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November 2022
Paul Ford | Lord Knows, at Least I was There: Working with Stephen Sondheim
Music Night: Paul Ford, Lord Knows, at Least I was There: Working with Stephen Sondheim Saturday, November 12, 7pm Tickets: $25 This session will include special musical performances and will be moderated by local philanthropist and podcast/radio host Nancy Kranzberg. In Lord Knows, at Least I was There: Working with Stephen Sondheim, Broadway piano prodigy Paul Ford recalls his decades-long professional relationship with Broadway’s expert songwriter Stephen Sondheim, who has publicly declared Ford the “indefatigable master of the musical theatre” and…
Find out more »Rabbi Benjamin Spratt | Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership and Belonging
Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership and Belonging (co-authored by Rabbi Joshua Stanton) Rabbi Benjamin Spratt Sunday, November 13, 1pm Tickets: $20 Join Rabbi Benjamin Spratt at the J to explore the challenges facing the Jewish community and how the Jewish community needs to evolve to maintain its relevance. In Awakenings, Rabbi Joshua Stanton and Rabbi Benjamin Spratt investigate opportunities for renewal and connection in Jewish life. With a mix of history and thinking about the future, the authors…
Find out more »Sports Night: Dan Grunfeld & Barry Weinberg
Sports Night: Dan Grunfeld (By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream) & Barry Weinberg (Eating my Way Through Baseball: Legendary Stories with a Major League Bite) Sunday, November 13, 7pm Tickets: $25 Two sports professionals share their experiences through a Jewish lens. From a family legacy spanning the Holocaust to hoops in the NBA to a professional baseball player and trainer eating his way around the major leagues, Sports Night promises…
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New Jewish Theatre Presents: Jerry’s Girls
Jerry's Girls: The Jerry Herman Revue Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Concepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry Herman Directed and Choreographed by Ellen Isom Thursday, December 1 - Sunday, December 18 Jerry’s Girls, the Broadway musical revue, is a sparkling journey through Herman’s musical catalogue. With its abundance of beloved and celebratory pleasures, this is a refreshing tonic for lifting our spirits and celebrating one of Broadway’s greatest Jewish composers. In song after song, in Broadway hits…
Find out more »New Jewish Theatre Presents: Jerry’s Girls
Jerry's Girls: The Jerry Herman Revue Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Concepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry Herman Directed and Choreographed by Ellen Isom Thursday, December 1 - Sunday, December 18 Jerry’s Girls, the Broadway musical revue, is a sparkling journey through Herman’s musical catalogue. With its abundance of beloved and celebratory pleasures, this is a refreshing tonic for lifting our spirits and celebrating one of Broadway’s greatest Jewish composers. In song after song, in Broadway hits…
Find out more »New Jewish Theatre Presents: Jerry’s Girls
Jerry's Girls: The Jerry Herman Revue Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Concepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry Herman Directed and Choreographed by Ellen Isom Thursday, December 1 - Sunday, December 18 Jerry’s Girls, the Broadway musical revue, is a sparkling journey through Herman’s musical catalogue. With its abundance of beloved and celebratory pleasures, this is a refreshing tonic for lifting our spirits and celebrating one of Broadway’s greatest Jewish composers. In song after song, in Broadway hits…
Find out more »New Jewish Theatre Presents: Jerry’s Girls
Jerry's Girls: The Jerry Herman Revue Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Concepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry Herman Directed and Choreographed by Ellen Isom Thursday, December 1 - Sunday, December 18 Jerry’s Girls, the Broadway musical revue, is a sparkling journey through Herman’s musical catalogue. With its abundance of beloved and celebratory pleasures, this is a refreshing tonic for lifting our spirits and celebrating one of Broadway’s greatest Jewish composers. In song after song, in Broadway hits…
Find out more »Youth Theatre Presents: Peter Pan JR.
Take a journey back to childhood by bringing the whole family to see Peter Pan Jr.! The musical is performed by children ages 5-15, but entertaining for audiences of all ages. Watch the lost boys dance, the pirates play tricks, and Peter Pan himself inspire children to cherish their youth.
Find out more »SLCL Authors @ the J Presents: Billy Collins
SLCL Authors @ the J Presents An Evening with Former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins Author of Musical Tables In conversation with Aliki Barnstone - Poet Laureate of Missouri, 2016-2019 Two-time United States Poet Laureate is widely loved for his amiable voice, wit, and profound wisdom. Now “America’s favorite poet” has found a new form for his unique poetic style: the small poem. Collins writes about his trademark themes of nature, animals, poetry, mortality, absurdity, and love—all in a handful of…
Find out more »Youth Theatre Presents: Peter Pan JR.
Take a journey back to childhood by bringing the whole family to see Peter Pan Jr.! The musical is performed by children ages 5-15, but entertaining for audiences of all ages. Watch the lost boys dance, the pirates play tricks, and Peter Pan himself inspire children to cherish their youth.
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