MUSC 3450 - Appreciating the American Musical

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.

Students will read a variety of literary texts and analyze how such texts were adopted as musicals, listen to the musicals and explore recurring themes. Particular attention is given to the historical development of the musical play in the 1940s and the dominance of the American book musical from the 1940s to the 1970s. ART