Promises, Promises/YMMV

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  • Internet Backdraft: Not about the musical itself, but about issues surrounding the revival. After Sean Hayes was cast as C.C. Baxter, a Newsweek writer turned out a piece claiming that openly gay actors cannot convincingly play heterosexual characters, citing Hayes in "Promises, Promises" as a main example. All hell broke loose after that, and not just online.
  • The Woobie: Chuck.
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