From the soaring melodies of Rogers and Hammerstein to the first Rock Musical, these 20 years of musical theatre demonstrate the severe culture shock in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Looking at popular musicals of these decades, students will explore cultural changes in technology, gender roles, politics, art, literature, language, race, religion, identity, war, drugs, and violence, all while watching some of the greatest shows in America’s rich musical theatre history.