Sean Hartley is the leading authority of the history of the Broadway musical. This lecture will present on an overview of Broadway musical history, with musical examples highlighting four
revolutionary shows: Show Boat, Oklahoma, Company and Hamilton. The focus will be on why these four shows helped the musical to evolve from light entertainment to a thoroughly integrated work of art.
Sean Hartley is the director of [email protected], the musical theater division of the Kaufman Music Center. He curates, produces and often hosts the series Broadway Close Up and Broadway Playhouse.
He is a frequent lecturer on Musical Theater for One Day University. As a lyricist, composer and/or playwright he has had numerous productions including Snow, which won the ASCAP Harold Arlen Award for Best New
Musical.
His works for television include songs for the Disney Channel`s The Book of Pooh and Bear In The Big Blue House. His Theater works for Children include Number The Stars (adapted from the Newbury
Medal book by Lois Lowry), Sunshine (based on a book by Ludwig Bemelmans , music by John O`Neill) and books by Bob Kolsby, Vashti! and Holy Moses!.