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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Esther Zuckerman

How Lorde, Taylor Swift, and 'The Crucible' Tell a Story of Teen Girl Angst in Broadway's 'John Proctor Is the Villain'

Sadie sink stands on a table holding a book while another girl looks on in a shot of the play john proctor is the villain.

The critically acclaimed Broadway play John Proctor Is the Villain, which just earned seven Tony nominations, is inspired by The Crucible. But the show, written by Kimberly Belflower, doesn't confine its references to Puritans and midcentury theater. It also features a killer needle drop to Lorde's 2017 banger "Green Light."

The track is just as important to Belflower's story as Miller's classic is—and the result is a perfect and beguiling blend of pop culture old and new.

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