“You just don’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews!” (Spamalot)

Berlin, Rodgers, Gershwin, Schwartz, Bock, Tesori, Bernstein, Loewe, Hamlisch, Sondheim, Wildhorn, Ahrens… From Tin Pan Alley, to the Golden Age, through today’s hit musicals, Jews and Broadway have always been intertwined. Join Bates O’Neal in a class and discussion about “the business we call show” ( should this be show biz? ), and how Jews found themselves so instrumental in this art form.

Then, join KKBE and the Charleston Symphony at Festival Hall on Saturday, November 23, for a program celebrating Jewish Composers and the American Songbook, where you can hear performances of many of these works (and much more).