Broadway Goes to War, with Karen Valen

Broadway Goes to War: From Shenandoah to South Pacific to Hair, with Karen Valen
January 18, 2024 @ 2:45-4:00pm

  War has been a topic of many Broadway plays and musicals. We’ll see clips from selected shows. Many wars and conflicts, many songs: French Wars of Religion, Revolutionary War, French Revolution, Civil War, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, The Troubles in Northern Ireland. There is a wide range in the tone of the musical numbers – from spirited and upbeat to impassioned to mournful. Karen has been attending theater regularly since 1954 when Mary Martin flew past her in Peter Pan, and she ushers both on and off-Broadway.