On Wednesday, August 26 at 5:30pm, join Library of America for behind-the-scenes stories and conversation about the present and future of the classic American musical.
New productions are reassessing and updating great Golden Age Broadway musicals like Oklahoma!, South Pacific, and My Fair Lady to reflect contemporary aspirations for American society. Are these new interpretations departing from or reviving their original spirit and meaning?
Join Laurence Maslon, NYU arts professor and editor of Library of America’s American Musicals; Tazewell Thompson, librettist (Blue) and director (Porgy and Bess); and Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, for behind-the-scenes stories and conversation about the present and future of a great American art form.
There will be a brief Q&A at the end of the program; you will be able to type a question and submit it to the event moderator.
Registration is required to attend this event. After registering on Eventbrite, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with instructions on how to join the presentation. We ask that you download the Zoom app in advance for the best user experience.
Presented by LOA Live in partnership with Great Performances’ Broadway’s Best, The Hampton Library, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, NYU Skirball, and WLIW-FM.
