It's been a week since the TONY Awards in Manhattan. The new musical, "Hamilton", swept up trophies and praise. Lewis and I admired how its creator composed a sonnet as his acceptance speech. Truly talented actors make the show successful, just as much as the novelty of having hip-hop rap music in a Broadway Show delights people (and helps "The Great White Way" show how more racially diverse it is now, compared to the Oscars).
However, Broadway show tunes are a specific genre of music. When you think of one--considering its vast century-long history--you think of either a toe-tapping chorus or a dramatic opus. They are not German opera. Neither are they Celtic songs nor Country music. Would a Musical Theatre actor singing a typical show tune in a rap video get a trophy at the MTV Music Awards? It probably wouldn't work in that reverse way.
Just something to ponder.
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