Overview
Description
This course examines into the history and analysis of the greatest works of the musical theatre from late 1960’s through contemporary pieces.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Core
CO10, CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain major trends in musical theatre history from the eighteenth century until the present both in oral and written context.
- investigate stage representations of diverse ethnic, racial, gender, and class groups that arise with the development of musical theatre and performance in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
- apply research tools to historical time periods, synthesize research materials, and analyze their significance.
- formulate connections between the study of musical theatre history and theatre practice.
- develop and deliver effective arguments about musical theatre history.
- analyze relationships between dominant cultures and subcultures, using events from musical theatre history as examples.