I believe live musical theatre is one of the most powerful performance mediums for communicating the challenges, realities, emotions and dynamics of the human condition in this digitized, sterile, sound bite, talking head, partisan society that we find ourselves in. It can only be truly experienced in person (not on a screen). And, when the curtain closes, audiences have a story to think about and a few tunes stuck in their heads. A good ear worm is hard to shake. It helps you remember the message.