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The History of Musical Theater

Completed by 10 learners
Ages 13-17
Live Group Class
Discover more about musical theatre history as we study of the history of Broadway taught by an expert in the field!
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(72 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week
2-5 learners per class
45 min

What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week
Grading
Certificate of completion available upon request.

Class Experience

This course examines the history and evolution of Broadway musical theater, one of America’s great performance art forms. Taught by Brooke Wahlstrom who is an expert in the field and is an active NYC-based actor who frequently attends Broadway shows in her free time! 

Topics discussed in this course:

Class 1 -  Week of January 5: Types of Musical Theater Characters, Types of Musicals
Class 2 -  Week of January 12: Entr’acte and Curtain Up!
Class 3 - Week of January 19: Out of the Nineteenth and into the Twentieth Century
Class 4 - Week of January 26: The Broadway Songbook to the Golden Age
Class 5 - Week of February 2: The Golden Age of the Broadway Musical I
Class 6 - Week of February 9: The Golden Age of the Broadway Musical II
Class 7 - Week of February 16: Recreating Traditions in Musical Theater
Class 8 - Week of February 23: Contemporary Trends I
Class 9 - Week of March 2: Contemporary Trends II
Class 10 - Week of March 9: Where Are We Now?


This course gives students the opportunity to evaluate and compare a variety of musicals from the nineteenth century to present-day Broadway Musicals including Vaudeville, Operetta, Musical Comedy, Opera on Broadway, Jukebox Musicals, and Rock Opera. Major figures discussed will include composers, lyricists, producers, directors, choreographers, performers, and conductors. 

We will look at composers in musical theater history including: George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Frank Loesser, Stephen Schwartz, and Stephen Sondheim. Students will learn about the background each composer and listen a variety of music excerpts from their works. This course will be fun, engaging, and interesting. I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in learning more about musicals across the last century.

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Sources
Brooke Wahlstrom has an educational and professional background in theatre and opera. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice and Masters of Music in Vocal Performance. Materials sources from Musical Theatre: A History by John Kenrick

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
4.8
72reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Palm Beach Atlantic University
Music Expertise:
📚 Professional actor and vocalist for 10+ years
📚 Drama director and voice/piano teacher at a private middle school
📚 1 year teaching acting students at a college conservatory of performing arts
📚 Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
📚 Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Palm Beach Atlantic University
📚 3.5+ years teaching music and theatre related classes with Outschool
📚 8+ years teaching as a private voice/piano/theory teacher to acting students

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