GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY – FALL 2026 VIDEOS
Coordinators: Peter Dichter, Arlynn Greenbaum
In this course we discuss various aspects of American Musical Theater.
(Monday, B Week, AM, Auditorium, P. Dichter)
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GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
Carousel
Presenter: Bob Reiss
Presentation Date: September 14, 2026
Carousel has no comment to make on anything of topical importance. The theme is timeless and universal: the devotion of two people who love each other, complicated in this case by the wayward personality of the man, who cannot fulfill the responsibilities he has assumed. Billy Bigelow is a bum, but Carousel recognizes the decency of his motives. Julie Jordan’s independence is to be admired. There are no slick solutions in Carousel, but the music is sublime, the ballet scenes extraordinary and the story poignant.
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
Opening Choruses
Presenter: Peter Dichter
Presentation Date: September 28, 2026
What a festive way to begin the day! Just sit back and enjoy 13 opening choruses from 13 (count ‘em) hit musicals. It’s also the ultimate presentation for me, the presenter because no commentary is necessary. Yes, the only presentation skill I will need is to press a button. There is a premise: these fabulous choruses were created to briefly set up everything you are about to see during the course of the musical. Oh, it’s about Tradition! Isn’t this Weimar Germany? So this is Hades! Wasn’t Hamilton one of our founding fathers? Tell me more about this barber! Nants’ ingonyama. Yes, a totally uninformative, but highly entertaining morning is in store. Because thinking is overrated
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
Broadway to Cabaret, Part 3
Presenter: Steve Allen
Presentation Date: October 26, 2026
In this talk, we’ll take another look at how songs from Broadway musicals create material for cabaret performers (and, more broadly, performers in song recitals). Once again, we hope to demonstrate that the musicals’ focus on songs driven by specific characters and plots enriches cabaret. We’ll also see how cabaret can give new life to Broadway songs (and Broadway shows) that might otherwise be forgotten. The performances we present as evidence, with no repeats from Parts 1 and 2, should entertain as well as enlighten.
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
“Suffs”
Presenter: Judy Weis
Presentation Date: November 9, 2026
Book, lyrics and music by Shaina Taub, this show tells the true story of the group of suffragists, especially Alice Paul, who led the National Women’s Party from 1913 to 1920, when the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was finally ratified. All the major characters portrayed were real people, and events happened 98% as shown (with the exception of people breaking out into song).