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$76 Standing Room tickets for 'The Music Man' is bullshit on the highest level

“It was announced this week that standing room tickets for Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ will be made available at the staggering price of $76. While the price is considerably lower than a regular seated ticket at the Hugh Jackman-led revival, it’s well above what is usually charged for those types of tickets and spits in the face of those hoping Broadway will become more accessible.”

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'Mrs. Doubtfire' is closing and with it, so should all problematic 'men-in-a-dress' musicals. But more are coming.

“With ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’s closing, one could only hope that this would be the end of producers bringing this tired and problematic trope to Broadway. But, because they just can’t seem to let it go, an adaptation of ‘Some Like It Hot’ will be starting performances in New York this coming fall.”

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The Truth About the State of Broadway

“No one is talking about what’s really going on behind the lobby doors on Broadway. In an effort to get to the “new normal” and for life to “move on” post Covid there’s a lot that’s been swept under the rug in a seeming attempt to prove the adage “ignorance is bliss.”"

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