BROADWAY IS NOW OPEN IN BALTIMORE, MD (AND BEYOND!
FALL CLASSES, 2021 MIGHT BE ON ZOOM, IN PERSON, OR A HYBRID.
Join popular “edutainer” Ellen Katz as she presents her terrifically entertaining and educational programs about Broadway Supermusicals. She zooms from her “Broadway Zoom Room” the wonderful stories and songs of iconic musicals telling the fascinating stories of their creations. She uses a Broadway backdrop and appears in colorful costumes that connect you “virtually” to her Broadway adventure. There are ample opportunities “come as you are” and to sing and dance along with these joyful presentations. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 4436227490
FALL, 2021
Myerberg Senior Center, Baltimore, MD.
To register Call: Jennifer Osterweil, 443-963-1449 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All Fridays, 10:30-Noon
Sept 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22—EIGHT SESSIONS
Broadway Jazz-Broadway during the Roaring Twenties
Delight in America’s rich and varied Entertainment venues appearing on Broadway during a period of rapid social, economic and cultural change. With fascinating clips, photos, and live performance of our Instructor, we will delve into the careers of colorful musicians, composers and entrepreneurs.
Meet the greats of this Decadent Age:
Al Jolson, Fred and Adele Astaire, George and Ira Gershwin, Eubie Blake, The Marx Brothers, lyricist Dorothy Fields (the only woman to break through) and DeSylva, Brown and Henderson. (“Life is just a Bowl of Cherries”).
Don’t miss the flappers and fun from this rousing era!
SONGS OF THE HART (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart)
October 29, November 5, 12 and 19 10:30-12, all Fridays
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart have composed hundreds of classy, witty, and nostalgic songs—fresh to this very day. We will review how the duo met and how they worked together in Broadway and film providing us with unforgettable songs like “Bewitched”, “My Funny Valentine”, “With a Song in My Heart”, and “The Lady is a Tramp”. We will discover how their extraordinary literary and musical talent combined to create the melodies that still touch our hearts and souls.
Community College of Baltimore County-
1. Tuesday, August 3, 2021 10:30-12:00-“The Films and Iconic Career of Barbra Streisand”
Part 11. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2. Tuesday, October 19, 10:30-12 “Hairspray”--contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
3. Thursday, October 21, 1-3 PM “West Side Story”--contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
4. Thursday, November 18 and Thursday December 2, 1-2:30 PM “The Life and Career of Barbra Streisand” in two parts. (Part 1-early years, songs, recordings and concerts. Part 2-Films, As a director, personal life, marriage, philanthropy, legacy) contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OSHER, Life Long Learning, Towson University
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4 Thursdays, 11-12:15, September 9, 23, 30, Oct 7
FOUR MORE FABULOUS AND FUN MUSICALS!!
ABOUT: EACH PROGRAM IS ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR AND A HALF. ELLEN ALWAYS IN COSTUME AND READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. NOSTALGIC CLIPS AND LIVE PERFORMANCE. DON’T MISS A NOTE!!
WICKED!
WICKED is the story of what happened in Oz before Dorothy arrived. Among sets and costumes that are wild beyond our imaginations, we meet “Elphaba” the “evil” Wicked Witch born with green skin and the beautiful Glinda the “Good” witch. Both women form a beautiful friendship that is constantly tested by the politics of “Oz”. With a brilliant score by Stephen Schwartz, you will spellbound by the songs of deceit, sorcery, lasting love and deep friendship. A Broadway experience not to be missed!
CHORUS LINE
In an empty theatre, 17 dancers audition for a new Broadway show—each with one dream—a chance to dance. They put their whole lives on the line by sharing their stories and “What they Did For Love”. This musical is an American Masterpiece with its message of heartbreak and hope. Be enthralled with its score by Marvin Hamlisch and choreography by the late Michael Bennett. This show is a singular sensation!
HAIRSPRAY
Set in the segregated 60’s in my hometown of Baltimore, MD, “HAIRSPRAY” was written by a hometown hero, John Waters. Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager who loves to dance, tries to integrate the Corny Collins TV Bandstand show. Her dancing exuberance and her fight for equality are captured in a nonstop rock and roll score that keeps us dancing from the first hit “Good Morning, Baltimore” to its successful integrated ending “You Can’t Stop the Beat”. With a bevy of comic characters, including Tracy’s mother, Edna, and it’s multicultural cast, this show was written as a comedy, but has more than music as its message.
WEST SIDE STORY
On a hot summer evening in the 1950’s in New York’s Upper West Side, William Shakespeare’s tragic story of star-crossed lovers dramatically unfolds. The enmity between two antagonistic street gangs puts the lovers Tony and Maria in the cross hairs of their families’ rivalries. With magnificent choreography by Jerome Robbins and an extraordinary score by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, we compare clips from the original Broadway show as well as the Oscar winning film. This is “A Time For Us” to relive this timeless Broadway treasure.
SPICE-BALTIMORE, MD.
HAR SINAI AND OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATIONS, CONTACT SHERRI BELL TO REGISTER-410-303-2483
First Session September 13, 20, 27, Oct 4
BROADWAY BEGINS-1890-1920
Get your ticket to the world of Broadway musicals! From 1890-1920, immigrants flocked to the United States. Many of them had extraordinary talent and found their way into the theatres of lower Manhattan and then to the new theatre district called “Times Square”.
We will briefly review the early entertainment venues as minstrels, operetta and vaudeville which preceded the musical. Then we shall launch into the lives and careers of the greatest names in show business who created “Broadway”. We’ll explore the life and career of Florenz Ziegfeld who glorified the American woman in his spectacular Ziegfeld Follies. We’ll see the Follies come to life via film clips of the dancers and historic scenes. We’ll delight in performances by Fanny Brice, Will Rogers, and Eddie Cantor.
2nd session-Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1
We will also learn about the first composers and lyricists for Broadway including Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, and Jerome Kern. We will see their productions via film and hear their music via audios and live performance by our teacher. This eight-week course will be an opportunity for an exciting entertainment experience. Please join in.
BETH EL CONGREGATION-
FOUR FUN MUSICALS-See description above
October 7, 14,28, November 4, 1:30-3 PM
BALTIMORE, MD TO REGISTER, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OASIS-GAITHERSBURG, MD,
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Other Programs:
1. The Life and Career of Bette Midler, 10:30-12-Leisure World, Silver Spring Maryland,
December 1, 2021
2. “South Pacific”-November 11, 2021, 1 PM, St. Joseph Church, Timonium