TikTok is democratizing Broadway for Gen Z. A growing trend has young people learning and recreating full choreography from hit musicals, then posting performances from their apartments, kitchens, and garages. Shows like Just in Time, The Great Gatsby, and Two Strangers regularly drop dance clips, but now they’re being taken as challenges. The trend spans all skill levels, from professional dancers showing off interpretations (which, knowing TikTok, could easily lead to a role) to complete newbies pushing to keep up with the tough pace casts work at for months. Some clips don’t even require dancing, just precise lip-syncing, accessible to anyone ready to bring their drama. For Gen Z, fandom almost always means participation, so even the usual barriers to experience Broadway—cost, geography, connections—don’t exist on TikTok. (NYT)
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