Musical Theatre

Course aim

To extend students' knowledge gained from previous courses by further exploring stage music genres, focusing on the musical, its main repertory, structural characteristics and contemporary performance practice.

Course content

The course explores and analyses the structural and performance practice aspects of the genre of musical theatre focusing on the musical’s historical development, main repertoire, new trends and performance context in Australia and on the international stage. Students study the structure of seminal works, analyse noted performances and explore the notion of convergence between staged musicals and film musicals.

Textbook(s)

Stempel L 2011, Showtime: a history of the Broadway musical theater, 2, W W Norton & Company, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of all required second year courses from the Performing Arts major/sub-major within the Bachelor of Arts, or by approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group presentation, Research assignment, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.