Fred Astaire called Judy Garland “The greatest entertainer who ever lived.”
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Judy Garland was born on June 10, 1922.
Her career began as a child performer in vaudeville, leading to becoming one of the most highly regarded performers in film musicals. Her later triumphs included now legendary concerts and television. Her problems and untimely death cannot diminish the memory of her talent and the joy she still brings to millions. There is Garland and there is everybody else.
Marc Courtade is an an arts administrator with over 30 years experience in leadership roles. He is a frequent speaker all over Long Island and the New York area on Broadway Musicals, Opera and Great Performers. Marc currently teaches courses on Opera and Broadway Musicals for the Frick Estate Lectures at Nassau County Museum of Art, specializing in Musicals and Opera.
He has recently retired as Executive Director of the Huntington Arts Council. He was Business Manger at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and the Producer and Artistic Director for Performance PLUS!, a pre-performance enrichment series. For Long Island University, he taught courses on Musical Theater and Opera for the Honors Program and The Hutton House Lectures. Marc was a speaker for the New York Council for the Humanities for 8 years, lecturing on The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era: Reinventing Musical Theater and The Ethnic Musicals: Assimilation and Integration. Previously, Marc has worked in Development for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and New York City Opera, as well as AVP for Enhance Financial Services. On the other side of the footlights Marc has performed in musicals and theatrical productions all over Long Island. Favorite roles include Benjamin Franklin in 1776, Max in The Sound of Music, Tommy in Brigadoon, Herbie in Gypsy and Andrew Ladd in Love Letters.
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