musicals 
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SOURCE: Boston Review
3/7/2022
West Side Story and the Tragedy of Progressive Hollywood
by Éric Morales-Franceschini
Critical debates about the "West Side Story" remake focus on representation, but ignore the politics of Puerto Rico.
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7/7/2020
Historians on the "Hamilton" Film
The Broadway hit moves to streaming video. Historians weigh in on the source material, the relationship of the founding to slavery, and more.
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1/14/20
Depression Era Tenor Hits All the High Notes
by Bruce Chadwick
It is 1934, at the height of the Depression, and an opera company in Cleveland is trying to make enough money to stay in business.
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11/5/19
A Baseball Musical that Needs Some Relief Pitching
by Bruce Chadwick
Last Days of Summer, written by Steve Kluger and based on his 1998 novel, is the story about players from the New York Giants 1940 team, that toiled in New York along with the Yankees and Dodgers, and a little kid who loved the game.
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4/15/19
Oh, What a Beautiful Piece of American History
by Bruce Chadwick
The story of young settlers as they try to find their place in Oklahoma, America, and the world. It is a nicely told saga told within all of those memorable tunes.
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2/5/19
Feisty Singer Nina Simone Is Back in New Play
by Bruce Chadwick
Little Girl Blue drew an engrossing portrait of entertainment history in that era and showed the discrimination African Americans faced.
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12-9-13
Panic on the Streets of London
by Bruce Chadwick
Dickensian London, that is, in a new revival of "Oliver!"
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