Southbury Public Library Presents 'From Stage To Screen: The Broadway Musical Goes To Hollywood'

Press release from the Southbury Public Library:

3/15/2024

On Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 2-3:30pm on Zoom and streamed to the Kingsley Room, join us for a virtual program and learn more about Broadway shows that have been made into movies.

For nearly a century, Hollywood has been captivated by the allure of the Broadway musical. Join us as we explore the colorful history of the Broadway-to-movie musical, and trace its development.

Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.

Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this program is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Library.

Registration is required. Zoom invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. Please visit the link below for more information and to register.

Registration Link:

Zoom https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/zoom-stage-screen-broadway-musical-goes-hollywood-34235

In Person https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/person-stage-screen-broadway-musical-goes-hollywood-32722

This press release was produced by the Southbury Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.