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Matt Baume's avatar

I think Illinoise and American Idiot are useful models for what an actually-good TS musical could be. Would her fans want that, though? My feeling is that there’s an unresolvable tension between what would be interesting innovative theater, and what would be a mass-audience commercial hit.

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sarah jae leiber's avatar

this is a great answer!

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Amy Keane's avatar

Feel better!

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