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April 3-8, 2011
Broadway Musicals Since the 1940s, Screwball Comedy Heroes and Heroines, Golden Age of Television
Program #16629
Broadway Musicals Since The 1940s
The post WWII era ushered in a new sophistication with a focus on dance and story. Since the 1960s fewer but more powerful musicals came to Broadway. Examine the changes in style and form. Learn about the individual performers and composers.
Screwball Comedy Heroes And Heroines
Screwball comedies have proved to be one of the most popular and enduring of film genres. Although its classic period lasted only from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s, we still see homage paid today. Learn about the best performers and their films.
The Golden Age Of Television
Sundays with Sullivan, Tuesdays with Miltie, Thursdays with Playhouse 90. The pioneers of this new medium changed the way we viewed the world...and ourselves. Travel back with us as we rediscover the greats: Burns, Benny, Caesar, and others.
April 10-15, 2011
Classic American Comedians, Classic American Pop Music, Classic American Films
Program #19420
Classic American Comedians
To laugh is instinctive, and we have been doing it throughout history. Explore the numerous American comedians in vaudeville, film, stage, stand-up, TV and clubs. Prepare to be surprised and entertained.
Classic American Pop Music
Pop is not just one form of music. Be prepared to immerse yourself in a variety of distinctly American sounds, all representing eras in our history: Tin Pan Alley, Ragtime, Broadway, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Doo-Wop, Soul and more. Enjoy live music.
Classic American Films
With Europe tumbling into war and the US on the brink, 1939 was a golden year for Hollywood films. Study the directors and the films representative of this time. Included are: Goodbye Mr. Chips, Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind and more.
April 17-22, 2011
American Musical Theatre, the Royalty of Jazz, Cinema Royalty
Program #15034
American Musical Theater
Explore musical theatre from its early roots in minstrel shows and vaudeville to the glory days of the 1960s. Meet composers, librettists, performers. Rediscover Ziegfeld Follies, Gershwin, Bernstein and more. Lectures enhanced with film clips.
Ellington & Bassie: Royalty of Jazz
Duke Ellington is considered one of the world's greatest jazz composers and performers. Count Basie was a leading figure of the swing era in jazz and an outstanding representative of the big band style. Explore their lives and hear their works.
Davis, Stanwyck & Crawford: Cinema Royalty
These actresses were cinema icons in the era when movies captured our hearts and minds. Sexy, outrageous, and "bad"--they shone brightly through the '30s and '40s. In lectures with film clips that take you back, examine their "reel" and real lives.
May 1-6, 2011
The Broadway Musical, Great Male Soloists, and Everyman of Film
Program #15038
Broadway Musicals: Ziegfeld to Rodgers to Sondheim
Explore the development of the Broadway musical from Tin Pan Alley to the end of the 20th century. Study the lives and works of the major personalities including Ziegfeld, Kern, Rodgers and others. Lectures, film clips and live music in class.
Nat King Cole, Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett & More
Cole, Laine, Bennett, Sinatra and others were among a group of extraordinary singers who captured the imagine of the post-WWII generation. Hear their music, see them as they pioneered early TV, explore their lives and hear their stories.
Hanks, Lemon, Eastwood: Everyman of Film
Through their movie roles, actors such as Jack Lemon, Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks became symbols of the American man, pillars of moral courage and defenders of traditional values. Learn about their lives and study their personas on film.
May 15-20,2011
George Gershwin, Pioneering Years of Television, Cinema Royalty: Crawford, Davis, Stanwyck
Program #1325
George Gershwin: Tin Pan Alley To Concert Hall
Follow this musical genius as he moves from rags to riches, from popular music to the Hollywood stage to the concert hall. See him cross musical boundaries as you trace his life. Experience his music through recordings and live performance.
Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck
These three queens represent cinema icons in an era before TV, a time when movies defined the soul of our country. Sexy, outrageous, even sinful, they shone brightly through the '30s and '40s. Examine the reel and real lives of these cinema royals.
Live On T.V.: The Pioneering Years Of Television
Sundays with Sullivan, Tuesdays with Miltie, Thursdays with Playhouse 90. The pioneers of this new medium changed the way we viewed the world...and ourselves. Travel back with us as we rediscover the greats: Burns, Benny, Caesar and others.
May 22-27, 2011
Contemporary Broadway, Character Actors of Film, Jazz From Its Roots to BeBop
Program #14686
Best of Broadway: Great Shows, Powerful Producers
Broadway today is a mixture of the recent (Cabaret, Chicago), revivals (Gypsy, The Producers), and works developed by producers (Lion King). Explore the best of each and discover how they are shaping Broadway. Live music throughout the week.
I Remember That Face: Character Actors of Film
Hollywood's great studios had a stable of character actors (Thelma Ritter, Eve Arden, Ed. Everett Horton, etc.) who created unique personas, provided solid support, and sometimes stole the show. In lectures with film clips, see why we remember them.
Jazz From Its Roots To BeBop
Take the "virtual" A-Train with Duke Ellington, Ella, Charlie Parker, and other legends to explore America's great cultural achievement: Jazz. Follow the development of Jazz through the decades. Lectures enhanced with vintage recordings.
