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
When Carole King visited "Beautiful"

When Carole King visited "Beautiful"

The Broadway Maven, David Benkof, interprets Broadway

Jun 10, 2022
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When Carole King visited "Beautiful"
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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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Shalom!

This week, The Broadway Maven looks at singer-songwriters.

• On Sunday, June 12 at 8 pm ET, the ALL-ACCESS Passholders will have a Tonys Watch Party with co-hosts David and Mateo.

• On Monday, June 13 at Noon and 7 pm ET, “Singer-songwriters” will meet, looking at the structure, lyrics, music and meaning of songs by Billy Joel, Carole King, and Bob Dylan. FREE class. Sign up here.

• This Weekly Blast:

A) describes a few visits by Carole King to Beautiful, the musical about her life;

B) reveals the stagecraft that made Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End show Cinderella so special;

C) contains a special YouTube Gem with 76 Music Men (instead of trombones);

D) displays a YouTube Gem critiquing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; and

D) publishes a letter to the editor from a longtime student.

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