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MUS 124

History of the American Musical Theatre

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Cultural, musical and theatrical survey of musical theatre in the United States, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Core

CO7

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • critically assess musical examples through actively engaged listening/viewing.
  • articulate the ways in which American Musical Theater has helped shape (and in turn is shaped by) individual and communal senses of self and others.
  • discuss the function of music and musical theater in culture.
  • write about specific Broadway shows, composers, and songs descriptively and historically.