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CA – Performing Arts Appreciation
Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | September 8, 2026-October 13, 2026
Tuesday: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
It’s showtime! Using video and audio clips, this six-session class will examine the works of two legendary Broadway composer/lyricists, Stephen Sondheim and Jerry Herman, one award winning composer/lyricist team, John Kander and Fred Ebb and two versatile composers, Cy Coleman and Jule Styne, who worked in various styles with a variety of lyricists over their long careers. Together they bring us a picture of Broadway in the late twentieth century.
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This offering meets for a total of 6 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Thomas Powderly
POWDERLY, THOMAS — Native New Yorker, B.S., Niagara University, M.S., The New School for Social Research. With a long career in the travel industry, he is a circumnavigator, travel centurion and theatre enthusiast. He has lectured on land and sea for a wide variety of organizations. Member of the OLLI Wilmington Curriculum Committee.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
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