Upcoming Assignments for "Social History of Musical Theater" (6A/6B) Course

For Friday, February 8th: Read "Our Musicals, Ourselves" pp. 15-23 and 36-42; prepare for in-class, open-notes quiz on the reading and this week's key concepts / vocabulary

Past Due Assignments:

2/6: Broadway revival review comparison paper due

2/4: Open-notes quiz on pp. 4-11 of "Our Musicals, Ourselves"

2/1: Eisenhower permission form due

1/29: Bring in a contemporary Broadway review and be prepared to discuss the following: (1) What the critics were looking for? (2) What did they praise? (3) What did they pan? (4) What inferences can you make about expectations of audiences/critics in 2019?

1/28: Read articles https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/01/12/changing-times-square & http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical030.html