Basically a 2 hour plus history lesson with an Eminem backbeat.
I guess it was good. Not sure what all the hype is about.
You could cast Asians in these roles and it would still work as a musical.
they didn’t know and it’s more interesting. For those that have some inkling, it’s nothing new. I think it was well done, but no great shakes. The minority casting is interesting, akin to all the white actors who played Othello.
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showing off.
That was my first thought. It allowed that stuffy theater crowd to think they were cool cats. "Ooooh, look at me. I enjoy hip hop. Aren't I something?"
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