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> [My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns create the illusion of security. It's a form that has become common since 9/11, and even the government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/my-favorite-term-for-a-new-kind-of-performance-is-security-theater-in/)

[David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/)

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> ['Hamilton' is a game-changer for the musical theater genre. It's moved the art form forward so much and redefined so many things about what we do in theater, so it's pretty hard to oversell it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-o-malley/hamilton-is-a-game-changer-for-the-musical-theater-genre-it-s-moved/)

[Rory O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-o-malley/)

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