Broadway: The Musicals of 2010 and Beyond

In this performance course for all levels, each student learns and performs a song from the Broadway repertoire of the last 14 years. From Hamilton, to Fun Home, to Hadestown, the recent years have been packed with wonderful and diverse original musicals. Throughout the term we work in depth on vocal and theatrical aspects of performance, sometimes incorporating dialogue and scene partners in order to create a complete scene. We also discuss in class the way that musical theater has evolved and the topics that are covered now versus those of earlier shows, as well as the way in which musical styles may have evolved or in some cases recall older genres. The final consists of a performance of each song and an oral presentation outlining the song, show, and composer/lyricist.