- Summer 2025
Summer Term:
B-term
Meeting Time:
MTWThF 9:40am - 11:50am
Location:
SMI 205
SLN:
11019
Instructor:
Syllabus Description:
Drama 171: Broadway Musical
This historical and cultural study of the Broadway musical examines how this uniquely American art form was created predominately by people marginalized from mainstream society; surveys its evolution, including the mid-20th Century “Golden Age” and its current 21st Century resurgence; and explores how musicals have both reflected and shaped American culture — especially regarding issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, social justice, and equity.
Catalog Description:
Historical and cultural study of the Broadway Musical and how this uniquely American art form was predominantly created by outcasts from mainstream society; surveys its evolution including the mid-twentieth Century "Golden Age" and its current twenty-first Century resurgence. Explores how musicals have both reflected and shaped American culture - especially in regard to issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, social justice, and equality. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 160.
GE Requirements:
Diversity (DIV)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 2, 2025 - 10:24pm