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12 Lessons From Musicals That Have Stuck With Me Like An Earworm Song

Sometimes musicals do a bit more than entertain.

Caroline Sasser
Feb 07, 2018
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12 Lessons From Musicals That Have Stuck With Me Like An Earworm Song
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Every day we learn something new, every day we're taught something new. Musicals are one of the most memorable ways of learning lessons. These are just a few lessons that musicals have taught me.

1. Seize the day.

"Courage cannot erase our fears, courage is when we face our fears." - Newsies

2. Growing up is hard.

Sex education is important. - Spring Awakening


3. Measure you're live in love.

There are 525,600 minutes in a year, live each one like it's your last. - Rent

4. A person's a person, no matter how small. - Seussical

5. The choices people make define who they are and how they are perceived. - Wicked


6. Being yourself never goes out of style. - Legally Blonde

7. Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise again. - Les Mis

8. We start with stars in our eyes. - Dear Evan Hansen


9. Just be who you wanna be. - Kinky Boots

10. Hakuna Matata.

It means no worries. - The Lion King


11. No matter how many trials you face or how bad the future looks, stay true to yourself and it will be okay. - Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat

12. Doing what you love can tear you apart from those you love. - Jersey Boys

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