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John Kenrick's Upcoming Talks

 

John KenrickFrom John Kenrick: I am giving talks on Zoom as well as in person. You can find video clips from some of my past talks on the Musicals101 Youtube Channel.

Please note that I have available dates from July 2024 onward. You can see a full list of my topics. If you are interested in arranging a talk for your group please email me.

Most public libraries welcome everyone to take part in Zoom talks, but please respect the wishes of those organizations who limit attendance to members only.  




Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons
Southbury Library - ZOOM ONLY
100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT
Thursday March 7, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Please see Library website for Zoom information

New Play Reading - Moderator - IN PERSON
Morristown & Morris Township Library
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Thursday March 7, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE

Private Event
Friday March 8, 2024

Broadway's Great Jewish Songwriters II
George & Ira Gershwin

Temple Emanu-EL Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th Street, NYC
Monday March 11, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Please see the Streicker website for information

Dorothy Fields
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday March 12, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

Guys & Dolls: Broadway's Great New York Musical
Morristown & Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Tuesday March 12, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE
Contact marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for Zoom info

Lena Horne
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday March 13, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday March 14, 2024

Members Only

Broadway's Great Jewish Songwriters II
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg

Temple Emanu-EL Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th Street, NYC
Monday March 18, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Please see the Streicker website for information

Borscht Belt: The Comic Legacy of the Jewish Alps
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Tuesday March 19, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please email programming@peninsulapublic.org for info

Edith Piaf
Shelter Rock Library - ZOOM ONLY
Albertson, NY - FREE
Tuesday March 19, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Please see Library website for Zoom info

The Quiet Man: Hollywood's Valentine to Ireland
Rockville Center Public Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
221 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre, NY
Wednesday March 20, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission FREE
Please see Library website for Zoom & other information

Man of La Mancha
Monroe Township Senior Center - IN PERSON ONLY
12 Halsey Reed Rd, Monroe Township, NJ
Thursday March 21, 2024 - 10:30 AM
Members Only

Borscht Belt: The Comic Legacy of the Jewish Alps
Glen Cove Public Library
4 Glen Cove Ave, Glen Cove, NY
Friday March 22, 2024 - 3:00 PM
Admission FREE
Please see Library Website to register

Broadway's Great Jewish Songwriters II
Frank Loesser

Temple Emanu-EL Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th Street, NYC
Monday March 25, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Please see the Streicker website for information

Borscht Belt: The Comic Legacy of the Jewish Alps
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades - IN PERSON
411 E Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ
Tuesday March 26, 2023 - 11:00 AM
For fee and information: 201-569-7900

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday March 28, 2024

Members Only

Schindler's List
East Brunswick JCC - ZOOM Only
Thursday March 28, 2024 - 8:30 PM
Members Only

Broadway's Great Jewish Songwriters II
Leonard Bernstein

Temple Emanu-EL Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th Street, NYC
Monday April 1, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Please see the Streicker website for information

Mel Brooks: It's Good to Be the King
Whippany JCC - IN PERSON
Tuesday April 2, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Contact JCC for information: 973-929-3000

50 Years in Broadway Audiences
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Thursday April 4, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please email programming@peninsulapublic.org for info

50 Years in Broadway Audiences
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Thursday April 4, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please email programming@peninsulapublic.org for info


New Play Reading - Moderator - IN PERSON

Morristown & Morris Township Library
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Thursday April 4, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE

Leonard Bernstein
West Nyack Free Library - ZOOM ONLY
West Nyack, NY
Friday April 5, 2024 - 2:00 PM
FREE
See Library Website for Zoom informatio

Broadway's Great Jewish Songwriters II
Jerry Herman

Temple Emanu-EL Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th Street, NYC
Monday April 8, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Please see the Streicker website for information

Bette Midler: The Divine Miss M!
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades - IN PERSON
411 E Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ
Tuesday April 9, 2023 - 11:00 AM
For fee and information: 201-569-7900

Fiddler on the Roof at 70: Bringing a Lost World "To Life!"
Morristown & Morris Township Library
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Tuesday April 9, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE
Contact marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for Zoom info

Cabaret: "What Would You Do?"
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday April 10, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday April 11, 2024

Members Only

Hail (Sid) Caesar!
Somerset Renaissance
Sunday April 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
Members Only

Broadway's Great Jewish Songwriters II
John Kander & Fred Ebb

Temple Emanu-EL Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th Street, NYC
Monday April 15, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Please see the Streicker website for information

Chita Rivera
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday April 16, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

How Musicals Get to Broadway
Southold Library - ZOOM ONLY
Wednesday April 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM
See library website for Zoom information

Borscht Belt
Unity Club - IN PERSON
Livingston, NJ
Thursday April 18, 2024
Members Only

Private Event
Friday April 19, 2024

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday April 25, 2024

Members Only

50 Years in Broadway Audiences
JCC MetroWest - IN PERSON
760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ
Wednesday May 1, 2024 - 1:00 PM
Members Only

Hail (Sid) Caesar!
Millburn Free Public Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
200 Glenn Avenue, Millburn NJ
Thursday May 2, 2024 - 7:00PM
Please see Library Website for information

Topic TBA
Harmonie Club
Tuesday May 7, 2024

Members Only

Cleopatra: Hollywood's Scandalous Fiasco
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday May 8, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday May 9, 2024

Members Only

Borscht Belt
Southbury Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
Southbury CT
Friday May 10, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Please see library website for Zoom info

Les Miserables
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday May 14, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

Lena Horne
Monroe Township Senior Center - IN PERSON
12 Halsey Reed Rd, Monroe Township, NJ
Wednesday May 15, 2024 - 10:30 AM
Members Only

Gene Kelly
JCC of Northern NJ - IN PERSON ONLY
Temple Avodat Shalom - Senior Program
385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ

Thursday May 16, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Members Only

Screen to Stage: When Films Become Broadway Musicals
Pinebrook JCC - IN PERSON
Monday May 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Members Only

South Pacific
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Tuesday May 21 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE

Private Event
Wednesday May 22, 2024

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday May 23, 2024

Members Only

Borscht Belt
Gurwin Assisted Living - IN PERSON
Commack NY
Friday May 24, 2024
Residents Only

Topic TBA
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday May 28, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Private Event
Wednesday May 29, 2024

Mel Brooks
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday May 30, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Stephen Schwartz Tribute
Morristown & Morris Township Library - IN PERSON
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Friday May 31, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE (1st come, 1st seated)
Contact marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for info

Topic TBA
Senior Center of the Chathams - IN PERSON
58 Meyersville Rd, Chatham Township, NJ
Monday June 3, 2024 - 12:00 PM
Members Only

Gay Pride: History in Progress
Rockville Centre Public Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
221 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre, NY
Tuesday June 4, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission FREE
For information click here for library website

Jack Benny
Seaford Public Library - IN PERSON
2234 Jackson Avenue, Seaford NY
Wednesday June 5, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Admission FREE
For information click here for library website

Topic TBA
JCC of Northern NJ - IN PERSON ONLY
Temple Avodat Shalom - Senior Program
385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ

Thursday June 6, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Members Only

The 2023-24 Broadway Season in Review
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Tuesday June 11 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday June 13, 2024

Members Only

Closets in the Spotlight: 3 Broadway Songwriters
Millburn Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
200 Glenn Ave, Millburn NJ
Thursday June 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE
For information click here for library website

Ten Commandments: A Cinema Classic
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday June 18, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

Cabaret: What Would You Do?
Shelter Rock Library - ZOOM ONLY
165 Searingtown Rd S, Albertson, NY
Thursday June 20, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission FREE
For information click here for library website

Gay Pride: History in Progress
Glen Cove Public Library
4 Glen Cove Ave, Glen Cove, NY
Friday June 21, 2024 - 3:00 PM
Admission FREE
For information click here for library website

Jewish Women in American Film
Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC - IN PERSON
15 Neil Ct, Oceanside, NY
Tuesday June 25, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Members Only

Closets in the Spotlight: 3 Broadway Songwriters
Ridgewood Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
Ridgewood, NJ
Wednesday June 26, 2024 - 7:00 PM
For information click here for library website

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday June 27, 2024

Members Only

 

Further dates will be listed here in the near future, so please check back - thanks! Inquiries can be sent to John at johnkenrick@gmail.com.

 

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