This Issue Saint Louis University Michael Jokerst, adjunct assistant professor of fine and performing arts, will be directing the University's November production of the musical Sweet Charity. By Michael Jokerst For me, musical theatre is more than just an evening of light entertainment. With its roots firmly planted in opera and vaudeville, musical theatre intertwines drama, music and dance to bear a truly remarkable fruit - the fruit of human experience.
Musical theatre is a celebration of the human experience.
Through its use of music and dance, it speaks to its audience on a subliminal level, penetrating the protective layers that shield our souls. With the vast array of musical theatre styles and artists, it becomes a challenge to pick my top 10. Sweet Charity by Bob Fosse, Cy Coleman and Neil Simon, based on a film by Federico Fellini. Its simplicity, universal appeal and score make it a delight. Les Miserables by Alan Boubil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.