The Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society & Beck Archives
Center for Judaic Studies & University Libraries, University of Denver,
Cordially Invite You to the
17th Annual John C. Livingston Memorial Lecture
The Hits, the Life, & the Lost Lyrics
of Comedian & Song Parodist
Allan Sherman
with journalist Mark Cohen, author of
“Overweight Sensation: The Life
! & Comedy of Allan Sherman”
January 10th, 2016
Sunday, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
!
Light refreshments at 12:30 p.m.; Lecture at 1:00 p.m.
University of Denver
Lindsay Auditorium, Sturm Hall 281
2000 E. Asbury Ave., Denver, CO 80208
!
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact RMJHS at (303) 871-3016 or [email protected]
Join Mark Cohen as he tells the story of the groundbreaking and hugely popular
song parodist and comedian Allan Sherman, who achieved worldwide fame in
1963 with his hit “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadah.” Sherman’s unapologetic Jewish
comedy heralded an explosion in American ethnic pride. As a special treat, a
sampling of Sherman’s lost Jewish parodies of the Broadway musical will be
played, including “When You Walk through the Bronx, “ There is Nothing Like a
Lox,” and “Seventy-Six Sol Cohens.”
Mark Cohen
Mark Cohen is a Bay Area writer, editor, and journalist specializing in Jewish
history, literature, and culture. His book “Overnight Sensation” was published
in the American Jewish History, Life, and Culture Series by Brandeis University
Press, and received wide coverage. His articles have appeared in
the Forward, American Jewish History, Midstream, and other
prominent magazines, journals, and newspapers.
The Livingston Lecture is made possible, in part, with the generous support
of Nancy Livingston and the Faye and Charles Schayer Endowment Fund