MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast

MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast

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MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast
MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast
How the News Keeps Killing "Assassins"

How the News Keeps Killing "Assassins"

The Broadway Maven, David Benkof, interprets Broadway

Jan 27, 2022
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How the News Keeps Killing "Assassins"
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Here’s the latest paid issue of The Broadway Maven’s Weekly Blast, and thank you for being a subscriber. Why not give the Blast to a friend or loved one?

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This week, The Broadway Maven looks at Assassins:

• On Monday, January 31 at Noon and 7 pm ET, there will be a FREE Zoom class exploring Sondheim’s American-history musical of that name. Register here.

• On Thursday, February 3 at Noon and 7 pm ET, there will be a FREE Zoom class on the subject of “SNL’s Jews.” Register here.

• This Weekly Blast:

A) looks at the challenges repeatedly (and ironically) posed to Assassins by current events;

B) links to a YouTube Gem that uses one song to show how Stephen Sondheim wrote lyrics;

C) RAVES about a California theater with many shows available for viewing online; and

D) links to a YouTube GEM about ambivalence in Sondheim.

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