I love musicals. Some of my earliest memories include my mother tap-dancing around the kitchen singing songs to me from Bye Bye Birdie, Grease, or her own version of Singin’ in the Rain. My mom used to call me into the room anytime The Sound of Music  was playing on TV, because that musical was my favorite. As I got older and began to discover other musicals, I became lost in the amazing range of talent within musical theater. From Newsies, to Fun Home all the way to (of course) Hamilton, musicals have been a truly integral part of my life. So when I heard about the new musical movie, La La Land, I was more than excited to let another musical into my heart. I’m going to just come out and say it – I hated La La Land. With all of the hype building around this movie…