Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
The Broadway musicals of the 1960s broke with the traditions of the Golden Age, and laid the groundwork for the revitalization of the form in the 1970s. This video research essay looks at ten influential 1960s musicals, focusing on the categories of Concept Musicals, Broadway Auteurs, and new works created Outside the Broadway Bubble.
00:00:00 - 00:03:17 Prologue
00:03:18 - 00:09:19 Introduction
00:09:20 - 00:33:51 Concept Musicals
00:33:52 - 00:52:45 The Broadway Auteurs
00:52:46 - 01:08:57 Outside the Broadway Bubble
01:08:58 - 01:11:06 Conclusion
01:11:07 - 01:12:14 Credits
Footnotes and Bibliography: docs.google.com/document/d/1Gy4VTDsSCgBmVmPhqA6T5aNb1qD7xs8UT6v8hp1VDE8/edit?usp=sharing
The Chance Theater youtube.com/user/chancetheater
Rodgers & Hammerstein History Lesson youtu.be/cgqy87KWlmA
Golden Age of Broadway History Lesson youtu.be/PZiLEL6ZkdQ
NYC Musicals youtu.be/qdA4IJ2dfCU
Bye Bye Birdie (95) Review youtu.be/G3630uvEX3o
Broadway During the Blacklist youtu.be/1l_g7i0fr8k
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The Broadway musicals of the 1960s broke with the traditions of the Golden Age, and laid the groundwork for the revitalization of the form in the 1970s. This video research essay looks at ten influential 1960s musicals, focusing on the categories of Concept Musicals, Broadway Auteurs, and new works created Outside the Broadway Bubble.
00:00:00 - 00:03:17 Prologue
00:03:18 - 00:09:19 Introduction
00:09:20 - 00:33:51 Concept Musicals
00:33:52 - 00:52:45 The Broadway Auteurs
00:52:46 - 01:08:57 Outside the Broadway Bubble
01:08:58 - 01:11:06 Conclusion
01:11:07 - 01:12:14 Credits
Footnotes and Bibliography: docs.google.com/document/d/1Gy4VTDsSCgBmVmPhqA6T5aNb1qD7xs8UT6v8hp1VDE8/edit?usp=sharing
The Chance Theater youtube.com/user/chancetheater
Rodgers & Hammerstein History Lesson youtu.be/cgqy87KWlmA
Golden Age of Broadway History Lesson youtu.be/PZiLEL6ZkdQ
NYC Musicals youtu.be/qdA4IJ2dfCU
Bye Bye Birdie (95) Review youtu.be/G3630uvEX3o
Broadway During the Blacklist youtu.be/1l_g7i0fr8k
Become a Patron!
patreon.com/stealingfocus
Follow us on Twitter:
@emilyabclark
@revscratch
