Choose Four Examples: Two from Early Musical Theater and Two

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Essay

Choose four examples: two from early musical theater and two from later. Use the examples to analyze how musical theater in the late twentieth century and beyond compares with musical theater from an earlier time.
I. Choose four examples, two early (such as Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, or Porgy and Bess) and two later (such as Sweeney Todd, Wicked, or West Side Story).
II. Identify the main features of modern musicals and the main features of early musical theater.
III. Compare those features using evidence from the works chosen.

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