The immortal 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy only hinted at the complexity of George M. Cohan, the first great figure of the American musical. Charles Troy will examine the truth of Cohan’s life by deconstructing the movie while showing clips of its greatest numbers.
Then he will follow the dramatic tale of how the movie got made, a story so gripping and amazing that it could be made into its own movie!