Modern Musical Theatre

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from MUSC 1201, MUSC 1221, DRAM/ENGL 1701; or permission of the Department This course surveys selected important works in the American and British Musical theatre traditions from precursors in the nineteenth- century to the mature musicals of Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It studies musicals in their historical and cultural context and as they relate to popular song and musical styles. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)(Exclusion: MUSC 3211 Musical Theatre; MUSC 2231)