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Broadway Lovers Admit Their Secret Musical Theatre Guilty Pleasures

Broadway Lovers Admit Their Secret Musical Theatre Guilty Pleasures
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Don't rain on their parade.

Everyone has different tastes, and this absolutely applies to musical theatre, but some shows are universally met with scoffs or eye-rolls from avid theatregoers. When was the last time you heard someone proudly proclaim that their favorite musical is Starlight Express? There's a reason.

Whether it's because the musical is deemed "bad" or because it's so well-known that it's become overrated, every musical theatre fan has a guilty pleasure show that may not get the public love that they think it deserves


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So instead, people are turning to Reddit to admit their guilty pleasure musicals through the anonymity of the internet.

https://www.reddit.com/r/musicals/comments/bpt7ft/what_is_your_guilty_pleasure_musical/enx60ya?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

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Some people stuck up for their guilty faves.

https://www.reddit.com/r/musicals/comments/bpt7ft/what_is_your_guilty_pleasure_musical/enxg0mu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

https://www.reddit.com/r/musicals/comments/bpt7ft/what_is_your_guilty_pleasure_musical/enxgqf9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

What are some of your guilty pleasure shows?

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