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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025
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THEA 311 001 (CRN: 26434)
HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE
Long Title: HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE
Department: Theatre
Instructor: Dickinson, Debra
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 4-JAN-2025 10:12PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course is designed to familiarize students with the repertoire of a uniquely American art form that has had a widespread cultural influence. It will present a historical perspective of the decades of musical theatre from the 1920s to the present, with particular emphasis on representative innovative examples of change and the transition from musical comedy into musical theatre.