Event

Just for Laughs

What makes us laugh at a song in a musical? Sometimes its the brilliant wordplay in a lyric (Yip Harburgs Lydia, the Tattooed Lady). Sometimes its the shenanigans of an outrageous performer (Nathan Lane), or the character being played by that performer (Max Bialystock). Or sometimes its all three, like Bert Lahr bellowing his way through the Cowardly Lions If I Were King of the Forest in The Wizard of Oz. When that happens, we connect more deeply with our dreams, joys and frustrations. In short, our laughter brings us closer to ourselves. In this concert, we explore great comedy songs going back as far as Eddie Cantors Makin Whoopee (1928) and as far forward as John Cullums Dont Be the Bunny, written 83 years later for Urinetown. Its quite a tradition, and well celebrate it with live performances and video clips.

Hosted by Bill Rudman and Nancy Maier
Featuring Douglas F. Bailey, II, Ursula Cataan and Sheri Gross