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re: Let It Go...

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 11:02 am EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	re: Let It Go... - garyd 11:44 pm EST 11/02/15

"More often than not, at least in my experience, when pushed on why they like the exceptions, my momentary optimism is quickly deflated." Interesting. But both of the examples I gave, WEST SIDE STORY and GUYS AND DOLLS, are great shows. If people who don't like musicals in general say they like WSS because they think it's "cool," or say they like GUYS AND DOLLS because it's so funny, I think that's valid. And, as I said, I'm pretty sure there are other shows they'd like if they were exposed to them and gave them a chance.

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re: Let It Go...

Posted by:	ryhog 12:34 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	re: Let It Go... - Michael_Portantiere 11:02 am EST 11/03/15

"I'm pretty sure there are other shows they'd like if they were exposed to them and gave them a chance." That's really a big part of my point above: for the last couple of generations, much of the population has pigeonholed musical theatre in much the same way many musical theatre fans have pigeonholed rap (or, more generally, "rock" or "pop"). What is significant (in both directions) is when something comes along that results in some cross-fertilization. Hamilton does both.

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