Join Dr. Harry Parker of TCU's Theatre Department for a discussion of a half-dozen major Broadway musicals that were not just successful, but trailblazing.  These are the shows that helped re-invent and re-invigorate one of the most popular art forms of the last 150 years: the American Musical Theatre.  We will discuss how and why these shows were created, how they were initially received, and finally, how they impacted the works, and the world, that came after them.