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
Sondheim's Jewish "Assassins"

Sondheim's Jewish "Assassins"

Were Sam Byck and Sara Jane Moore "members of the tribe"?

Dec 22, 2022
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MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast
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Sondheim's Jewish "Assassins"
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Shalom!

This week, The Broadway Maven looks at Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins.

• On Monday, December 26 at Noon and 7 pm ET we’ll have a FREE class exploring Assassins. Register here.

• This Weekly Blast includes:

A) an ESSAY about assassins in Assassins who may have been Jewish;

B) a REVIEW of a new Broadway show David attended the opening of;

C) a YouTube GEM from the most recent off-Broadway production of Assassins;

D) a student REVIEW of a show currently running on Broadway;

E) a Video QUIZ about the settings of Broadway shows; and

F) a LAST BLAST about Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.

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