Great American Songbook Foundation
Gender and the Golden Age Broadway Industry Panel
Online // Wednesday, May 12, 1:20pm ET
Event Details
Virtual Panel - May 12
The fourth biennial Stagestruck! conference PRESENTS:
Gender and the Golden Age
A Broadway Industry panel discussion chaired by Melissa Errico
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Hosted online by the Great American Songbook Foundation
May 12 from 1:20 - 2:00 pm EDT
Part of a larger digital conference on Rethinking the Golden Age Musical, in which Broadway performers, authors, academics and archivists will celebrate the most treasured period in Broadway history–but take a critical approach to its troubled past, this panel discussion will feature Broadway actresses Shereen Ahmed, Victoria Clark, Melissa Errico, Ali Ewoldt, and Judy Kuhn in discussion about gender issues as seen in this beloved repertoire. Learn more about the panelists. The starting point for this panel is chair Melissa Errico's 2018 New York Times article available here.
Streaming Information:
This discussion will stream via the Great American Songbook Foundation's YouTube channel. Register to receive a link and streaming instructions by clicking here.
Support the Foundation:
In support of the research community and general audiences during this challenging time, there is no cost to stream this panel discussion. Please consider making a gift to support this and future educational opportunities offered by the Great American Songbook Foundation. Click here to donate now.
About the 2021 Virtual StageStruck! Conference:
This conference, honoring the career of Kim Kowalke (Professor, Rochester, NY; President of the Kurt Weill Foundation), is convened in partnership between the Great American Songbook Foundation and the Department of Music at the University of Sheffield. Special thanks to the City of Carmel for their generous support.
