Lu Gmoser is a musical theatre scholar and producer. She is the recipient of the 2004 Untermyer Performing Arts Council Award for her efforts in promoting the performing arts in Westchester, as well as the 2001 recipient of the Cab Calloway Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Gmoser has been the producer of the Asbury Summer Theatre in Yonkers since 1979 and is the author of Great Composers.
Lu often presents lectures and programs on the history of musical theatre or on subjects regarding great composers and lyricists. Especially those with Westchester and Yonkers ties (including Jerome Kern, who lived in Yonkers, and Lorenz Ziegfeld, who lived in Hastings-On-Hudson. She often appears with members of Three For the Show, an itinerant group of musicians and singers that perform at her lecture/programs.
Although Lu and Three For the Show do not have a website, you can get in touch with her directly by giving her a call.
(914) 337-4034
Upcoming performances/presentations include the following:
Spotlight on Lyricists-- April 4, 11, 18, 25 1:30-3:30 pm
$16 for the four-part series
Kendal-On Hudson, One Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow
Call 914-922-1740 for more information.
Shakespeare Sings On Broadway-- Thursday April 26 1pm-2:30 pm
$25- sponsored by Scarsdale Adult School
Advance registration preferred.
Scarsdale Public Library, Route 22, Scarsdale
Call 914-723-2325 for more information
Jerome Kern- "He Keeps On Rollin' Along"-- Monday, May 7 1pm-2:00 pm
$4 donation.
Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers
Call 914-963-7753 for more information
"The Merry Widow" turns 100 -- Sunday, June 10 2pm-3pm
FREE admission
Grinton Will Public Library, 1500 Central Park Ave, Yonkers
Call 914-476-3399 for more information
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