Hello and welcome to the first-ever episode of Monkeys and Playbills: the show where hosts Paul De Gurse and Jillian Willems take a look at Broadway musicals that had fewer than 100 performances before closing.

First up: 2017’s Amelie, directed by Pam McKinnon, musical staging and choreography by Sam Pinkleton, and starring Phillipa Soo. Paul and Jillian ask the big questions about the show, like what’s with the fish? Why Elton John? And what does this show have against France?

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