Broadway Musicals through the Decades: Entertainment and Social Commentary

Date & Time: Monday, March 18, 2024
6-7:30 pm

Location: Kilachand Common Room, 101
91 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215

Event Description: Join Broadway music director John Bell as he discusses how musicals have entertained and enlightened generations of theatergoers, and explores the ties between the American musical and American culture.

Attendance: (For Kilachand Honors College Students) At the event, a QR will be posted for you to check-in. This QR will expire so please complete the check-in form immediately. You must check-in to earn co-curricular attendance credit for this event.

Learn more about John Bell

John Bell is the Music Supervisor/Director of the Broadway revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot, currently playing at the St. James Theater. On Broadway, John has conducted: Into the Woods (starring Sara Bareilles) My Fair Lady (starring Laura Benanti), Fiddler on the Roof, On the Town, An American in Paris. John has been music director of the first national tours of Into the Woods (starring Stephanie J. Block and Gavin Creel), and My Fair Lady. City Center Encores!: 12+ productions of classic American musicals. Irish Repertory Theatre: revivals of Finian’s Rainbow, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, and Meet Me In St. Louis. Sondheim’s Marry Me A Little and Adam Gwon’s Ordinary Days (Keen Company), Radio City Christmas Spectacular. BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College, Masters in Music from CUNY, MBA from Boston University.