March 27, 2025: Jule Styne: Stage Musicals, 1960-1993

Class Preparation

Recommended Reading: 

• Broadway: The American Musical: pp. 284-293 (“‘I’m the Greatest Star’—The Blockbuster Musical and the Sound of Money” (There is not a lot of information specific to Jule Styne--or Funny Girl--but it does place these "big star" musicals in the context of the early 1960s.)

​Handouts:

• Class 8 Selected Lyrics
• ​Handout of Key Class 8 slides

Links & Playlists

Playlists:

• Do Re Mi (1960 Original Broadway Cast Recording with Phil Silvers & Nancy Walker)
• Funny Girl (1964 Original Broadway Cast Recording with Barbra Streisand & Sydney Chaplin)
• Hallelujah, Baby! (1967 Original Broadway Cast Recording with Leslie Uggams, Robert Hooks & Allen Case)​​
• ​Class 8 Videos (This playlist contains more videos and audio-only tracks than were shown in class. Explore and enjoy!)

Class Follow-up Links:

• ​LINK to the Survey of "Our Top 20 Styne Songs" (Due by Tuesday, April 1, 9:00 p.m.--no longer accepting responses.)
• Playlist of "Our Top 20 Styne Songs"

Handout:

• Results of the Top 20 Styne Survey