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Sunday's Arts section features a long piece about big-scale high school musicals. One school they profiled has spent upwards of $160,000 on a show, the price of which is covered by tickets, advertisements, and fees paid by participating students. It's good to see that nepotism isn't lost in that display of cash: notice that the lead in Into the Woods is played by the daughter of the Drama teacher.

Call me sentimental, but as a former drama geek myself I felt a pang of loss for our low-budget, old fashioned shows. Though to be clear, the opening notes of "Oklahoma!" still break me out into a cold sweat.

Anyway, it's an interesting article.