MUC 225 - Music Theatre History, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): MUC 211 & MUC 212
Corequisite(s): MUC 220
A survey of the playwrights, composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers, performers and productions of the American musical theater from its European beginnings to the present, placing the music theatre form within a framework of social and historical relevance. Specific works are studied so that students achieve proficiency in identifying how musicals are crafted, and how stylistic and technical elements within a musical collaborate to express meaning. Offered spring semester.