In the bad old days, Beagles were made to smoke in aid of medical research! They say smoking is bad for you but it cures kippers!
What pisses me off is you hear one decent song from a new musical, then, when you go to see it, that's the only decent thing in the whole show!
Only one I have really enjoyed was Phantom of the Opera. Got dragged to London by my missus, wasn't looking forward to it, but I must admit it was good.
Agree with you. They seem to release one song from the show as a single, play it to death, and then everyone wants to see the show. Probably subliminal message embedded in the track.