THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK explores a century of American popular song, celebrating our greatest singers, songwriters, and songs. The Great American Song Book honors the songs which shaped the American experience and created an emotional history of our times. Song is the most beloved of the arts. People speak of “my song” or “our song.” As we...
Read MoreGotta Sing! Gotta Dance! GOTTA SING! GOTTA DANCE! explores the creation of the American Musical Theatre and traces the influence of Minstrelsy, Vaudeville, Burlesque, Revue, Musical Comedy and Operetta in the evolution of this unique American form of lyric theatre. From Stephen Foster to Stephen Sondheim, Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! charts the evolution of the America’s great, original gift...
Read MoreFascinatin’ Rhythm! FASCINATIN’ RHYTHM! toasts the tunesmiths and poets of Broadway and Hollywood whose collective genius created the Golden Age of the American Musical Theatre and popular song. Fascinatin’ Rhythm! celebrates the musical heritage of America’s great composers and lyricists. Before Gershwin and Berlin, there was Jerome Kern, who is considered the father of modern American...
Read MoreAnother Op’nin’ Another Show! ANOTHER OP’NIN’ ANOTHER SHOW! is a three-part musical lecture series that goes backstage and behind the curtain to explore the creation of over 30 iconic American Musicals. Meet the composers, lyricists, designers, producers, directors, choreographers and stars who toiled out of town constructing masterpieces of the American Musical...
Read MoreOne Singular Sensation The Holy Grail of the American Musical theatre is to either produce or create or star in the longest running show on Broadway. One Singular Sensation explores the phenomenon of Broadway’s longest running musicals. From page to stage, One Singular Sensation explores the making of Hello Dolly!, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Les Misérables and The Phantom of...
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