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John Kenrick's Upcoming Talks

 

From John Kenrick: I give talks in person, on Zoom, or both at once (a.k.a "hybrid"). You can find video clips from some of my past talks on the Musicals101 Youtube Channel.

All of my talks include PowerPoint slde shows with video clips and last approximately an hour, with time for Q&A at the end. I am usually fully booked approximately four months in advance so please plan ahead.  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.  

 

2026

Burlesque: Tall Dames and Low Comedy
Morristown & Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Tuesday March 3, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE
ZOOM information pending

Mary Poppins: Disney's Supercalifragilistic Classic
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
Lawrence, NY
Wednesday March 4, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see
library website for ZOOM link information

Jewish Women in American Film
Jewish Federation of NNJ - IN PERSON
Shomrei Torah
30 Hinchman Ave, Wayne, NJ
Thursday March 5, 2026 - 1:00 PM

Topic TBA
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday March 8, 2026
Residents Only

Jewish Entertainment Legends: Al Jolson
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday March 9, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Don Rickles: Mr. Warmth
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday March 10, 2026 - 1:30 PM
Information: 732-494-3232

Dorothy Fields: I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday March 11, 2026 - 11:15 AM
Please email
arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday March 12, 2026
Members Only

Joan Rivers
Teaneck Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
840 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ
Friday March 13, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Admission: FREE

Jewish Entertainment Legends: Beverly Sills
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday March 16, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Jews in the American Theater
JCC of NNJ at Temple Avodat Shalom
385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ
Tuesday March 17, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Members Only

Joan Rivers
The Pointe at Livingston - IN PERSON
1000 Pointe Gate Dr, Livingston, NJ
Wednesday March 18, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Residents Only

Chicago: Five Decades of "All That Jazz"
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday March 19, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Topic TBA
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday March 22, 2026
Residents Only

Jewish Entertainment Legends: Walter Matthau
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday March 23, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

The Quiet Man
Monroe Township Senior Center
12 Halsey Reed Rd, Monroe Township, NJ
Tuesday March 24, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Registered Resident Members Only

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday March 26, 2026
Members Only

Topic TBA
Sunrise Livingston
Monday March 30, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Residents Only

Topic TBA
Quest CUNY
Monday April 6, 2026 - 10:00AM
Registered Students Only

Vaudeville: From Small Time to Big Time
Morristown & Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Tuesday April 7, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE
ZOOM information pending

Mel Brooks at 100
Livingston Public Library - IN PERSON
10 Robert H Harp Drive, Livingston NJ
Wednesday April 8, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday April 9, 2026
Members Only

Annie: 50 Years of "Tomorrow"
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday April 12, 2026
Residents Only

Great Broadway Musicals - Week 1
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday April 13, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Annie: 50 Years of "Tomorrow"
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday April 14, 2026 - 1:30 PM
Information: 732-494-3232

Les Miserables
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
Lawrence, NY
Wednesday April 15, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see
library website for ZOOM link information

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday April 16, 2026
Members Only

Joan Rivers: Can We Talk Here?
Southbury Public Library - ZOOM Only
100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT
Friday April 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM
To register for FREE Zoom link see library website

Great Broadway Musicals - Week 2
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday April 20, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Mel Brooks: It's Good to Be the King of Comedy
Adath Shalom - IN PERSON
Chazak Luncheon
841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ
Tuesday April 21, 2026 - 12:00 PM
For information see temple website

DeMille's Ten Commandments
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday April 22, 2026 - 11:15 AM
Please email
arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

My 50+ Years in Broadway Audiences
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday April 23, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Mario Lanza
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday April 26, 2026
Residents Only

Private Event
Monday April 27, 2026 - 11:00 AM
NYC

Great Broadway Musicals - Week 3
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday April 27, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Wicked: Defying Gravity
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades - IN PERSON
411 E Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ
Tuesday April 28, 2026 - 11:30 AM
Admission:
$23/Member, $29/Guest
For information see JCC website

Topic TBA
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday May 3, 2026
Residents Only

Great Broadway Musicals - Week 4
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday May 4, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Robin Williams: Reality, What a Concept!
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades - IN PERSON
411 E Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ
Tuesday May 5, 2026 - 11:30 AM
Admission:
$23/Member, $29/Guest
For information see JCC website

Borscht Belt: The Comic Legacy of the Catskills
Morristown & Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Road, Morristown NJ
Tuesday May 5, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Admission FREE
ZOOM information pending

Les Miserables
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
Lawrence, NY
Wednesday May 6, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see
library website for ZOOM link information

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday May 7, 2026
Members Only

Wicked: Defying Gravity
Mineola Memorial Library - IN PERSON
195 Marcellus Rd, Mineola, NY
Friday May 8, 2026 - 11:00AM
Admission: Free
See library website for further information

Guys & Dolls
Monroe Senior Center - IN PERSON
12 Halsey Reed Rd, Monroe Township, NJ
Monday May 11, 2026 - 2:00PM
Resident Members Only

Great Broadway Musicals - Week 5
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday May 11, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Casablanca
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday May 12, 2026 - 1:30 PM
Information: 732-494-3232

Topic TBA
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM

1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday May 13, 2026 - 11:15 AM
Please email
arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Topic TBA
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday May 17, 2026
Residents Only

Great Broadway Musicals - Week 6
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 E 65th St, NYC
Monday May 18, 2026 - 6:30 PM
Registered Students Only

Danny Kaye
JCC of NNJ at Temple Avodat Shalom
385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ
Tuesday May 19, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Members Only

Bette Midler
Century Tower - IN PERSON
Fort Lee, NJ
Wednesday May 20, 2026 - 7:00PM
Residents Only

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday May 21, 2026
Members Only

Tuesday May 26, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Private Event

Screen to Stage
Paramus #1 Club - IN PERSON
The Emil Buehler Senior Center
93 North Farview Avenue, Paramus, NJ

Wednesday May 27, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Members Only

Gilbert & Sullivan
The Royal Oak Foundation
20 W 44th St #606, NYC
Thursday May 28, 2026 - 6:15 PM
See the foundation website for information

Topic TBA
Congregation B'Nai Israel - IN PERSON
160 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ
Tuesday June 2, 2026 - 12:00 PM
Members Only

Topic TBA
Temple B'nai Jeshurun - IN PERSON
1025 S Orange Ave, Short Hills, NJ
Wednesday June 3, 2026
Members Only

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday June 4, 2026
Members Only

Topic TBA
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday June 7, 2026
Residents Only

Errol Flynn
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday June 9, 2026 - 1:30 PM
Information: 732-494-3232

Topic TBA
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM

1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday June 10, 2026 - 11:15 AM
Please email
arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

The Gilded Age: The Show The History, The Stellar Cast
Mineola Memorial Library - IN PERSON
195 Marcellus Rd, Mineola, NY
Thursday June 11, 2026 - 11:00AM
Admission: Free
See library website for further information

Ziegfeld: Broadway's Legendary Producer
Southbury Library - ZOOM ONLY
100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT
Friday June 12, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE
See library website for information

Neil Simon
JCC of NNJ at Temple Avodat Shalom - IN PERSON ONLY
385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ
Tuesday June 16, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Members Only

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
Lawrence, NY
Wednesday June 17, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see
library website for ZOOM link information

Do Broadway Musicals Still Matter?
Roads Scholars NYC

Thursday June 18, 2026
Members Only

Borscht Belt: The Comic Legacy of the Jewish Alps
Regency Monroe Shalom Club - IN PERSON ONLY
Monroe Township, NJ
Friday June 19, 2026 - 6:00 PM
Resident Members Only

Closets in the Spotlight: Leading Forbidden Lives
Livingston Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ
Monday June 22, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Admission: FREE
See library website for information

Don Rickles
Suffolk SYJCC - IN PERSON ONLY
74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack, NY
Wednesday June 24, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Senior Program Members

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
225 S. Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday June 25, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Topic TBA
Atria West 86th NYC
Sunday June 28, 2026
Residents 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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