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The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
After making his heartfelt apology, Furby sweetly asked to watch his favorite film, Hamilton—the 2020 live stage recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and legacy of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop, R&B and traditional show tunes.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Hosted by drag superstars Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O’Nays, this cabaret-meets-musical-theatre spectacular brings together local legends, touring talent, and rising youth performers for an unforgettable staging of sequins, show tunes, and slaying.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
The sung-through show — which tells the story of America's birth through a modern lens set to a score of hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes — became an instant sensation upon its debut, ushering in a whole new generation of musical theater fans.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
After making his heartfelt apology, Furby sweetly asked to watch his favorite film, Hamilton—the 2020 live stage recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and legacy of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop, R&B and traditional show tunes.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Hosted by drag superstars Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O’Nays, this cabaret-meets-musical-theatre spectacular brings together local legends, touring talent, and rising youth performers for an unforgettable staging of sequins, show tunes, and slaying.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
The sung-through show — which tells the story of America's birth through a modern lens set to a score of hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes — became an instant sensation upon its debut, ushering in a whole new generation of musical theater fans.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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