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John Kenrick's Upcoming Talks

 

John KenrickFrom John Kenrick: I give talks in person, on Zoom, or both at once (a.k.a "hybrid"). You can find video clips from some of my past talks on the Musicals101 Youtube Channel.

All of my talks include PowerPoint slde shows with video clips and last approximately an hour, with time for Q&A at the end. I am usually fully booked four months in advance so please plan ahead.  You can see a full list of my topics. If you are interested in arranging a talk for your group please email me. Please note I currently have no dates available until early 2025.

Most public libraries welcome everyone to take part in Zoom talks, but please respect the wishes of those organizations who limit attendance to members only.  

 

Mel Brooks
Shalom Club - IN PERSON ONLY
Jackson NJ
Sunday September 15, 2024 - 10:00 AM
Resident Members Only

The Jolson Story
Atria West 84th St NYC
Monday September 16, 2024
Residents Only

Spartacus: How Kirk Douglas Broke the Hollywood Blacklist
Verona Public Library - IN PERSON
17 Gould St, Verona, NJ
Monday September 16, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Admission FREE
Go to the library website to register or for further information

South Pacific
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday September 17, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

Mickey Rooney
Monroe Township Senior Center - IN PERSON ONLY
12 Halsey Reed Rd, Monroe Township, NJ
Wednesday September 18, 2024 - 10:30 AM
Members Only

The Shubert Brothers: A Genius for Greed
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday September 19, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission FREE

Please see library website for information

Friday September 20, 2024
Private Event

Hail Sid Caesar!
Canal Walk, Somerset NJ - IN PERSON ONLY
Sunday September 22, 2024 - 10:00 AM
Resident Members Only

Mel Brooks
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades - IN PERSON ONLY
411 E Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ
Tuesday September 24, 2024 - 11:30 AM
Please see JCC website for registration/information

Mel Brooks
Suffolk Y JCC - IN PERSON ONLY
74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack, NY
Wednesday September 25, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Please see JCC website for registration/information

Roads Scholars, NYC
Thursday September 26, 2024

Members Only

Fiddler on the Roof at 60!
Mineola Memorial Library - IN PERSON ONLY
195 Marcellus Rd, Mineola, NY
Friday September 27, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: Free
Please see library website for registration/information

Fiddler on the Roof at 60!
East Windsor Shalom Club - IN PERSON
Sunday September 29, 2024 - 10:00 AM
Resident Members Only

Hollywood Yiddishkeit
Shalom Club
Sunday September 29, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Resident Members Only

Bette Midler
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Tuesday October 1, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see library website for link information

Private Event
Thursday October 3, 2024

Edith Piaf
Atria West 84th St NYC
Sunday October 6, 2024
Residents Only

Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades - IN PERSON
411 E Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ
Tuesday October 8, 2024 - 11:30 AM
Members Only

Buster Keaton
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday October 9, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Cabaret: The Musical That Asks "What Would You Do?"
Morristown & Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Rd, Morristown, NJ
Wednesday October 9, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Please email marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for Zoom info

Topic TBD
Montville Township Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
90 Horseneck Rd, Montville, NJ
Thursday October 10, 2024 - 6:45 PM
Admission: FREE

Go to library website to register

Theater Ghosts
Atria West 84th St NYC
Sunday October 13, 2024
Residents Only

Borscht Belt
Stonebridge in Monroe - IN PERSON ONLY
Shalom Club
Monday October 14, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Residents only

Spartacus: How Kirk Douglas Broke the Blacklist
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday October 15, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

Borscht Belt
The Harmonie Club - IN PERSON ONLY
4 East 60th Street, NYC
Wednesday October 16, 2024
Members Only

Spartacus: How Kirk Douglas Broke the Blacklist
Southbury Library - ZOOM ONLY
Southbury CT
Thursday October 17, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Go to the library website to register for Zoom

Marvin Hamlisch
Wanaque Reserve - IN PERSON ONLY
Milk & Honey Club
Sunday October 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Resident Members Only

Topic TBA
Century Tower
Fort Lee, NJ
Monday October 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Residents Members Only

Hamilton: The Man, The Musical, The Cultural Phenomenon
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday October 24, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

See library website for information

Private Event
Friday October 25, 2024

Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film
Jewish Federation of Northern NJ
Monday October 28, 2024 - 12:30 PM
Information Pending

Rodgers & Hammerstein Course - 1 of 6
Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th St, NYC
Monday October 28, 2024 - 6:30 PM
For info & registration please click here

Topic TBD
Lantern Hill - IN PERSON
603 Mountain Ave, New Providence, NJ
Wednesday October 30, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Resident Members Only

Fiddler on the Roof at 60!
Atria West 84th St NYC
Sunday November 1, 2024
Residents Only

Rodgers & Hammerstein Course - 2 of 6
Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th St, NYC
Monday November 4, 2024 - 6:30 PM
For info & registration please click here

Funny Girl: Fanny Brice in Fact & Legend
Monroe Township Senior Center - IN PERSON ONLY
12 Halsey Reed Rd, Monroe Township, NJ
Wednesday November 6, 2024 - 10:30 AM
Members Only

Roads Scholars NYC
Thursday November 7, 2024

Members Only

Danny Kaye: Court Jester to the World
Partners in Jewish Programming
Thursday November 7, 2024 - ZOOM
Members Only

Rodgers & Hammerstein Course - 3 of 6
Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th St, NYC
Monday November 11, 2024 - 6:30 PM
For info & registration please click here

Edith Piaf
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday November 12, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Non-Member Fee: $11 To Register: 732-494-3232

Bette Midler
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday November 13, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Oliver!: How the Dickens Novel Became a Beloved Musical
Morristown and Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Rd, Morristown, NJ
Wednesday November 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Please email marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for Zoom info

Cabaret: The Musical That Asks "What Would You Do?"
Teaneck Public Library - IN PERSON
840 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ
Friday, November 15, 2024 - 10:00 AM
(Due to ongoing renovations, this event will be held in Teaneck Town Hall, next door to the library)
Admission: FREE
See library website for information

Bette Midler
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth - IN PERSON
310 Mounts Corner Dr, Freehold, NJ
Sunday November 17, 2024 - 3:30 PM
For reservations & info call 732-252-6990

Rodgers & Hammerstein Course - 4 of 6
Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th St, NYC
Monday November 18, 2024 - 6:30 PM
For info & registration please click here

Guys and Dolls
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Tuesday November 19, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see library website for link information

Hail (Sid) Caesar!
JCC of Middlesex County - ZOOM ONLY
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday November 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Information: 732-494-3232

Roads Scholars NYC
Thursday November 21, 2024

Members Only

Hail (Sid) Caesar!
Partners in Jewish Programming
Thursday November 21, 2024 - ZOOM
Members Only

Frank Loesser
Atria West 84th St NYC
Sunday November 1, 2024
Residents Only

Rodgers & Hammerstein Course - 5 of 6
Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th St, NYC
Monday November 25, 2024 - 6:30 PM
For info & registration please click here

Rodgers & Hammerstein Course - 6 of 6
Streicker Center - IN PERSON
1 East 65th St, NYC
Monday December 2, 2024 - 6:30 PM
For info & registration please click here

My 50 Years in Broadway Audiences
JCC of Northern NJ - IN PERSON
Temple Avodat Shalom
385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ
Tuesday December 3, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Members Only

Topic TBD
Temple B'nai Jeshurun - IN PERSON
1025 S Orange Ave, Short Hills, NJ
Wednesday December 4, 2024 - 12:30 PM
Members Only

Roads Scholars NYC
Thursday December 5, 2024

Members Only

How Musicals Get to Broadway
Temple Beth El, Windsor NJ
Thursday December 5, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Members Only

It's a Wonderful Life
Florham Park Public Library - IN PERSON
107 Ridgedale Ave, Florham Park, NJ
Sunday December 8, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE
See the library website for information

How Musicals Get to Broadway
Summit Free Public Library
75 Maple St, Summit, NJ
Monday December 9, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission: FREE
See the library website for information

It's a Wonderful Life
JCC of Middlesex County - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ
Tuesday December 10, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Information: 732-494-3232

Elaine Stritch
Jewish Center of Central NJ - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Wednesday December 11, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Please email arivlin@jccnj.org for fee information

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Morristown and Morris Township Library - IN PERSON & ZOOM
1 Miller Rd, Morristown, NJ
Wednesday December 11, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Please email marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for Zoom info

Bette Midler
Syosset Public Library - IN PERSON ONLY
225 S Oyster Bay Rd, Syosset, NY
Thursday December 12, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

See library website for information

It's a Wonderful Life
Peninsula Public Library - ZOOM ONLY
280 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY
Tuesday December 17, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Admission: FREE
Please see library website for link information

The Sound of Music: The History Behind the Beloved Musical
JCC MetroWest - IN PERSON
760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ
Wednesday December 18, 2024 - 1:00 PM
Members Only

Roads Scholars NYC
Thursday December 19, 2024

Members Only

Danny Kaye
Partners in Jewish Programming
Thursday December 19, 2024 - ZOOM
Members Only

My 50 Years in Broadway Audiences
Southbury Library - ZOOM ONLY
Southbury CT
Thursday December 20, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Admission: FREE

Go to the library website to register for Zoom

 

Further dates will be listed here in the near future, so please check back - thanks! Inquiries can be sent to John at johnkenrick@gmail.com.

 

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