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  • South Pacific – A Multimedia Presentation on South Pacific

    Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL

    South Pacific is one of the greatest works of musical theater ever created. The masterpiece by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein combines a unique and fascinating story of American nurses and GI on a remote island during World War II … Continue reading

  • Cole Porter – Risque Master Of American Music

    Cook Memorial Library 413 N. Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, United States

    Cole Porter is one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His melodies were sublime. His lyrics were clever, witty, sophisticated, original and naughty. Cole Porter was the ultimate European oriented sophisticate - yet he was born in tiny Peru, … Continue reading

  • South Pacific – A Multimedia Presentation on South Pacific

    Algonquin Area Public Library District 2600 Harnish Dr. , lgonquin, IL 60102

    South Pacific is one of the greatest works of musical theater ever created. The masterpiece by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein combines a unique and fascinating story of American nurses and GI on a remote island during World War II … Continue reading

  • Cole Porter – Risque Master Of American Music

    Private Venue

    Cole Porter is one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His melodies were sublime. His lyrics were clever, witty, sophisticated, original and naughty. Cole Porter was the ultimate European oriented sophisticate - yet he was born in tiny Peru, … Continue reading

  • Irving Berlin

    Private Venue

    Irving Berlin has often been called the most quintessentially American songwriter of all time. This is high praise for anyone – especially for an uneducated young immigrant from Russia who came to America not speaking a word of English. As … Continue reading

  • Rodgers And Hammerstein

    Private Venue

    So just how good were Rodgers and Hammerstein? In a 16 year career, they wrote 11 musicals. Six of those musical are among the very best ever produced! The greatest  hits of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II include: √ … Continue reading

  • Cole Porter – Risque Master Of American Music (Part 1)

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    We begin with a simple statement of absolute truth.  Cole Porter is one of the greatest songwriters in American history. Porter's melodies were sublime. Equally unforgettable are his amazing  lyrics- they  were clever, witty, sophisticated, original and naughty. Surprisingly, although … Continue reading

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  • Cole Porter – Risque Master Of American Music (Part 2)

    Zoom

    We begin with a simple statement of absolute truth.  Cole Porter is one of the greatest songwriters in American history. Porter's melodies were sublime. Equally unforgettable are his amazing  lyrics- they  were clever, witty, sophisticated, original and naughty. Surprisingly, although … Continue reading

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