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San Francisco's 'Luigi: the Musical' shot me through the heart

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I didn’t expect the highlight of my Tuesday night would be watching an actor portraying Luigi Mangione sing a ballad about hash browns, followed by a tap dance number featuring his cellmates Sean Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried (who happen to be falling in love). The plot is totally outrageous, but as “Luigi: the Musical” goes on, it becomes cathartic to sit in the warm haze of the Independent with over a hundred strangers and laugh, groan and marvel at the spectacle American life has become. Directed by Nova Bradford, the production is set in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where rapper Sean Combs (Janée Lucas), fallen crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried (André Margatini), and the internet’s favorite murder suspect Luigi Mangione (Jonny Stein) were all held this year — at the same time. The musical has now extended its run to 10 shows after constant sellouts. At the show I saw, dozens of people stood against the walls after every seat had been filled. Advertisement Article cont

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