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For the honors assignment, choose one of the following paper topics:
-Choose a non-musical piece of art (book or movie) to adapt into a musical, and discuss how you would
do that. Who is the protagonist? How do you understand his/her wants? What would the music sound like,
and what is the style of the show? Describe each song's placement, why you chose to put it there, which
character would sing it, what it would sound like in tone and style, and what it would achieve for your
understanding of the character and of the narrative arc as a whole. 12-15 pages.
-Choose a musical that you feel doesnt work. Write a paper about what does and doesnt work about the
show, and suggest changes the creative team could make that might make the show more successful. 1215 pages.