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does more than scratch that itch: By reuniting adults with their former high school classmates to re-create the productions they performed together decades ago, “Encore!” highlights the importance of performing arts programs.
Sure, they’re stepping back onto the stage to relive the heyday of their youth, and only some of them had much singing ability to begin with. But the series’ subjects, most of whom are now middle-aged and with jobs very far from Broadway or Hollywood, were deeply affected by their hours in that rehearsal room. They forged friendships, made memories, learned things about themselves they couldn’t learn elsewhere — and may have since forgotten.
The restaged shows — which turn out quite polished despite the five-day turnaround, thanks to Disney-funded sets, costumes, directors, choreographers, orchestra musicians and crew — are opportunities to rediscover those younger selves, less bruised by the world and more hopeful about what they could contribute to it. And I tear up every other episode, whenever their kids or spouses smile while watching them shine in a way they’ve never seen before.
; it’s no surprise that the industry’s whiteness trickles all the way down to high school drama clubs.
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