Music Theatre History (253-0-20)

Instructors

Masi Asare

Meeting Info

Louis Hall 119: Tues 1:00PM - 2:50PM
Annenberg Hall G01: Thurs 1:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

Musical theatre history is not dusty and done. It lives on, and we are a part of it today. This comes with a responsibility to know what it is that we as artists and audience members are reviving, sustaining, reinventing. History is always in the process of being made, and one way it is made is in its telling. How should the history of musicals be told? We will be investigating that question all quarter. Through readings, performance analysis, and discussions, in this class students gain an expanded toolkit and base of knowledge for thinking critically about musical theatre as it has changed over time.