Musical Theater

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Era: Reinventing Musical Theater
Musicals From Off-Broadway to Broadway

The Ethnic Musicals: Assimilation & Integration
 Latinx in the Broadway Musical



The Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals
Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals 


​Harold Arlen: Over the Rainbow
​The Music of Burt Bacharach


The Genius of Michael Bennett
Bernstein on Broadway


The Musicals of Bock and Harnick
The Works of Betty Comden & Adolph Green


Dorothy Fields: First Lady of Lyrics
George Gershwin on Broadway

The Music of Marvin Hamlish
​The Musicals of Jerry Herman



The Musicals of John Kander & Fred Ebb
Broadway & Movies: Choreography by Michael Kidd


The Music of Frank Loesser
The Works of Lerner and Loewe

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The Music and Lyrics of Bob Merrill
You're the Top: The Music of Cole Porter


​The Works of Stephen Sondheim (Two Parts)
Jule Styne on Broadway

​GREAT PERFORMERS: OPERA and CLASSICAL MUSIC

​​Marian Anderson: Artist and Civil Rights Champion
The Voice of Carlo Bergonzi
American Maestro: Leonard Bernstein
​The Swedish Tenors: Jussi Bjoerling and Nicolai Gedda
Grace Bumbry: Amazing Grace
​Montserrat Caballe: The Art of Bel Canto
La Divina: Maria Callas
Franco Corelli: The Prince of Tenors

The Beautiful Voice: Renée Fleming
The Artistry of Marilyn Horne
Dorothy Kirsten: From Pop to Puccini
​Ladies of Verismo
Patrice Munsel & Roberta Peters: Coloraturas & Personalities
Anna Netrebko: 21st Century Diva
​Jessye Norman: A Vocal Force of Nature
King of the High C's: Luciano Pavarotti
Leontyne Price: From Mississippi to the Met

Beverly Sills: All American Diva
Risë Stevens: A Carmen for All Time
Joan Sutherland: La Stupenda
Renata Tebaldi: The Voice of an Angel
Helen Traubel: St. Louis Woman
Richard Tucker and Robert Merrill: From Brooklyn to the MET
The Enchanting Frederica von Stade

GREAT ENTERTAINERS

Alan Alda: More Than Hawkeye
The Incomparable Julie Andrews
Satchmo: Louis Armstrong
Jean Arthur: The Shy Comedienne
The Elegant Fred Astaire/Astaire and Partners
Mary Astor: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of

Sultry Lauren Bacall
Lucille Ball: We Still Love Lucy
Anne Bancroft: Tough and Vulnerable
Warren Beatty:Actor, Writer, Director & Producer
Barrier Breaker: Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett: Chamion of the American Songbook
The Great Ingrid Bergman
Here's Looking at You: Humphrey Bogart
Marlon Brando: Natural and Intense
The Original Funny Girl: Fanny Brice
Carol Burnett: America’s Funny Lady
The Luminous Ellen Burstyn
Richard Burton: A Born Actor

The Versatile James Cagney
Michael Caine: Cockney Film Icon
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
Gower Champion: Dancer, Director & Choreographer
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
The Poetic Julie Christie
Montgomery Clift: Sensual and Vulnerable
Rosemary Clooney: Legendary Pop Singer
Unflappable Heroine: Claudette Colbert
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Judy Collins: Judy Blue Eyes
Sean Connery: Bond and Beyond
Barbara Cook: From Ingenue to Icon
Gary Cooper: Champion of the Common Man
Bing Crosby: America's Crooner



Doris Day: All American
Daniel Day-Lewis: Mercurial Intensity
​The Ageless Olivia de Havilland
The Mythical James Dean
There is Nothing Like a Dame: Judi Dench
Marlene Dietrich: Symbol of Glamor
Kirk Douglas: Intense and Vulnerable
Alfred Drake: Legit Baritone
A Love Affair with Irene Dunne

"Make My Day": Clint Eastwood
Alice Faye & Betty Grable: Golden Girls of 20th Century Fox
Sally Field: Grace and Dignity
Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song​
The Swashbuckler: Errol Flynn
Henry Fonda: Prolific American Hero
Jane Fonda: Actress and Activist
Natural and Low Key: Harrison Ford
​Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon: Expanding Dance


Clark Gable: The King
The Mysterious Greta Garbo
Judy Garland: The One, The Only
James Garner: Wise-Cracking and Affable
Greer Garson: MGM's Leading Lady
The Stunning Paulette Goddard
Betty Grable: Million Dollaar Legs
Cary Grant: The Ultimate Leading Man
Joel Grey: Master of Ceremonies



Jean Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
The Debonair Rex Harrison
Susan Hayward: A Girl from Brooklyn
Rita Hayworth: Screen Goddess
Beyond Gypsy: Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc
The Gamine Audrey Hepburn
Great Kate: Katharine Hepburn
The Epic Charlton Heston
William Holden: Golden Holden
Judy Holliday: The Smart "Dumb Blonde"
Anthony Hopkins: Beyond Hannibal Lector
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

The Queen of Gospel: Mahalia Jackson
Al Jolson: America's Greatest Showman
Jennifer Jones: Her life and Films
Singer and Actress: Shirley Jones
Madeline Kahn: Funny Lady
Howard Keel: The Brawny Baritone
Gene Kelly: Actor, Dancer and Director
The Serene Grace Kelly
Deborah Kerr: Perfection and Elegance


Burt Lancaster: Rugged Screen God
The Life and Career of Angela Lansbury
Multi-Talented Cloris Leachman
Beyond Gypsy: Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc
Miss Peggy Lee
The Versatile Jack Lemmon
Carole Lombard: Queen of Screwball
Loren & Mastroianni: Icons of Italian Cinema
​Myrna Loy: The Queen of the Movies
Patti LuPone: Broadway Diva


Sweethearts: Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
The Transcendental Shirley MacLaine
The Voice of Gordon MacRae
Tough Guy: Lee Marvin
Joel McCrea: A Casual Leading Man
The Extraordinary Audra McDonald
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
Mary Martin: First Lady of Musicals
Tony Martin and Cyd Charrise
The Crusty Walter Matthau
Merman and Martin: Broadway Legends
The Fabulous Ann Miller
The Immortal Marilyn Monroe
The Beloved Mary Tyler Moore

The Inspiring Patricia Neal
Paul Newman: Movie's Most Famous Blue Eyes
The Eternal Anti-Hero: Jack NIcholson
The Moon Is a Balloon: David Niven
Queen of Technicolor: Maureen O'Hara
Lord Olivier: A Supreme Craftsman
Jerry Orbach: From Musicals to Law & Order
The Charismatic Peter O'Toole


Gregory Peck: America's Film Hero
Christopher Plummer: Like a Fine Wine
Sidney Poitier: Actor, Director & Diplomat
Jane Powell: The Girl Next Door
​The Thin Man: William Powell
Earthy Anthony Quinn


Gilda Radner: Comedy Gold
The Independent Robert Redford
Vanessa Redgrave:  Actress And Activist
The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds
Diana Rigg: Stylish and Sexy
Chita Rivera: A Career with Legs
Tough Guy: Edward G. Robinson
Ginger Rogers: Backwards In High Heels
The Immortal Mickey Rooney
Fast Talking Rosalind Russell

Norma Shearer: The First Lady of MGM
The Oomph Girl: Ann Sheridan
The Legendary Frank Sinatra
The Grandly Irrepressible Maggie Smith
The Wistful Voice of Jo Stafford
The Luminous Barbara Stanwyck
What a Character: Jean Stapleton
James Stewart: All American
America's Finest: Meryl Streep
The Iconic Barbra Streisand
The Unique Elaine Stritch


​Elizabeth Taylor: From Child Star to Film Queen
Shirley Temple: Child Star to Diplomat
The Superb Emma Thompson
The Genius of Lily Tomlin
Spencer Tracy: The One and Only
Tommy Tune: Tall Tales
The Inspiring Cicely Tyson
Dick Van Dyke: America's Funny Man
Triple Threat: Gwen Verdon

​Denzel Washington: Dignity and Grace
Television’s Golden Girl: Betty White
The Feisty Shelley Winters

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