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  • Ask A Broadway Star Anything

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    If you love theater, this is a fabulous opportunity - your chance to ask a Broadway star anything! Megan Sikora is one of Broadway's most popular performers! She is the first winner of the Chita Rivera Award, given to the … Continue reading

  • Women Writers Of Broadway Musicals (AM)

    Zoom

    With a few noticeable exceptions, writing lyrics for Broadway has been the domain of men.  Oscar Hammerstein. Lin-Manuel Miranda. Irving Berlin. Stephen Sondheim. Call Porter. All were great! But it is no longer just a man's world! Today, we feature … Continue reading

  • Women Writers Of Broadway Musicals (PM)

    Zoom

    With a few noticeable exceptions, writing lyrics for Broadway has been the domain of men.  Oscar Hammerstein. Lin-Manuel Miranda. Irving Berlin. Stephen Sondheim. Call Porter. All were great! But it is no longer just a man's world! Today, we feature … Continue reading

  • Audra McDonald

    Zoom

    Audra McDonald is a phenomenally talented singer. Her range is otherworldly! The amazing Audra McDonald has sung everything from Broadway to popular music to opera and earned acclaim at every turn. Audra Mcdonald is also a passionately committed humanitarian, recognized … Continue reading

  • Audra McDonald (PM)

    Zoom

    Audra McDonald is a phenomenally talented singer. Her range is otherworldly! The amazing Audra McDonald has sung everything from Broadway to popular music to opera and earned acclaim at every turn. Audra Mcdonald is also a passionately committed humanitarian, recognized … Continue reading

  • Broadway 2022

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

      The situation on Broadway has been very fluid with some long-running shows closing, new shows opening, and popular shows going on hiatus during outbreaks of COVID. However, Broadway audiences are being treated to some of the best plays and … Continue reading

  • Mel Brooks

    Private Venue

    Mel Brooks wrote, directed, and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • Audra McDonald

    Private Venue

    Audra McDonald is a phenomenally talented singer. Her range is otherworldly! The amazing Audra McDonald has sung everything from Broadway to popular music to opera and earned acclaim at every turn. Audra Mcdonald is also a passionately committed humanitarian, recognized … Continue reading

  • Broadway 2022

    Northbrook Senior Center 3323 Walters Ave, Northbrook, United States

      The situation on Broadway has been very fluid with some long-running shows closing, new shows opening, and popular shows going on hiatus during outbreaks of COVID. However, Broadway audiences are being treated to some of the best plays and … Continue reading