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This event is in the past.It took place on February 15, 2026 at Kerrytown Concert House.

The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? 1
Literature Talk
The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? 2
The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? 3
The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? 4
The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? 5

The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great?

Old Fourth Ward

Unpack Sondheim's genius with University of Michigan professor Brent Wagner as he dissects the composer's Golden Age masterworks, from Company to Into the Woods, with live piano accompaniment bringing every clever rhyme to life.

Musical theater lecture
Live piano accompaniment
Intimate concert house
Sondheim deep dive

Tips

🎭"These works continue to stimulate, entertain, and… astonish!" (The Sun Times News)
🎓U-M Musical Theatre students perform selected excerpts live
🎹Sequel to fall Rodgers & Hammerstein lecture

Kerrytown Concert House

415 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA

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