Author Question: Discuss the contributions of Stephen Sondheim to the development of the American musical. What ... (Read 127 times)

ts19998 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

Discuss the contributions of Stephen Sondheim to the development of the American musical.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

You are doing a report on the history of playwriting for a theatre course. Part of the report includes a section in which you describe which time in history it would be better to be a playwright for a single, distinct element of your choosing.

The different elements include professionalism and pay, creativity, diversity in topics, and available technologies. You decide to cover professionalism and pay, planning to discuss how playwrights were able to make a living off their works. From what you've learned, you decide that the time period of __________ __________ is most likely the best period in which to find a playwright who meets your criteria.A. Ancient Greece
B. Modern theatre
C. Middle Aged Cycle plays theatre
D. Elizabethan theatres, the time of Shakespeare

britb2u · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The student could discuss Sondheim's new directions which included unhappy
endings, intellectually-engaging plots and themes, and new takes on known themes.

Answer to Question 2

B. Modern Theatre