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Recent Appearances

Musicals101 author John Kenrick has lectured everywhere from community centers to universities to cruise ships, covering a wide range of musical theatre and film related topics. He also appears in concerts of vintage theatre and film songs.

Below are some of his recent & upcoming appearances.

• John's full list of lecture topics. 

• Interested in booking any of these talks or concerts? E-mail us.

2006

• York Theatre, NYC - Musical Conversations - (February through September) - $10
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY - "Gay Pride: History in Progress" (Sunday, June 4) - 10 AM
• 92nd Street Y, NYC - "Funny Valentine": Songs of Rodgers & Hart - Concert/Sing Along  (May 26)
• 92nd Street Y, NYC - "Let's Do It": Songs of Cole Porter - Concert/Sing Along  (Feb. 24)
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NY - MC for Study Experience: Theatre in New York, (Feb. 20)
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY: MGM's Legendary Musicals - Lecture series (Jan 8 - Apr. 30)
• Songs of Cole Porter - Concert/Sing Along - Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY (Jan. 15)
• Songs of Rodgers & Hart - Concert/Sing Along - Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY (Mar. 19)
• Central Queens YMHA-YWHA, NY - Lecture: "Al Jolson" (Thursday - May 11)
• The Jewish Historical Society of NY - "Jews in the American Theatre" (May 7) - 2 PM

2005

• 92nd Street Y, NYC - Concert: "Berlin & Herman, The Poets of Broadway" (Dec.)
• Central Queens YMHA-YWHA, NY - Lecture: "Jews in the American Theatre - Part II" (Tuesday - Dec. 20)
• A&E's Biography: Buddy Ebsen - commentator (November 2005)
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY - "Lives and Legends in American Entertainment" - Free Lecture series (Sept. 11 - Dec. 18)
• Jolson Society Festival, Oceanside, NY - "Al Jolson: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet!" (Aug. 27, 2005).
• The New York International Fringe Festival - Getting Your Musical To Broadway (Thursday, Aug. 25th, 2005 - 5:30 PM). Admission free.
• Central Queens YMHA-YWHA, NY - Lecture: "Jews in the American Theatre" (Tuesday - Aug. 16, 2005 - 1:30 PM)
• Central Queens YMHA-YWHA, NY - Concert: "The Fathers of Jazz" (Father's Day - June 19, 2005)
• Vassar College, NY - Concert: "Something to Be Joyful For" - Author & Narrator (May 14, 2005)
• BBC Radio - "How Musicals Are Made" - Featured commentator (Spring 2005)
• National Public Radio - "Jerry Herman: His Words and Music" - Featured commentator (Spring 2005)
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY - "Lives and Legends of the American Theatre" - Lecture series (Jan. - April)
• Central Queens YMHA-YWHA, NY - Concert: "Berlin & Herman, The Poets of Broadway" (March 31, 2005)
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY - Concerts: The Great American Songbook (Jan. - March)
• Northern Valley Old Tappan High School, NJ - advisor on production of Mame (March 2005)
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NY - MC for Study Experience: Theatre in New York, (Feb. 21)

2004

• Pace University, NYC - "Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady" - Guest lecturer for History of Musical Theatre course
• Museum of the City of NY - Theatre Gallery talk on Richard Rodgers
• Channel Four, UK - "The 100 Greatest Musicals" - Featured commentator (Dec. 25-26, 2004)
• Bravo TV (Canada) - "The Anatomy of Burlesque" - Featured commentator
• BBC Radio - "The New Burlesque" - Featured commentator - Autumn 2005
• Seven Seas Navigator - Featured lecturer - "How Musicals Reach Broadway" and "The Life & Career of Richard Rodgers"
• Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, NY - "Jews in the American Theatre" - Lecture series
• Bay Club of Bayside, NYC - An Overview of Jews in the American Theatre

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