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Oklahoma

College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

Oklahoma is the single most transformational musical in Broadway history! It is so important that the history of Broadway can be divided into before and after the premiere of Oklahoma! This masterpiece by the great team of Richard Rodgers and … Continue reading

Oklahoma

North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

Oklahoma is the single most transformational musical in Broadway history! It is so important that the history of Broadway can be divided into before and after the premiere of Oklahoma! This masterpiece by the great team of Richard Rodgers and … Continue reading

Irving Berlin

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

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

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