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Happily Ever After? Singing and Dancing Cinderella

Why has the Cinderella story given rise to so many...

A glass slipper on a red cushion, a pumpkin, a clock, pearls, a lace glove, and two mice in a dark, whimsical setting

Alice’s Adventures in Musical Adaptation

Walt Disney spent nearly three decades working on Alice in...

A whimsical tea party scene with floating roses and a Mad Hatter's hat

The Nutcracker’s Musical Magic

What musical tools does Tchaikovsky use to illustrate magic in...

A traditional wooden nutcracker soldier stands in front of a festive red sparkly background

Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother

This is the annual Royal Historical Society Lecture.

Black and white photograph of Margarethe Wiener, backgroun box of other old photos

Shakespeare’s Musical Fairies

Written in the era of the founding of Gresham College...

Fairy dancing in forest under full moon

The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945)...

a carousel with horses

The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’

Composed by Jerry Herman of Hello, Dolly! fame, ‘I Am...

a man applying himself with makeup

Breaking the Fourth Wall of Sound: The Paradox of Screen Music

Sound and music hold a strange and powerful role in...

Cartoon image of people sitting in cinema with headphones on

Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas"

This festive lecture explores the unusual roots of the song...

Irving Berlin on sparkly golden backdrop

Saints and Liars: The Untold Stories of Americans Who Saved Endangered People from the Nazis

This lecture unearths the hidden history of Americans who risked...

Marjorie McClelland holds Antoinette Steuer, Joint Distribution Committee