http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org 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. Feeder 1.5.8(724) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en © 2007 ARTSEDGE, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org (ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network) dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org (ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500 http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/images/podcasts/podcastCover_musicals.jpg http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org A 6-part series exploring the history, legacy and structure of the American musical. ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network 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. no ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org no http://podcast.rbn.com/kennedy/artsedge/download/musicals/musicals_history.mp3 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:56:20 -0500 words-and-music-the-history-of-american-musical-t ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network American musical theater, from "The Indian Princess" to "Rent". 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. no 7:32 http://podcast.rbn.com/kennedy/artsedge/download/musicals/musicals_elements.mp3 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:58:00 -0500 words-and-music-elements ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network The building blocks of Musical Theater. A musical is not a cabaret show and it's not an opera‚Äîjoin 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. no 5:50 http://podcast.rbn.com/kennedy/artsedge/download/musicals/musicals_commentary.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:59:50 -0500 words-and-music-broadway-and-social-commentary ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Social commentary in American musical theater. 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. no theater, dance, families, classrooms, performances for young people, artists, musical, theater for young audiences, musical theater, comic opera, The Beggar's Opera, Showboat, Cradle Will Rock, South Pacific, West Side Story, Rent, Avenue Q 6:10 http://podcast.rbn.com/kennedy/artsedge/download/musicals/musicals_legacy.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:01:27 -0500 words-and-music-musical-theater-where-to ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network How the musical has evolved since the 1960s, and where it's going. 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. no theater, dance, families, classrooms, performances for young people, artists, musical, theater for young audiences, musical theater, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom of the Opera, Lion King, High School Musical 4:57 http://podcast.rbn.com/kennedy/artsedge/download/musicals/musicals_writing.mp3 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. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:08:48 -0500 words-and-music-bonus-write-your-own-musical ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network Writers of Broadway musicals talk about how and why they did it. 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. no theater, dance, families, classrooms, performances for young people, artists, musical, theater for young audiences, musical theater, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Sheldon Harnick, Joe Stein, Stephen Schwartz, Pocahontas 7:24 http://podcast.rbn.com/kennedy/artsedge/download/musicals/musicals_disney.mp3 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:09:59 -0400 words-and-music-bonus-disney-and-musicals ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network How Disney's move to Broadway resurrected the musical as it had been done. 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. no theater, dance, families, classrooms, performances for young people, artists, musical, theater for young audiences, Lion King, Disney, Walt Disney, movie musical, broadway, The King and I, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid 6:55