do you hate musicals or do you just hate yourself?

If the Wicked movie has made you question your taste, I'm here to turn that question in to an answer.

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Book I quote from: Breaking into Song: Why You Shouldn't Hate Musicals by Adam Lenson:
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/breaking-into-song-why-you-shouldn-t-hate-musicals-adam-lenson/6335634?ean=9781914228025

My video on Billy Elliot: https://youtu.be/7knBAgrVDno?si=4kUsQ48vpmzwIBRC

Musicals mentioned:
Tik Tik Boom: on UK Netflix
Mamma Mia: on UK Netflix
Moulin Rouge: Disney + and available to rent on youtube
We Will Rock You: I have no idea
Come from Away: https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/come-from-away/umc.cmc.262n0v53nmotkz7ulzuuco7rq
Daddy Long Legs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1uLgwyARto
John & Jen: https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/john-jen?display=portrait
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me: https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/ernest-shackleton-loves-me?display=portrait

Other musicals I love (a non-exhaustive list):
The Sound of Music
Amelie The Musical
Billy Elliot The Musical
Blood Brothers
Standing at the Sky's Edge
Wicked (obviously)
Calamity Jane
Fangirls
Evita
Sunday in the Park with George
Company
Guys & Dolls
High Society
Little Shop of Horrors
Once

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