Sondheim Academy (Advanced Seminar)

David Benkof, the Broadway Maven, has been teaching Broadway and American Jewish Culture online for five years. He aims to help students see the third time things they did not notice the first. His love for Broadway is triply expressed: his classes; his Youtube Channel; and MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast substack newsletter. For more information, visit TheBroadwayMaven.com

David Benkof

Join three Broadway Maven faculty members as they dissect the late great composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's life and works.

As a towering figure in the world of musical theater, Stephen Sondheim's work is celebrated for its depth, intelligence, and musical brilliance. His groundbreaking approach to musical storytelling, characterized by its emotional depth and lyrical complexity, has made him a subject of great interest and admiration. Delving into his work offers a rich understanding of how music and narrative can powerfully intersect to create unforgettable theatrical experiences. For the first time, The Broadway Maven will be offering Sondheim Academy, an advanced seminar on the life and work of The Master. Every Tuesday in February at Noon ET, join three talented and knowledgeable faculty members as we delve into new corners of Sondheim's œuvre.The curriculum:<ul><li>February 6: Sondheim's identities (Jewish and gay)</li><li>February 13: West Side Story: new perspectives</li><li>February 20: Sondheim's Women</li><li>February 27: Sondheim's Nations (Assassins and Pacific Overtures)</li></ul> The faculty:<ul><li>• David Benkof, the Broadway Maven</li><li>• Gail Leondar-Wright, TalkingSondheim.com</li><li>• Mateo Chavez Lewis, Music Theatre Theory</li></ul> Regular rate $44 - JUST DROPPED FROM $49 You can also register for the March session of Sondheim Academy for an Early Bird rate of $39 containing these classes:<ul><li>Merrily We Roll Along</li><li>Work with James Lapine</li><li>Lesser-known shows</li><li>21st century Sondheim</li></ul> Great news! Every Sondheim Academy student can also get half off a year's Premium Subscription to the Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast, paid at check-out ($18 instead of $36) No refunds, no partial registrations, no exceptions. David Benkof has been teaching Broadway appreciation and Jewish Culture 101 online for more than four years. The author of two books, he holds a master's degree from Stanford in history and taught "in-person" high school and adult education for many years. With his online courses, David aims to help students see the third time things they did not notice the first. His love for Broadway is triply expressed: his Weekly Blast, his classes, and his YouTube channel. He lives in Jerusalem.Gail Leondar-Wright, now retired, spends her time studying and teaching about the works of Stephen Sondheim. She facilitates an online national Sondheim Study Group and gives periodic webinars comparing the works of Sondheim to those of other composers and lyricists. She has taught about Sondheim at Lasell Village, for OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts and UMass Boston and for the Rainbow Lifetime Learning Institute at Boston University. Gail has a Masters in Performance Studies from NYU and a BA in Drama from UC Berkeley.Mateo Chavez Lewis is best known for writing, producing &amp; starring in the new musical Boys Don't Cry at the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival. He also wrote an original song cycle, Quarantine Songs, which premiered on YouTube in 2020 featuring performers from Stratford, Shaw, Mirvish and more. As a performer, recent credits include Jinx in Forever Plaid (Fallsview Casino), Dickon in The Secret Garden (Factory Theatre), and the Rambler in Lady &amp; the Rambler, opposite Canadian comedy &amp; cabaret legend Mandy Goodhandy. He also runs the Music Theatre Theory YouTube Channel, where he analyzes his favourite songs from the music theatre canon on a weekly basis.

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