Poorly Explained Musicals
Boy falls out of a tree and can't stop lying
What is Dear Evan Hasen?
"And I hear a drunk girl singing along to Whitney through the door..."
"I wanna dance with somebody"
Taylor Louderman
University of Michigan
Jack Kelly (Newsies)
Corey Cott
Aida or Wicked
Aida (2000)
Hamlet with Lions
What is the Lion King?
"Suddenly Seymour is standing beside you..."
"You don't need no makeup, you don't have to pretend"
Audra McDonald
Julliard
Alyssa Green (The Prom)
Izzy McCalla
Beauty and the Beast or Rent
Beauty and the Beast (1994)
Stalker kidnaps girl to give her singing lessons
Phantom of the Opera
"It's time to trust my instincts..."
"Close my eyes and leap"
Billy Porter
Carnegie Mellon University
Jenna (Waitress)
Katharine McPhee
Something Rotten or Shuffle Along
Something Rotten (2015)
3 girls with daddy issues
Fun Home
"Every man has his daydreams, every man has his goal..."
"People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul"
Jelani Alladin
NYU
Dolly Levi (Hello Dolly 2017 Revival)
Bette Midler
Dreamgirls or Evita
Evita (1980)
Man gets pissy over people talking
My Fair Lady
"I'm breaking down. Now let's consider what I might do next..."
"I hate admitting I've become perplexed"
Kelli O'Hara
Oklahoma City University
Roger (Rent)
Will Chase
The Wedding Singer or Xanadu
The Wedding Singer (2006)