Life in the Time of COVID-19: A Little Levity is Needed - Musicals for Our Times

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Graphic by Open-ClipArt Vectors from Pixabay



In these dark and scary times when most of us ﹘ except virus deniers, stubborn individualists, skeptical libertarians, the occasional inebriated Spring Breaker and #CoronaKatie ﹘ are coping with the New Normality of self-quarantines, social distancing, and trying to remember the symptoms of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, humor is an excellent and essential coping mechanism.

Now, I know that laughter is not the best medicine to fight the virus itself; avoiding infected persons, washing hands with soap and water, staying away from places where 10 or more people gather, and being mindful of your surroundings are the best preventive measures. But in a world where the reports of more cases and more deaths assail our eyes, ears, and nervous systems on a 24/7 basis, humor ﹘ even gallows humor ﹘ helps keep us sane and a bit less stressed out.


So, without further ado, here are some suggestions for Broadway musicals with a COVID-19 theme:

Note: The first titles are by author Harry Turtledove:
  • Rent Deferred
  • The N95 Mask Producers 
  • The King and I Are Quarantined
  • Anyone Can Whistle As Long As They're Six Feet Away
My Suggestions
  • West Side Virus Story
  • Oklahoma Defies Social Distancing!
  • Cats II: The Only Survivors
  • Movin' Out of the Isolation Ward
  • Robin Hood: Men in Hazmat Suits (a hypothetical musical)
  • Seven Masked Brides for Seven Masked Brothers
  • The Stand: The Musical (hypothetical)
  • (I'm Headed to the) South Pacific
  • How to Succeed in Healthcare Without Really Trying
  • The Infected Music Man
  • Adios, Dolly! 
Dina Schweim's Suggestions
  • Don't Kiss Me, Kate
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Emergency Room
  • Fiddler on the Roof: Because He's Not Italian and He Doesn't Have a Balcony
Denise Longrie's Suggestions:
  • The Sound of Music on Headphones
  • Steppin' Out Around the Block Because Everything Else is Closed
  • Fast and Furious: The Drive Through Days - The Musical

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  1. DeniseMarch 19, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    The Sound of music on headphones
    Steppin' Out Around the Block Because Everything else is Closed
    Fast and Furious the Drive Through Days.

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