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like Sleater-Kinney said, you're not the only one:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/77-musical-comedy/

Posted by Kermit the Frog | February 28, 2008 3:22 PM
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i like the MUSIC in many musicals but the stories so often suck...with the case of Wicked, it's the opposite; good story with horrid music.

Revenge Tip for Terry: start growing a moustouche the week of the show to torment Dan...

Posted by michael strangeways | February 29, 2008 2:47 PM
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Nobody likes the sing-talking they do to get to the song. In opera it's called recitative, and, again, nobody likes it. I think it's just there so the whole thing can be set to music.

Also, yeah, the stories blow in opera, too, where they often cohere as much well as the last two-thirds of a porno. Nobody cares about the story (unless you're Wagner or a Wagner-ite).

Posted by KEN | March 2, 2008 7:32 PM

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