Musical Theatre Essay Topic Help!

For my AP history class I would love to write my research paper on a certain musical or composer that changed the way musical theatre is today. I was thinking of writing about one of the first rock musicals like Superstar or something but am not sure if I can fill up 5 plus pages with it. Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated! :) And I don't really feel like writing about Rent. haha

Thanks so much!
Kyle

I immediately think of 'Cabaret' and how it changed musical theatre forever with it's social commentary and musical presentation style. The first real recognized 'Brechtian' musical.

BroadwayGuy- that paper sounds very interesting! I would love to read something like that! I bet you made an "A"!

Definitely BroadwayGuy's idea.

Leonard Bernstein and West Side Story are both the best composer and best musical of musical theatre. Then take it's social values and add it the likes of Hair and RENT, you got yourself an essay.