- Vanity Fair discusses why this year, The Flash, Once Upon A Time, and other shows are doing musical episodes, and why it works. Lots of discussion on how many tv stars got their start in musical theater, and audience interests in musicals seems to be cyclical in nature.
- In less happy news, it's been discovered that YouTube restricts LGBTQ+ content to "protect children" (fuck you, YouTube). Autostraddle has the story.
For today's musical hit, in the spirit of The Flash's musical episode, here's the original Broadway recording of Guys and Dolls "More I Cannot Wish You"
Today's critical rolls: We're in a musical mood today. What are your favorite musicals, or musical episodes of tv shows? Or maybe you're a musical hater, tell us why!
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