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This past week we went to the opening preview show of a new musical, larrythemusical, at the bravatheater in San Francisco. Larry is about Filipino American labor leader, Larry Itliong. Quick disclaimer: we have given some of our money to support this project and we know many of the folks who are connected to it. That said, our family is pretty into musicals, so we were a little worried that this would be a complicated story to tell. Putting together a show like Larry means you have to provide enough background to a larger culture that probably doesn't know much about Filipino Americans, while maintaining all the nuance that honors the genuine experience of the community, in order to provide enough context for folks to appreciate the power of this particular story. A huge ask, but the crew behind Larry somehow pulls it off. There was a lot of information in the first act that set up a second act that was simply stunning. So, at the end of the day, they do a fantastic job. It will be...

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