Broadway Junior : musical theatre for youth performers

This MFA thesis identifies the junior musical as an umbrella term for commercial American musical theatre adapted for youth performers and explores the value of these adaptations in schools. Interviews and survey responses comprise this qualitative study that examines interest in and opportunities created by Broadway Jr., a specific musical theatre program for middle school students. Through an analysis of current practices and statistics in performance and education, this thesis positions the Broadway Jr. program as an educational theatre model that flexibly responds to the needs of the particular schools and communities it serves. Findings invite practitioners and scholars to consider what comprises quality musical theatre education for young people in schools in the twenty-first century.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theatre

Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Streeter, Joshua Rashon

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Schroeder-Arce, Roxanne

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Wolf, Stacy

• Broadway Junior
• Broadway Jr
• Musical theatre pedagogy
• Musical theatre
• Broadway
• Commercial American musical theatre
• American musical theatre
• Theatre education
• Theatrical adaptations
• Youth musicals
• Broadway adaptations for youth
• Musical theatre education

Language dc:language.iso

en

Identifier

doi:10.15781/T2WS8HN4R

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/41516