“Stonewall, the Women’s Movement, and the Origins of the 1970s Adult Musical”

Date of Event: April 17, 2013

Posted: April 4, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Elizabeth L. Wollman, an associate professor of music at Baruch College, City University of New York, will speak at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, April 17, in the auditorium of Herrick Hall (500 West Loop). Her lecture, titled “Stonewall, the Women’s Movement, and the Origins of the 1970s Adult Musical,” will discuss post-Stonewall gay rights and the women’s movement, and their impact on musical theater in 1970s New York City. This event, co-sponsored by the Spectrum Series’ “Creativity and Courage” theme, is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.denison.edu or contact Christopher Bruhn at 740-587-8509. 

Wollman is an ethnomusicologist who has published articles on the relationship between gender stereotypes and rock radio programming, the socioeconomic development of the Broadway musical in the 1980s and 1990s, the reception of rock musicals, and the Off-Broadway “adult” musical of 1970s New York City. 

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Lecture: “Stonewall, the Women’s Movement, and the Origins of the 1970s Adult Musical” by Elizabeth L. Wollman at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, April 17, in the auditorium of Herrick Hall (500 West Loop). Free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.denison.edu or contact Christopher Bruhn at 740-587-8509.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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