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Winter Film Festival: "Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy"

Monday, January 22, 2024 12 Shevat 5784

1:00 PM - 4:00 PMTemple Beth Tikvah

With performances by Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Zero Mostel, Nathan Lane, Barbara Streisand, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and many more! Engaging, humorous and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. Interviews with songwriters and luminaries including Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Schwartz, Harold Prince, Arthur Laurents, Charles Strouse and Mel Brooks provide insight, alongside standout performances and archival footage. Narrated by Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey, this entertaining documentary mingles cultural history with illuminating perspectives on the origins and meanings of some of Broadway's most beloved songs, stories and shows.

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