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I was the unicorn kid that was in theater and on the football team in high school. So I'm well acquainted with doing musicals.

I actually bought a 20 DVD collection of musicals, because I realized there are quite a few "classics" I've never seen. I'm going to try and tackle some while quarantine persists.

And Book of Mormon is absolute gold. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is also a great time. Still, Avenue Q may always be my diamond in the crown of musical experiences.

I basically saw it without almost zero idea what I was walking into, aside from the fact that there were puppets akin to Sesame Street. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in a theater, film or otherwise.And knowing almost nothing about it absolutely made it so much better. Most theater nerds tend to listen to the soundtrack and really get to know a show before finally seeing it. To me it's kinda strange, because it feels like looking up a movie or script leak before seeing it. But I get that the unique experience of theater makes it a little different, and unlike film releases, new shows come out only in a handful of cities, are expensive, often sold out, and take a long time to travel.

But I've made a concrete choice to not listen to the music or look up too much about a show if it sounds like it'll interest me. Because I know for me, it absolutely makes it that much better. I intentionally avoided finding out too much about Book of Mormon, and it was that much more enjoyable.

Hamilton I know way too much about, mostly because too many of my friends basically forced it on me. But it's supposed to come here next year, and I'll see it anyways.

Also: The first time I saw Book of Mormon, I was in London. Which might have made it even better in some ways, because I enjoyed explaining to a few Brits sitting next to me that, yes, Mormonism was a real thing (a few of them didn't know that, and I had to check myself that it was a uniquely American thing).

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