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Curated Video
Musical Theatre's Most Iconic Duo | The Life & Times of Arthur Sullivan
Arthur Sullivan was one of those kids that made everyone hate themselves because while his friends were learning how to carry the one, he composed an anthem about weeping for Jerusalem on the shores of Babylon and he could play all of...
PBS
The It’s Lit! Musical Episode (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Some say that theater is dead, and that’s probably because most playhouses the world over are closed at the moment owing to a worldwide pandemic. and yet the musical lives on… on Disney plus -- as the nation has been rapt with a filmed...
Curated Video
Musical Theatre: From Athens to Broadway
Musical Theater originated in Ancient Greece, but in the late 19th century the artform took America by storm.
PBS
Career Connections | Senior Vice President of Theatre Operations
What's involved in making sure the show does go on? Go behind the curtain with Gina Vernaci, the senior vice president of theatre operations for the second largest theatre district in the United States. Vernaci details all the roles she...
PBS
Rita Moreno and West Side Story
West Side Story—a hit Broadway musical or a true-life tragedy about turf wars in New York City? The video shows young academics the gang wars and violence that led to the creation of the musical. It also describes how discrimination...
Crash Course
Broadway Book Musicals: Crash Course Theater #50
Viewers of a short video learn about the development of the Broadway Book Musical in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scholars explore the Golden Age of Broadway, which produced classics like Annie Get Your Gun and...
Crash Course
Into Africa and Wole Soyinka: Crash Course Theater #49
There are two distinct periods of African theater: BC (before colonialism) and AC (after colonialism). The 49th installment of the Crash Course Theater and Drama introduces viewers to African dance and theater traditions. However, they...
Crash Course
Poor Unfortunate Theater: Crash Course Theater #48
Sometimes it's impossible to keep up with the Joneses. Scholars watch video 48 in the Crash Course Theater and Drama series that describes poor theater, which takes out the typical lights, costume, and sets that rich theater includes....
Crash Course
North America Gets a Theater...Riot: Crash Course Theater #29
Welcome to America! A very entertaining video teaches pupils the history of drama and how it made its way to America. It discusses those that were not pleased with the appearance of theater in the New World and even tells the tale of a...
Crash Course
The Rise of Melodrama: Crash Course Theater #28
Lights, camera, action! Drama scholars will enjoy the entertaining video clip that details the history behind melodrama. The video uses a variety of techniques such as humor, discussion, images, and story boards to express important...
Age of Learning
The Letter E Song
"The letter E comes after the letter D!" To the theme of traditional musical theater, all things that start with the letter E are showcased in a fun and catchy video.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: An Evening With Stephen Schwartz
Watch and listen as the music composer for "Pippin", "The Baker's Wife", and "Wicked" talks about his life, his career, and his creations.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Adapting History Into Musical Theater
Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's writing process for the song "My Shot" from the hit musical Hamilton, followed by a conversation with Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman about "wrestling history to the stage" & remarks by President...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Great American Opera: "Porky and Bess"
Opera or musical? Read some interesting background on "Porky and Bess" by George Gershwin, then listen to an audio presentation on "The Great American Opera". [1:18]