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Broadway Gives Hope

A drama lesson plan by Drama Teacher Academy

Lesson 8 of 14 in The Evolution of Musical Theatre Unit

Broadway Gives Hope

by Drama Teacher Academy

By viewing this documentary, students explore Broadway’s history from the vaudeville shows and operettas of the early 20th century to 21st-century extravaganzas such as Hairspray and Wicked. In this lesson, students will view, discuss, and reflect on Episode 3: “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’.” The main question students will answer after each episode is “How do musicals reflect the changing times?”