How a Musical Adaptation of Tolstoy Helped Us Get Through the Pandemic ‹ Literary Hub
I didn’t like musicals when all of this started. Half my childhood was spent with a Julie Andrews VHS playing in the background, sure, but that was childhood. And only half. As an adult, I had too many objections. Musicals pander to the audience shamelessly; they’re corny; the characters are patently ridiculous and often lack nuance and depth; they generally rely on low humor; there is a lot of singing. […]