- A far cry from when Mike Pence showed his face at a Broadway show, Hillary Clinton gets a far different reaction. While at the revival of The Color Purple, the People's President (in that she won the popular vote by 2.8 million) received an ovation and lots of love from the crowd and the cast. Seriously, fuck you, Mike Pence.
- La La Land swept the Golden Globes, but is this jazz narrative starring Ryan Gosling just bullshit white savior nonsense? MTV's Ira Madison III breaks it down.
For today's musical hit is Danny Gokey's "Rise."
Today's critical rolls:
Ever seen a Broadway musical live? Want to see one? If you could attend any Broadway show, which one would you want to see the most?
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