I despiiiise musical theater. Really, really, really have an intense dislike for it. I've ranted about this before. Just way too much artifice for me to handle, not to mention what I consider a general lack of talent in most performers.

Which is not to say I'm completely ignorant about the genre. I know who Topol is (was?) and what role made him famous, why Bob Fossey is loved by some and hated by others, I've seen (live or recorded) Music Man, Les Mis, Phantom, Fiddler, JCSS, Hair, a couple of Sondheims, including Into The Woods, yadda, yadda, yadda. Oh, and Pinafore, but that was 20 years ago.