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

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Experience the love of Broadway music in the Blue Ridge Mountains. With an expert in show tunes at the piano, get a behind-the-scenes view of musical theater and its glorious history.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

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

What's this trip about?

    Experience the love of Broadway music in the Blue Ridge Mountains. With an expert in show tunes at the piano, get a behind-the-scenes view of musical theater and its glorious history.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityMontreat
End CityMontreat

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Music

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture
  • History

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
    • Taxes

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Travel Map

Day 1

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...

Day 2

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...

Day 3

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...

Day 4

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...

Day 5

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 ...

Day 6

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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Dates & Availability

Price From $639
Price per day$107
Single supplement (single occupancy)$100
Last Updated: 11/15/2018

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Logistics

Accommodation

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.

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Meals Included

5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 5 Dinners

The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Low Fat, Low Salt, Vegetarian, Gluten Free

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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