"So, the squeaky clean, positive, energetic sharing was like a balm to people." "We were in the midst of the Vietnam War," remembers Susan Tsu, who was a sophomore in the school at the time. With his thesis project due, Tebelak focused his energies on creating a musical that would help people cope with stressful times. John-Michael Tebelak, in the process of earning his master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, decided to take matters into his own hands. One bright spot was the opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, but few had traveled south to what would become one of the world's most famous vacation spots. The United States was almost six years into the Vietnam War, Charles Manson was sentenced for leading a murderous spree on the West Coast, and Marvin Gaye released "What's Going On?" about police brutality. It was 1971, and the world needed some good news.
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