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Thursday August 8, 2013
7:30PM - 9:00PM
DCJCC LitFest: Mark Cohen Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of All
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The Chaim Kempner Author Series
Tuesday, October 8, 7:30 pm
$12, Discounted $10
Hear long-lost parodies of Broadway favorites! Fifty years ago Allan Sherman released his megahit song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” and a comedy legend was born. Sherman changed American comedy and popular culture, bringing ethnicity into the mainstream. Mark Cohen, the leading expert on Sherman, was given exclusive access to Sherman’s papers, recordings and interviews to write this first biography of the groundbreaking song parodist.
Supported by the Chaim Kempner Collection Library Fund, the Chaim Kempner Author Series brings authors of recently published books to the DCJCC for the learning and enjoyment of the entire community.
Tuesday, October 8, 7:30 pm
$12, Discounted $10
Hear long-lost parodies of Broadway favorites! Fifty years ago Allan Sherman released his megahit song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” and a comedy legend was born. Sherman changed American comedy and popular culture, bringing ethnicity into the mainstream. Mark Cohen, the leading expert on Sherman, was given exclusive access to Sherman’s papers, recordings and interviews to write this first biography of the groundbreaking song parodist.
Supported by the Chaim Kempner Collection Library Fund, the Chaim Kempner Author Series brings authors of recently published books to the DCJCC for the learning and enjoyment of the entire community.
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center
Address:
1529 16th Street NW
City:
Washington
Zip/Postal:
20036
Contact Name:
DCJCC
Phone:
2025189400
Email:
Web:
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