3574 - Living in Uncertain Times: Broadway Musicals and the American Story (Bill Nigut)
Course Description
Instructor: Bill Nigut
Join us in the exploration of vast heritage of great musicals, we'll look at how Broadway musicals have reflected, challenged, and reshaped ideas about American identity. From the sweeping historical narrative of Ragtime to the revolutionary energy of Hamilton, from the political urgency of The Cradle Will Rock to the dark moral reckoning of Cabaret, and more.
Bio: Bill Nigut has been best known for his career as an Atlanta television and radio political analyst and reporter. But less known is that he studied acting and theater history at one of the most prestigious theater colleges in the country - the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago. He founded his own theater company in his hometown of Chicago, studied improvisation at Second City, and was a member of a Chicago improvisation troupe developed by improvisation guru Del Close. Bill saw his first Broadway musical - the original production of The Sound of Music starring Mary Martin - when he was 12 years old - and has been passionate about musicals and straight plays ever since.