October 22, 2026: "Book" Musicals of the 1970s and 1980s

Class Preparation:

Recommended Reading: 

• Broadway: The American Musical: ​
  • “My city, my city”—Times Square in the ’70s (pp. 318-319)
  • “The sun’ll come out tomorrow”--New Audiences for Broadway (pp. 328-331)​ 
• Black Broadway: ​
  • Chapter 7 ("The Door Has Opened: The 1970s and 1980s"), pp. 176-215

​Handouts:

• Class 6 Selected Lyrics (to follow by Monday evening, October 19)
• ​Handout of Key Class 6 slides (available after noon on Wednesday, October 21)

Links & Playlists

 YouTube Playlists:
 Cast Recordings:

• Purlie (1970 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Raisin (1973 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• The Wiz (1975 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Dreamgirls (1981 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Sarafina! (1988 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Class 6 Video Playlist (Available after class)