Great American Music: Broadway Musicals

lecture 1. The essence of the musical

lecture 2. The minstrel era (1828 to c. 1900)

lecture 3. Evolution of the verse/chorus song

lecture 4. The ragtime years (c. 1890-1917)

lecture 5. The vaudeville era (1881 to c. 1935)

lecture 6. Tin Pan Alley

lecture 7. Broadway in its infancy

lecture 8. The revue versus the book musical

lecture 9. Superstars on the horizon

lecture 10. Transition into the Jazz Age (1916-20)

lecture 11. Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern

contrasts

lecture 12. George Gershwin's legacy (1919 to c. 1935)

lecture 13. Rogers and Hammerstein era (1940s)

lecture 14. Golden age of musical theater (1950s)

lecture 15. Rock 'n' roll reaches Broadway (1960s)

lecture 16. Big bucks and long runs (1970s-present).

The essence of the musical

The minstrel era (1828 to c. 1900)

Evolution of the verse/chorus song

The ragtime years (c. 1890-1917)

The vaudeville era (1881 to c. 1935)

Tin Pan Alley

Broadway in its infancy

The revue versus the book musical

Superstars on the horizon

Transition into the Jazz Age (1916-20)

Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern, contrasts

George Gershwin's legacy (1919 to c. 1935)

Rogers and Hammerstein era (1940s)

Golden age of musical theater (1950s)

Rock 'n' roll reaches Broadway (1960s)

Big bucks and long runs (1970s-present).