That's Entertainment
Our 2022-2023 Season will include both virtual and in person programs. Virtual programs will be streamed via Zoom and in person programs will be presented at the Levis JCC Sandler Center (unless otherwise noted) with masks for participants strongly recommended, and social distancing implemented whenever possible. Outside venues, individual instructors, lecturers and performers reserve the right to require masks in any of their events.
Weekly lectures and discussions on all of the forms of entertainment that we love including film, theater, television, comedy, music, dance and more!
Individual in person lectures: $18, Gold & Gold Plus Members: $12, Platinum Members: Free (unless noted)
Pick 6 in person programs: $90, Gold & Gold Plus Members: $60, Platinum Members: Free
Virtual programs are free for all virtual members, $10 for non-virtual members (unless noted)
If you need assistance purchasing tickets or membership, call the Box Office at 561-558-2520.
LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER | 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL | 561-558-2520
*Important: please note that when arriving to our campus for evening and Sunday events, you must use the 95th Avenue S. entrance
(off of Glades Road between Lyons Road and 441).
Dan Hudak presents
In Person at the Levis JCC Sandler Center
Friday, March 3, 3:00 pm
Best Picture Oscar Talk
A lifelong film lover, Dan Hudak has worked extensively as a film critic in print, radio and television. He has provided film reviews and commentary for WPLG-TV (ABC) Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, ABCNews.com, the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, CNN.com, indieWIRE.com, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Newsday, Orlando Sentinel, San Francisco Examiner and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He is the owner of Hudak On Hollywood, Inc., and his popular “Hudak On Hollywood” lectures are given throughout Florida and Colorado. He is the former chairman of the Florida Film Critics Circle and a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association. He studied Film History and Criticism at Bard College and the University of Miami, where he received his M.A. in Film Studies.
Richard Knox presents
Virtual via Zoom
Monday, January 9, 3:00 pm
The Great American Songbook Part 1; Pre-1930
Monday, March 13, 3:00 pm
The Great American Songbook Part 2; 1930-34
Monday, April 17, 3:00 pm
The Great American Songbook Part 3; 1935-39
Monday, May 22, 3:00 pm
The Great American Songbook Part 4; 1940-49
Monday, June 12, 3:00 pm
The Great American Songbook Part 5; 1950-59
In Person at the Levis JCC Sandler Center
Monday, February 6, 7:30 pm
An Alfred Hitchcock Retrospective
Richard Knox is a native son of Brooklyn, NY where he attended Brooklyn College and later earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Baruch College. After moving to Merrick, NY he began a long tenure as Director of Mathematics for the Copiague Public Schools. Following his retirement after 38 years as a school teacher and administrator, he began to develop a series of multimedia presentations based on his first love, the performing arts. His list of over 70 programs includes Broadway musicals, film, and opera. Richard specializes in 20th century song writers and vocalists, and radio and television programs of the “Golden Age.” Currently Rich is a resident of Omaha, Nebraska where he continues to present programs virtually via Zoom.
Brian Rose presents
Virtual via Zoom
Monday, November 28, 3:00 pm
From The Jazz Singer to a Star Is Born: A History of the Movie Musical
As soon as movies could talk, they began to sing and dance—and musicals quickly became among the most popular film genres in America.
Monday, December 19, 3:00 pm
America’s Favorite Holiday Movie: A Look Inside It’s a Wonderful Life
Voted the most inspirational movie ever made by the American Film Institute, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life has been a beloved Christmas classic for many generations.
Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught for 38 years in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America. Over the last decade, he’s presented more than 500 lectures at libraries and cultural organizations around the country, including the Smithsonian, the 92nd St. Y, Film Forum in New York City, OLLI in Washington DC and JCC’s in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and Boca Raton.
Charles Troy presents
Virtual via Zoom
Wednesdays at 3:00 pm
Thursday, February 2
The Creation of Cabaret
March 1
The Creation of Chicago
April 19
The Creation of Guys and Dolls
In Person at the Levis JCC Sandler Center
Tuesday, January 3, 3:00 pm
Cole Porter's Top Ten List Songs & Top Ten Lust Songs
Charles Troy is a retired graphic designer and former theatre lyricist who has developed more than fifty multimedia presentations on musical theatre subjects. During the pandemic, he has converted these presentations into videos, which he presents virtually. These videos combine his own original graphics with historic photos, edited audio tracks with the lyrics displayed onscreen, and illustrative video clips — all coordinated with a voiceover narrative, evolved from his extensive research, that weaves the pertinent events into a dramatic tale. Half of these videos are 80 to 90-minute programs on the stories behind many of the great musicals. Charles is based in the Chicago area.
