MHST 420 - Stephen Sondheim

FC CNDP, DDHU

4 credits
An introduction to the major works of Stephen Sondheim, focusing on his collaborations with Arthur Laurents (West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle), Harold Prince (Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along), and James Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Passion). Topics will include Sondheim’s interpretation of the Rodgers-and-Hammerstein musical, the development of the so-called “concept” musical, and his legacy today. Required viewings outside class time.

Prerequisites: ESOL 130 (for students in ESOL sequence).