegal to name your pig Napoleon in France. • There was a tree in Glastonbury, England, that was known to flower on Christmas Day. Locals were disappointed that it did not obey the switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752.
• Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666. • Eighty-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi has created paintings in Microsoft Excel for over 15 years, using vector drawing tools developed primarily for graphs and simple shapes to make panoramic scenes of life in rural Japan. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What word does the “R” movie rating stand for? 6. MUSIC: How old was Mozart when he began composing music? 7. MOVIES: Who voiced Mufasa in the animated movie “The Lion King”? 8. ASTRONOMY: What is the largest moon orbiting a planet in our solar system? 9. TELEVISION: What is the family’s last name in drama series “Blue Bloods”? 10. U.S. STATES: Which state goes by the nickname “Green Mountain State”? © 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6