"Suffs," students, and how change is made
Today the new Broadway musical “Suffs” cleaned up at the Tony nominations, notching nominations for best musical as well as for acting, direction, score, and more. The show is a triumph. And, with students camping out on campuses across the country and being scolded by their elders, including today by President Biden, the central question probed by “Suffs” is in the air: How do you go about changing things? Do you play it cool or play it rough? What are the rules? And why?
It’s sometimes easier to figure out what you think about the present by looking at the past. “Suffs” is a show very much about what is happening on campus, but at a safe historical remove so that we can see it. Check out the beautiful interview below.
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