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EEE #2 Film: Broadway Musicals, a Jewish Legacy

When:
January 24, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2018-01-24T13:00:00-08:00
2018-01-24T15:00:00-08:00
Where:
JCC Wosk Auditorium
950 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7
Canada
Cost:
$5.00
Contact:
Lisa Cohen Quay
604-257-5111 Ext. 208

Our second Empowerment Series features Broadway Musicals, a Jewish Legacy. This documentary by Michael Kantor and narrated by Joel Grey explores the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American Musical. The film will be followed by a light nosh. Cosponsored by JCC Seniors. 

 

Engaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim.