Stars of David

January 07, 2010 - Michael Elkin, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Robert Fox

Winter doldrums don't plague these winner dynamos, all "Stars" for a new year: Take attorney Richard M. Golomb, managing shareholder at Golomb & Honik, P.C., who rounded out the year with a look to the future discussing "Ethics for Trial Lawyers," at a gathering put together by the American Association for Justice. The lawyer and the organization are no strangers; he's twice been honored by the AAJ.

Hear ye, hear ye! No doubt Stephen Pollock of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP will give those before him a good hearing: The attorney has been appointed to the Lower Moreland Township Zoning Hearing Board. Ears to ya, Stephen!

One more lawyer, promise! But what promise he's achieved: Robert Fox, a partner with Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP of Bala Cynwyd, has been named Philadelphia "Environmental Lawyer of the Year," by none other than Best Lawyers publication. Eco-excellent, Robert!

Nina Zucker

Taking a culture and finding great specimens of talent: The Philadelphia Cultural Fund has found a font of leaders out there to add to its board, including Sara Garonzik, artistic/producing director, Philadelphia Theatre Company; and Nina Zucker, president of Nina Zucker Associates, associated with some of the more energetic and creative public relations/marketing plans out there.

Give this guy a fountain Penn, but first let's give the third degree to Andrew J. Rosenthal -- it's obvious he's put his degree to good use. As have others from the Philly Penn Alumni Club, which was just named "Best of the Best" by the Penn Alumni Association at a recent function. Rosenthal repped the Philly club -- which he has served as president since '07 -- at the event.

Mark Sacharoff

The play's the thing, but memory even more so: Local playwright and Jewish Remembrance Theater founder Mark Sacharoff will watch from the aisle as his Holocaust-focused "A Magazine at Terezin," will be staged the afternoon of Jan. 10 at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park. This is one of a number of plays with dramatic Jewish themes penned by the retired Temple University English professor. Carol Levyn chairs the adult-education committee presenting the drama.

Kate Ferber

All the world's a stage? Well, here's another item to prove it ain't just chopped liver: Playwright Louis Greenstein -- who's had a longtime tie with Theatre Ariel -- knows from pubs (as in publications), but now he's busy hosting a toast to a different pub that has success written all over it: Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in New York will host his and fellow Philadelphian Kate Ferber's "One Child Born: The Music of Laura Nyro," on Jan. 19. The genius of a journey of the late legendary Jewish singer/composer and self-taught pianist from the '60s/'70s ("And When I Die," "Stoned Soul Picnic," "Walk the Dog & Light the Light," "Eli's Comin' ") comes on the heels of an engagement at New York's Laurie Beechman Theatre -- named after the late Philadelphia/Broadway star -- and also stars longtime Nyro fan Ferber in the title role of the woman whose hauntingly memorable hits echo still.