Evidenced in both the juggernaut success of Hamilton and the groundswell of joy for the Chicago Cubs’ World Series win? We are a nation utterly and completely suckered by an underdog story. Two great tastes danced around and sang together on Thursday, when the Chicago production of Hamilton exhibited some hometown pride and performed a curtain-call rendition of “Go Cubs Go.†The cast also made sure to #FlyTheW, because what are they, amateurs? No, they are a very professional and highly skilled musical production. All right, then. All of you strictly delineated theater geeks may now resume knowing nothing about sports.
