Rock & Roll and Hollywood from Bill Haley to the Beatles Rock music burst onto the big screen in 1955 with Bill Haley & the Comets' “Rock Around the Clock” in Blackboard Jungle, sparking teen frenzy and even reports of theater riots. Hollywood quickly saw the appeal, producing films that blended rock and R&B performances […]
The Broadway Musical Goes to Hollywood For nearly a century, Hollywood has been captivated by the allure of the Broadway musical. From the beginning of talkies up through today, most of the Great White Way’s biggest hits have made the transfer to the movie theater, though sometimes the journey has yielded damaged goods. For every […]
Classi Lectures together with Beth Tikvah Synagogue bring you... From Production to Performance - Jewish Theatre Unravelled What really goes into running a theatre company? Join Sue Walsh in an exciting conversation with a producer and an actor who do it all—managing the casting, fundraising, creating magic on stage, and surviving the chaos behind the scenes. From […]
The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: The Story of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker This illustrated lecture discusses the fascinating history of this magical ballet that was first staged at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892. We will also explore Tchaikovsky's impact on the young aesthetes who founded the Ballets Russes and on the role […]
