Discuss How Pal Joey, Porgy and Bess, and Oklahoma! Were

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Essay

Discuss how Pal Joey, Porgy and Bess, and Oklahoma! were important transitional works for Broadway theater.
I. Explain how Pal Joey is a musical play with dark themes and an untraditional hero.
II. Explain how Porgy and Bess uses folk themes in a genuine opera.
III. Explain how Oklahoma! shows that less grand or flashy material can appeal to audiences.

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Definitions:

Pronephros

The most basic and embryonic form of kidney, which functions in the early stages of development in vertebrates.

Mesonephric Ducts

Embryonic structures in many vertebrates that develop into male reproductive organs and vestigial in females.

Testosterone

A steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, responsible for the development of male sex characteristics and the regulation of libido.

Paramesonephric Duct

One of two embryonic tubes extending along the mesonephros and emptying into the cloaca; in the female, the duct forms the uterine tube, the uterus, and part of the vagina; in the male, it degenerates.