Curtain Up! Broadway Musicals in the ‘Land of the Sky’

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Highlights
- Learn from an award-winning university professor who is an expert on Broadway musicals and show tunes
- Reminisce and explore from a feel-good list of dozens of musicals and show tunes
- Hear a prized multi-media presentation on Broadway music and explore the genre’s connections to classical and jazz
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Trip includes
- 5 nights of accommodations
- 14 expert-led lectures
- 3 performances
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- Road Scholar Assurance Plan
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Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Assembly Inn
Orientation
Afternoon: Arrival at the Assembly Inn, check in between 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. Registration for our program will be from 4 - 5:30 in the lower lobby. Spend some time walking around the lovely grounds. Concrete and gravel paths surround Lake Susan... or v...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Assembly Inn
The Beginnings (1860-1927), walk around Montreat, fun evening program
Breakfast: Whether you like muffins, pancakes or waffles, bacon or sausage, grits or oatmeal, biscuits and gravy or a bowl of cereal and some fruit, breakfast in the Galax Dining Room, served...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Assembly Inn
The Musical Takes Shape and the Golden Age Begins (1928-1950) and optional hike
Breakfast: A hearty breakfast is served from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Assembly Inn Dining Room. Breakfast options change each day, but always include fresh fruit, cereal, yogurt, gra...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Assembly Inn
Breakfast: Come on down to the Galax Dining room for another great breakfast buffet, served from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Morning: The Golden Era Continues (1950s-1960s). We now come to such well-known musicals as "On the Town," "Carousel," "Finian's Rainbow," "Kiss Me...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Assembly Inn
The New Era (1970-2000)
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet served from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Assembly Inn Dining Room. If you haven't tried the grits yet, you really should!
Morning: The New Era (1970-2000). The post Golden Age era brings us music and lyrics ...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
The New Century (2000s), Closing program, lunch & goodbyes
Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. breakfast in the Assembly Inn Dining Room
Morning: The New Century (2000s). The 21st Century brings us "Aida," "Mamma Mia!" "Hair...
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Assembly Inn
5 nights Montreat
The Montreat Conference Center’s Assembly Inn is a beautiful stone building overlooking picturesque Lake Susan, a small lake perfect for canoes and paddle boats. The historic Inn, which dates to 1928, has a spacious lobby with a fireplace, a baby grand piano and comfortable furniture for friendly gatherings, puzzles and games, or just relaxing. All accommodations, meeting facilities and the dining room are in this building, and an elevator services all floors. All rooms have private baths. There are no TVs or phones in rooms, but there is a TV in the main lobby. Montreat offers more than a dozen maintained hiking trails. Also available are tennis courts and an outdoor swimming pool. Good to know: Wi-Fi throughout campus; public computer in lobby. Daily housekeeping.
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 5 Dinners
The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Low Fat, Low Salt, Vegetarian, Gluten Free
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