Posted: May 6th, 2014
The role that physical appearance and onstage/offstage demeanor play in establishing and developing celebrity
Final Paper Guidelines
The final paper for the course is due NO LATER THAN Tuesday, May 13th.
1. You may submit the paper to me via hard copy or email.
2. I will be happy to look over rough drafts if you forward them to me sufficiently
in advance of the due date.
3. You should aim for a length of 5-7 pages (double-spaced, font size 12).
4. Your paper grade will be based on the following:
a. Content and original thought.
b. The use and establishment of a central thesis around which your main
points are focused.
c. Consistent and clear citation and bibliography formats (if outside
sources, including the Internet, are consulted).
d. Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
e. Thorough proofreading for writing errors.
Possible Topics
You are free to choose and develop a topic other than those suggested below, as long as your topic is related to the overall course theme. You may choose music, musicians,
and subject matter from any genre (opera and musical theater, but also popular music if you prefer) for your focus.
Here are some possible topics for you to consider (or to use as a basis for developing your own topic).
1. Musical cele
brities as role models for their audiences (in particular, younger
brities as role models for their audiences (in particular, younger
audiences).
2. The role that physical appearance and onstage/offstage demeanor play in
establishing and developing celebrity.
3. Intertextuality between artists and/or musical works as they relate to celebrity.
4. The use of Internet-based marketing to establish celebrity.
5. The ways in which musical celebrity can reflect and/or impact political
and social issues.
6. Overview and discussion of a musical celebrity’s rise to fame as it relates
to their musical output (stylistic, thematic, etc.).
7. Celebrity and the performance of race or ethnicity.
Also, I would suggest reviewing the Power Points and class notes for ideas!
Here are some musical theater and opera repertoire ideas that you might consider (in no particular order).
Musicals:
A Star is Born
Chicago
Jesus Christ Superstar
Rush Limbaugh: The Musical
Fame
Moulin Rouge
Phantom
Side Show
Follies
Sunset Boulevard
Music in the Air
Annie Get Your Gun
The Producers
Evita
A Class Act
Billy Elliot
La Cage aux Folles
Legally Blonde
Assassins
Gypsy
Idol: The Musical
Lend Me a Tenor
Ruthless!
Flashdance
Operas:
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Waiting for Miss Monroe
Anna Nicole
Jackie O.
Nixon in China
Einstein on the Beach
Harvey Milk
X
Amistad
The Mother of Us All
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