College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MUSI 025. American Musical Theater
Musical theater has often been considered a quintessentially American genre. But how has it helped Americans to understand America. This survey will trace the genre’s musical and dramatic development and explore representations of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Musicals considered will include: Show Boat, Porgy and Bess, Cradle Will Rock, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd and Wicked. Students will have the opportunity to work with the department’s Fall 2014 production of Guys and Dolls.
Prerequisite: MUSI 011 or permission of the instructor.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Baranello.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/music
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