I haven't seen the show---it just opened in New York--- but can you imagine approaching investors and proposing the infamous Scotsboro Boys case as a musical? That's what they've done, and the review in at least one big New York newspaper is quite positive.
I suppose it makes sence, The Color Purple musical is about incest and racial mistreatment (and, of course, redemption and victory over adversity). Perhaps anything can be a Broadway musical if you can make it rhyme and give it a catchy beat.
What then, shall we entitle the story of Alabama Governor Bob "Wiley" Riley and his ethical lapses, ignorance of law and loss of jobs?
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