A Really Big Show: The Golden Age of Television

Details

When: Tuesdays, Jan 20 – Mar 10 10:00 am – noon

Where: The Loft Cinema

Cost: $299.00 for 8 session(s)

Type: In Person

Category:

• Humanities Courses
• Music & Theatre

Instructor: Richard T. Hanson is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona where he created the nationally-known Musical Theatre Program and headed the Acting /Musical Theatre Division at the UA School of Theatre Arts.
Richard T. Hanson

From the late 40s to the late 60s, TV variety shows ruled the airways. On any night you could tune into The Ed Sullivan Show, The Texaco Star Theater, Your Show of Shows, The Chevy Show or The Colgate Comedy Hour. Join Richard Hanson for trip down Television Memory Lane with TV pioneers Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Dinah Shore, Sid Caesar and a host of others. The early days of television come alive with vintage footage of the shows that brought music and laughter into the living rooms of homes across America.