PMA 2650 - [The American Musical]

(crosslisted)
(also AMST 2105, ENGL 2150, MUSIC 2250) (LA-AS)

4 credits. Letter grades only.

Next offered 2014-2015.

N. Salvato.

The musical is a distinct and significant form of American performance. This course will consider the origins, development, and internationalization of the American musical and will emphasize the interpenetration of the history of musical theatre with the history of the United States in the 20th century and beyond. We will investigate how political, social, and economic factors shape the production of important American musicals-and how, in turn, musicals shape expressions of personal identity and national ideology. Key texts include Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Hair, and Rent. (GA) (HTC)