Hillsdale College CCA IV: The American Musical
Hillsdale College
March 3 - March 7, 2024
Event Details
The heyday of the American musical began in the late 1920s and lasted into the 1960s. The music that came out of Broadway and Hollywood during that period represents one of the pinnacles of American popular culture. This fourth and final CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history and character of the American musical.
Center for Constructive Alternatives
Schedule
March 3
8:00 p.m.
“The History and Significance of American Musicals”
Ken Bloom
Author, Hollywood Musicals: The 101 Greatest Song-and-Dance Movies
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March 4
8:00 p.m.
“Rodgers and Hammerstein and the Golden Age of the American Musical”
John Steele Gordon
Author, Historian, and Nephew of Oscar Hammerstein II
March 5
8:00 p.m.
“Meredith Willson and The Music Man”
Mark Cabaniss Author, Miracle of the Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson
March 6
8:00 p.m.
“American Musicals and the Great American Songbook”
Mark Steyn Recording Artist and Author, Broadway Babies Say Goodnight
