Musicals101 Lectures - MGM Musicals, Jan.-March 2006

The Jewish Center of Jackson Heights
presents
SHOWBIZ AND A BAGEL: FALL 2006
GREAT MUSICALS AND
THE JEWS WHO MADE THEM HAPPEN

A Series of Free Sunday Breakfast Talks by
JOHN KENRICK
Theatre Historian & Author of Musicals101.com

Oct. 29 - Eddie Cantor
Born into poverty, this beloved comic rose to stardom in vaudeville and Ziegfeld's Follies, and later found even greater fame in film and radio. From "Makin' Whoopee" to "Margie," his hit songs delighted millions of fans. We'll discuss the life and career of "The Apostle of Pep."Oct. 29 - Show Boat

Nov. 5 - Show Boat
Edna Ferber's epic novel inspired composer Jerome Kern and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II to write a musical like none that has come before or since -- and the great Ziegfeld put his reputation on the line to produce it. Like "Old Man River," this masterpiece just keeps rolling along after eighty years.

Nov. 12 - Dorothy Fields
Part of a theatrical dynasty, she became the most successful female songwriter in American history. The best songwriters of the 20th Century hailed her as one of their own. How did this gifted woman conquer a field otherwise dominated by men, and how did she sustain that success for over half a century?

Nov. 19 - My Fair Lady
George Bernard Shaw long refused to let anyone turn his comedy Pygmalion into a musical -- but librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe finally did it, the result was the most acclaimed Broadway musical of all time. We celebrate the star-studded history of this "lover-ly" classic.

Dec. 3 - Hal Prince
After serving as an assistant to legendary director George Abbott, this energetic New Yorker set out on his own to become a successful producer and director. We'll see how Prince won a record number of Tony Awards and helped to re-shape the American musical theatre.

Dec. 10 - Fiddler On The Roof
Few believed the Yiddish tales of Sholom Alecheim could be turned into a mainstream Broadway hit, but composer Jerry Bock, lyricist Sheldon Harnick and librettist Joe Stein - with director Jerome Robbins and mercurial star Zero Mostel -- made Fiddler a phenomenon. We'll trace this ongoing success story.

Admission Free - All Welcome - Come Join Us!

Each talk includes a slide show and video clips
Complimentary Coffee & Bagels at 10:00 AM
Lectures follow immediately

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