Words and Music: Musical Theater in America
By ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network
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Podcast Description
This series is designed to introduce middle and high school audiences to the many aspects of musical theater. Using examples of the best that Broadway musicals have to offer, Heather Nathans, Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Maryland, talks about the history of musical theater in America; its structure and elements of a musical (do you know what an "I Want" song is?); musical theater's role in making social commentary, and its legacy.
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CleanDisney and Musicals | In an odd turn, the Broadway musical - exported by Walt Disney to cartoons in the 1930s - was returned to Broadway by Disney in the 1990s. Heather Nathans, Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Maryland, explains this transition. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. | 3/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWrite Your Own Musical | In this piece, Heather Nathans, Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Maryland, is joined by Joe Stein and Sheldon Harnick (writers of "Fiddler on the Roof") and Stephen Schwartz (who wrote "Pippin," Godspell," and "Wicked") to talk about how a musical gets written. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. | 2/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMusical Theater: Where To? | As the rock musical gave way to the spectacle musical, shows like "Cats," "Phantom of the Opera" and "Starlight Express" came to rely less on story and more on technology. We'll talk about the changes in musical theater in the last forty years and where musical theater appears to be headed. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. | 1/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBroadway and Social Commentary | From The Beggar's Opera to Avenue Q., musicals have commented on social issues for as long as there has been musical theater in America. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. | 1/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanElements of Musical Theater | A musical is not a cabaret show and it's not an opera—join us as we deconstruct the musical and examine the distinct elements that must be present. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. | 12/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe History of American Musical Theater | From minstrel shows and Vaudeville to the modern stage, a look at the trends and ideas that shaped American Musical theater. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, supports the creative use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in, through, and about the arts, offering free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, media-rich interactive experiences, professional development resources, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Visit ArtsEdge at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. | 12/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 6 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Excellent Podcast!!!
I have really enjoyed this podcast so far. Extremely well-written and delivered. Good basic intro to musical theater.
Very Informative
Great info! Worth Downloading!I have heard alot of bad podcasts and this is not one of them! Great for actors and theatre goers alike!
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- Category: K-12
- Language: English
- © 2007 ARTSEDGE, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
