Dr. Diane Howard
History of American Musical Theater Film Adaptation
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Professor- Diane Howard, Ph.D. |
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Texts:
Harold
Prince, From Pajama Game to Phantom of the Opera
by Carol Ilsen; Film Genre 2000 : New Critical Essays / edited by Wheeler Winston Dixon; The Cambridge Companion to the Musical / edited by William A. Everett, Paul R. Laird |
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| Class Outline: Ballad Operas, Minstrel Shows, Vaudeville, Burlesques, Extravaganzas, Revues Operettas Music and Musicals of the 30's & 40's: Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin Rogers & Hart Musicals Cole Porter Musicals Rogers and Hammerstein Musicals Lerner and Loewe Musicals Musicals of the 50's, 60’s Musicals of the 70’s- turn of the century Perform Musical Theater, Film Adaptation Scene |
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| Project:
Musical Theater, Film Adaptation, E-Portfolio Blog
For each of the categories include the following: · Definition · History · Film adaptations · Examples |
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2/3 of the final grade are to be
based on the blog · 1/3 of the final grade is to be based on the final musical theater film adaptation performance |
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| Objectives-Student
will be able to trace the development of American musical theater film
adaptations. Student will be able to discuss elements of musical theater
and its film adaptations through American history. Student will be able
to discuss characterization, theme, plot, theater style, music,
spectacle, and choreography throughout the history of American musical
theater adaptations.
Workshop Requirements: |