THE3031 ST: Muscial Theater & Social Change

In this lecture class, students examine the societal, political, and cultural implications of the genesis of the American Musical. We will explore the origins of the form in the early 20th Century Minstrel Shows and continue to the present day and the manner that musicals predict, consider, or respond to societal change. Students will experience and research Musicals such as Show Boat, Rent, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hanson, Progy & Bess, Oklahoma!, Hair, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Follies, Hairspray, and In the Heights. We will also examine historical documents and artifacts of the time. Students will be asked to provide analysis through writing and oral presentations of the work that is studied, the time period of its creation, and its societal impact. Credits: 3.000

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