All lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis

Conversation Series – in conjunction with Stacy Wolf's class:
THR 369/GSS 365/ENG 365/AMS 365
Isn't It Romantic? The Broadway Musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Sondheim
Song. Dance. Man. Woman. These are the basic components of the Broadway musical theatre. How have musical theatre artists, composers, lyricists, librettists, directors, choreographers, and designers worked with these building blocks to create this quintessentially American form of art and entertainment? Why are musicals structured by love and romance? This course will explore conventional and resistant performances of gender and sexuality in the Broadway musical since the 1940s. Course Syllabus

Conversation with Winnie Holzman

Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Please join us for a conversation with Winnie Holzman, creator of My So-Called Life, and writer of the internationally acclaimed musical Wicked in the Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall.



 

 

Conversation with John Doyle

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Please join us for a conversation with John Doyle who staged Sweeney Todd in London and on Broadway, as well as a production of Sondheim's Company. 

Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio

 

Conversation with Jenny Slattery

Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Please join us for a conversation with Jenny Slattery, Assistant Stage Manager on Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark

Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio
 

 

Lecture by David Román
"'The Hydrants are Open': Latinos on Broadway in the 21st Century"

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 1:30 - 2:50 PM

Please joins us for a lecture by David Román, Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California.

Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio
 

 

Conversation with Montego Glover

Monday, April 16, 2012 from 1:30 - 2:50 PM

Please joins us for a conversation with Montego Glover, star of Memphis

Class of 1970 Theatre in Whitman College

 

Making Broadway Musicals: Artists and Scholars in Conversation
Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10:00 - 4:00 PM

James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street