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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We aren't theatre people. I mean that in a "I love my children but I can barely make it to their school plays" kind of way.  I just don't get theater.

I know nothing about Hamilton or the music or the play. Don't need to either.

I'm going to assume that this is like "beaches" or "the bodyguard" or "titanic" or "Annie" or "cats" or other performances that everyone ooohs/aaaahhhhs over and then finally years later society admits that it wasn't that awesome.

I have to think of a better cover story for when we visit friends in New York and they try to get us tickets for various events and we think of lame excuses that are actually true- that we would rather hang out with our friends than sit there watching that crap. But I don't want them to insist (fill in the blank whatever show) will change my mind and I must see it.[/quote]

I don't like ballet, but I don't assume that ballet is crap.  I just assume that it's not my thing, but that other people do genuinely like it, and there is genuinely good ballet.  Assuming that something is terrible and overrated when you know nothing about it doesn't make you cool or superior, it makes you ignorant and stupid.

Personally, I loved the musical.  My husband, who does not like musicals in general (he did like Spring Awakening), also really liked it.  We have several friends who have seen it and also thought it was excellent.  I am sure some people don't like it, but that doesn't mean they are right and we are wrong.  I don't get the appeal of dumping on something just because it's popular, or of thinking that makes you better.  Sometimes, things are popular because they are good.  [/quote]

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