Broadway’s Triple Threats: From George M. Cohan to Lin-Manuel Miranda

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 10

2:45-4pm

with Karen Valen

Seeing only one name listed in the Playbill for composer, lyricist, and book writer is quite unusual.  Fulfilling all three of these roles requires a truly multi-talented creative artist.  And yet, Broadway’s history does have several people who managed to do all three of these jobs while creating a magnificent whole.  We’ll examine musical numbers from some of their successes and marvel at their multi-disciplined talents.  And who are these creative Broadway legends?  We’ll check out the works of George M. Cohan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Frank Loesser, Noel Coward, Meredith Willson, Jonathon Larson, Mel Brooks, and others.  And be ready to applaud these versatile artists. Karen ushers both on and off-Broadway and has been attending theater for over seventy years with all those Playbills to prove it.