TOMORROW: Mel Brooks... it's good to be the king - of comedy
MONDAY: Simon & Garfunkel (very few tickets left)
Jewish Culture 101’s most popular subject, Mel Brooks, is returning tomorrow Thursday, November 5 at Noon EDT for “a second look.”
This 75-minute class will use a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT set of clips and discussions than the Mel Brooks 101 class in August. Examples: homosexuality in “The Producers” and “To Be or Not to Be”; the portrayal of Jewish suffering in “History of the World, Part One”; and why many of his later parodies (of the Robin Hood, Dracula, and Star Wars genres) fell short of his early triumphs like Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. And how well do his movies translate to the stage? Register: bitly.com/BenkofBrooks
Tuition is $1.
Response to the Singer-Songwriter series has been extremely strong, with each of the final four classes already 80-95 percent full. The classes will NOT be extended beyond the weekly 1,000-participant limit, so if you plan to come, please sign up today. All are Mondays at Noon Eastern:
November 9 Simon & Garfunkel 101
November 16 Peter, Paul & Mary 101
November 23 Carole King 101
November 30 Billy Joel 101
The first three Thursdays in December at Noon ET will be a Greatest Hits extended seminar on Broadway pioneer Stephen Sondheim. What’s a Sondheim rhyme? How are his lyrics and themes reflected in his songs, especially those of his landmark shows West Side Story and Into the Woods? Tuition: $1 for the three-part series. Register: bitly.com/BenkofSondheim
The FREE, twice-postponed Rodgers & Hammerstein 101 class has been rescheduled for December 7 at Noon ET. Note: if you were signed up last time you still have to sign up again. Please do so right away, because this class will probably fill up. Register: bitly.com/BenkofMusical
Sign up here for an All-Access Pass which guarantees you a slot in all classes through the end of 2020, including classes that are otherwise full: bitly.com/Benkof2020