MUSICAL 1nLA1kL CI S1LnLN SCNDnLIM - CCUkSL SLLA8US (IALL 2013)

age 1 of 6 - 23 AugusL 2013 - 3:03 M

1PA8 273.301
MW 2-3:30 / 8LP 23
lnsLrucLor: uavld lox (dfox[upenn.edu / 213.373.3636)
Cfflce Pours: 1hursday 2 Lo 3:30pm and by appolnLmenL


A8CU1 1nL CCUkSL
Among LheaLre crlLlcs and a large secLor of Lhe publlc,
SLephen Sondhelm ls generally consldered Lhe mosL
slgnlflcanL composer and lyrlclsL ln Lhe conLemporary
LheaLre, he ls, ln facL, accorded Lhe klnd of serlous
conslderaLlon generally reserved for leglLlmaLe"
playwrlghLs.
ln Lhls semlnar, we wlll examlne ln deLall SLephen
Sondhelm's wrlLlng Lhrough whaL are essenLlally four
sLages ln hls career. Sondhelm's earllesL work was as a
lyrlclsL, collaboraLlng wlLh composers !ule SLyne (!"#$"),
Leonard 8ernsLeln (%&$' )*+& )',-"), and laLer, 8lchard
8odgers (., / 0&1- 1 %12'34).
8eglnnlng ln 1970, Sondhelm - now boLh composer and
lyrlclsL - ln parLnershlp wlLh dlrecLor Parold rlnce
produced a serles of muslcals (lncludlng 5,6#17", 8,22*&$
and )9&&7&" :,++,) sLlll LhoughL Lo be among Lhe mosL
lnnovaLlve and subsLanLlal ln Lhe hlsLory of Lhe genre.
We wlll also examlne Sondhelm's muslcals slnce hls 1981
break wlLh rlnce. 1hese laLer works, creaLed wlLh wrlLers
and dlrecLors lncludlng !ames Laplne ();7+1" *7 '<& =1-> 9*'< !&,-?&, /7', '<& %,,+$@ =1$$*,7), !erry
Zaks (A$$1$$*7$), and !ohn uoyle (B,1+ )<,9) are ofLen smaller ln scale, lnLensely personal, and
lncorporaLe elemenLs of performance arL and popular culLure.
llnally, we wlll conslder revlval producLlons of Sondhelm's work, whlch ofLen are reconcelved from Lhelr
orlglnal form, someLlmes wlLh Sondhelm's lnvolvemenL and occaslonal rewrlLlng.

MUSICAL 1nLA1kL CI S1LnLN SCNDnLIM - CCUkSL SLLA8US (IALL 2013)


age 2 of 6 - 23 AugusL 2013 - 3:03 M



WnA1 WL WILL DC
We wlll work chronologlcally Lhrough Sondhelm's slxLeen orlglnal muslcals for Lhe LheaLre, and Louch on
some of hls oLher work - muslc for fllm and Lelevlslon, and even one foray lnLo screenwrlLlng - ln Lhe
process. Sesslons wlll be organlzed by lndlvldual shows, wlLh each as Lhe sub[ecL of one or (for Lhe
ma[or works, and especlally where Lhere ls a slgnlflcanL documenLary maLerlal) Lwo sesslons.
Cur mode of lnqulry wlll be close readlng and deLalled analysls. 1hls ls a LheaLre course, so we wlll
conslder each plece as a work for performance - whlle much of our dlscusslon wlll focus speclflcally on
Sondhelm's conLrlbuLlons (muslc and lyrlcs), we wlll also conslder Lhe work of hls collaboraLors (dlrecLor,
performers, deslgners, eL al), and mosL lmporLanLly Lhlnk abouL each work as an lnLegraLed, LoLal form.
We wlll also conslder Lhese works ln Lhe larger conLexL, looklng aL lnfluences on each plece (for example,
how 8,22*&$ evokes an earller world of muslcal LheaLre).
AL each sesslon, we wlll focus on a few songs and scenes and work wlLh Lhem ln depLh - buL lL's cruclal
Lo Lhe quallLy of our work LhaL you brlng your knowledge and full preparaLlon Lo Lhe Lable!

kLAkING ICk LACn SLSSICN
lor each show - and ln advance of our dlscusslons - you wlll be expecLed Lo prepare by dolng Lhe
asslgned llsLenlng (muslc from Lhe score) and readlng (ofLen Lhe llbreLLo for Lhe show, ln some cases
arLlcles abouL lL, revlews of producLlons, eLc.). Many of Lhe maLerlals - boLh muslc and readlngs - can
be found ln Canvas modules asslgned Lo each show. l'll be bulldlng Lhese as we go, buL each wlll be
ready aL leasL one week prlor Lo Lhe flrsL sesslon on each show. Cccaslonally, Lhere wlll be maLerlal -
usually lyrlc sheeLs for shows where you won'L have Lhe llbreLLo - LhaL should be prlnLed and broughL Lo
class. 1hese wlll be clearly noLed ln Lhe syllabus, and mosL are only a few pages. 1he longer ul flles
are meanL Lo be read, buL you won'L need Lo brlng Lhem Lo class.
ln addlLlon Lo Lhe readlngs ln Canvas, l expecL you wlll read Lhe llbreLLos Lo Lhe followlng shows, and
brlng Lhe books Lo class for reference as we dlscuss lyrlcs, scenes, eLc. Coples of Lhese wlll be avallable
aL Lhe enn 8ook CenLer (130 SouLh 34
Lh
SLreeL / 213.222.7600).
!"#$" (ArLhur LaurenLs) -- 1CC / 978-1339360869
5,6#17" (Ceorge lurLh) -- 1CC / 978-1339361088
8,22*&$ (!ames Coldman) -- 1CC / 978-1339364171
=1C*D*C EF&-';-&$ (!ohn Weldman) -- 1CC / 978-1339360263
)9&&7&" :,++ (Pugh Wheeler) -- Applause Muslcal Llbrary / 978-1337830661
);7+1" *7 '<& =1-> 9*'< !&,-?& (!ames Laplne) -- Applause Muslcal Llbrary / 978-1337830683
/7', '<& %,,+$ (!ames Laplne) -- 1CC / 978-0930432933
=1$$*,7 (!ames Laplne) -- 1CC / 978-1339360883
MUSICAL 1nLA1kL CI S1LnLN SCNDnLIM - CCUkSL SLLA8US (IALL 2013)


age 3 of 6 - 23 AugusL 2013 - 3:03 M


CLASS ICkMA1 AND A11LNDANCL
1hls ls a semlnar course wlLh a small number of sLudenLs, ln whlch class dlscusslon ls vlLal. SLudenL
commenLs help shape Lhe mode and depLh of our work. I expect students to attend regu|ar|y, to do the
requ|red preparat|on for each sess|on, and to take an act|ve ro|e |n c|ass conversat|ons.

LA1CS AND IADS
l don'L permlL lapLops, lads, or oLher devlces ln class. l expecL your full aLLenLlon Lo be focused on
dlscusslons, Lhough of course you're welcome - ln facL, encouraged - Lo Lake noLes Lhe old fashloned
(pen and paper) way.

MAICk ASSIGNMLN1S AND GkADLS
1here are flve componenLs Lo Lhe course grade, and each wlll be worLh 20:
Ak1ICIA1ICN. 1hls lncludes belng presenL, on-Llme and prepared for class sesslons, brlnglng
requlred maLerlals wlLh you, and Laklng a role ln dlscusslons as well as acLlvely paylng aLLenLlon
when oLhers are speaklng. 1hls porLlon of Lhe grade wlll be asslgned aL Lhe end of Lhe course.

MID1LkM LkAM (CcLober 21), coverlng maLerlal from Lhe flrsL half of Lhe course, lncludlng
readlng/vlewlng/llsLenlng asslgnmenLs, as well as class dlscusslons. ldenLlflcaLlon, shorL answer
and shorL essay quesLlons.

IINAL LkAM (uecember 19), slmllar ln form Lo Lhe mldLerm. 1he prlmary focus wlll be on
maLerlal covered ln Lhe second parL of Lhe semesLer, buL Lhe exam ls comprehenslve.

1WC ALkS (due CcLober 18 and uecember 13). Lach of Lhese papers wlll be approxlmaLely
12 Lo 13 pages, and wlll cover dlfferenL maLerlals. ?ou wlll recelve Lhe Loplcs and lnsLrucLlons aL
leasL Lwo weeks prlor Lo each due daLe.

WnA1 CU WILL LLAkN
l hope l don'L need Lo say LhaL you wlll learn a loL abouL SLephen Sondhelm's work! 8uL ln a more
general sense, Lhrough lnqulry and analysls, you wlll also develop oLher skllls:
Pow Lo analyze and lnLerpreL a work of LheaLre.
Pow Lo reconsLrucL a LheaLrlcal experlence. even when we have only parLlal evldence Lo do so.
Pow Lo llsLen Lo, Lhlnk abouL, and dlscuss muslc.
Slmllarly, how Lo analyze lyrlcs - and Lo conslder muslc and lyrlcs separaLely and LogeLher.
Cood research skllls wlLh a large range of source maLerlal.
A sense of Lhe evolvlng hlsLory of LheaLre and fllm.
1he ways ln whlch muslcals are parL of a larger Amerlcan culLure and hlsLory.



MUSICAL 1nLA1kL CI S1LnLN SCNDnLIM - CCUkSL SLLA8US (IALL 2013)


age 4 of 6 - 23 AugusL 2013 - 3:03 M


CLASS SCnLDULL
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AUGUS1 28
lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe course

SL1LM8Lk 4
%&$' )*+& )',-" (1)
SL1LM8Lk 9
%&$' )*+& )',-" (2), !"#$" (1)
SL1LM8Lk 11
!"#$" (2)
SL1LM8Lk 16
A 8;77" :<*7? 01##&7&+
SL1LM8Lk 18
A7",7& 517 %<*$'2&
SL1LM8Lk 23
., / 0&1- 1 %12'34
SL1LM8Lk 2S
5,6#17" (1)
SL1LM8Lk 30
5,6#17" (2)
CC1C8Lk 2
8,22*&$ (1)
CC1C8Lk 7
8,22*&$ (2)
CC1C8Lk 9
A L*''2& M*?<' N;$*C

MUSICAL 1nLA1kL CI S1LnLN SCNDnLIM - CCUkSL SLLA8US (IALL 2013)


age 3 of 6 - 23 AugusL 2013 - 3:03 M


CC1C8Lk 14
=1C*D*C EF&-';-&$ (1)
CC1C8Lk 16
=1C*D*C EF&-';-&$ (2)
(IkIDA, CC1C8Lk 18 -- ALk CNL DUL 8 11M!)
CC1C8Lk 21
Mlu1L8M LxAM
CC1C8Lk 23
)9&&7&" :,++ (1)
CC1C8Lk 28
)9&&7&" :,++ (2)
CC1C8Lk 30
N&--*2" %& B,22 A2,7?
NCVLM8Lk 4
);7+1" *7 '<& =1-> 9*'< !&,-?& (1)
NCVLM8Lk 6
);7+1" *7 '<& =1-> 9*'< !&,-?& (2)
NCVLM8Lk 11
/7', '<& %,,+$ (1)
NCVLM8Lk 13
/7', '<& %,,+$ (2)
NCVLM8Lk 18
A$$1$$*7$
NCVLM8Lk 20
=1$$*,7 (1)
NCVLM8Lk 2S
=1$$*,7 (2)
NCVLM8Lk 27
nC CLASS MLL1lnC (1hanksglvlng)

MUSICAL 1nLA1kL CI S1LnLN SCNDnLIM - CCUkSL SLLA8US (IALL 2013)


age 6 of 6 - 23 AugusL 2013 - 3:03 M


DLCLM8Lk 2
:<& 8-,?$ / OF&7*7? =-*6-,$&
DLCLM8Lk 4
P,;7C& / B,1+ )<,9
DLCLM8Lk 9
llnal wrap up dlscusslon
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(IkIDA, DLCLM8Lk 13 -- ALk 1WC DUL 8 11M!)
1nUkSDA, DLCLM8Lk 19, 6 to 8pm
llnAL LxAM (locaLlon 18A)