Rallies and Musical Numbers: Hairspray Unpacks Racism in The 1960s
The multifaceted musical represents America in the 1960s and the battle against bigotry as an ensemble cast portrays how to fight for the limelight.

Since turning professional, Yuzuru Hanyu has continued to deepen his skating while building a rich body of stories and expressions through his ICE STORY series. The first installment, “Yuzuru Hanyu ICE STORY 2023 ‘GIFT,’” was staged at Tokyo Dome, where an ice rink was specially constructed in what became a world-first scale venue for a figure skating performance. The second installment, “Yuzuru Hanyu ICE STORY 2nd ‘RE_PRAY’ TOUR,” explored the theme of “living,” while the third installment, “Yuzuru Hanyu ICE STORY 3rd ‘Echoes of Life’ TOUR,” presented a narrative and programs centered on the question of “life.” Now, the ICE STORY team where “the stories written by Hanyu” merge with “skating, music, visuals, and lighting” launches a new project: “REALIVE. ”Through “REALIVE,” the programs Hanyu has created so far will be brought back to the stage once again as “living entities” in a one-day-only live performance.
The multifaceted musical represents America in the 1960s and the battle against bigotry as an ensemble cast portrays how to fight for the limelight.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
Trolls: World Tour doesn’t just pay lip service to diversity and inclusiveness. There is no white-washing of the voice actors. From the actual K-Pop group Red Velvet voicing the K-Pop Troll bounty hunters to Keenan Thompson playing the Tiny Diamond baby to Kunal Nayyar’s Guy Diamond, the cast includes more than just token minorities.
'Selena: The Series' loses sight of the story's heart: Selena herself.