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Hamilton: new and old perspectives
June 7, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor and Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer This June, Broadway Across Canada is bringing the beloved and multiple award-winning musical Hamilton to Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical shook the world of theatre with a score rooted in rap, hip-hop, jazz, and R&B. Broadway Across Canada states it “has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.” The Pulitzer-winning musical is famous for casting predominantly Black and POC actors to tell a story of the Founding Fathers and the American Revolution. One of us has rewatched Hamilton on Disney+…
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Broadway has an inclusivity problem
May 26, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Humour Editor Broadway’s reckoning has finally come. Over a year after all shows shut down to curb COVID-19’s spread, Broadway aims to return in September 2021. However, individuals within and around the industry aren’t happy about this…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
November 14, 2016Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/5FGY6T2vFuHDDDa0pcCF4a “We the People . . .” – A Tribe Called Quest Jessica Whitesel: I always forget how great rap can be. When there is focus…
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