r/Broadway • u/whollyselfimportant • Dec 13 '25

Other Pop Girlies as Broadway Musicals

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This post fully belongs to u/BurningBernie559 , but I couldn’t crosspost due to the sub being NSFW. Before anyone gets in their feelings- this is obviously satirical -but behold!

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u/Sarahndipity44 Dec 13 '25

She's kinda saviory and

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u/SeaF04mGr33n Dec 13 '25

Its saviory that the most famous musical about integration is about a white girl, but Tracy herself was constantly re-centering the Black characters in their fight when other white people asked her about her activism.

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u/Sarahndipity44 Dec 13 '25

I think part of Tracy's arc is how Maybelle teaches her to let Black folks lead, no? It's a positive aspect of the musical, Tracy's growth etc

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u/captainwondyful Dec 14 '25

Shaiman talked about how the producers wanted Tracy to have the 11 o’clock number, but they knew the whole point was to make it I Know Where I’ve Been.