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Oct 5, 2023Liked by David Benkof

I’ve seen Hamilton three times, once each in LA, SF, and Chicago. Only in Chicago was I surprised as a huge part of the audience responded to King George’s “Every-bo-dy!” with the whole “da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da...” bit. Oh, my heavens! I can’t tell you how satisfying that was!

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To be fair that part of the song is almost written to sing along with!

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Oct 5, 2023·edited Oct 5, 2023Liked by David Benkof

Agreed! The point being that we’re so trained to NOT sing, we wouldn’t dare do it.

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Should audiences sing along? Here in the UK we have the panto tradition which encourages full participation from booing and hissing the villains to screaming at ghosts and singing along to every song. I am waiting for the Company sing along version and especially both Another Hundred People and then Not Getting Married Today which will separate the wheat from the chaff!

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I’m concerned about the homework part. Is it mandatory to participate in the discussion? I’m shy.

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Hi, Lois! The homework is optional. There won't be much discussion in the class, we have way too many shows to go through. I look forward to seeing you in class.

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I’ll be there!

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Very weak...

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