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Seven people working on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” which was being shot at an NBC Universal stage in Studio City, Calif., tested positive for the coronavirus this fall.

Eloise believes the country’s future depends on breaking through to a universal stage, and no one would dare argue with this imperious former contest winner, who sees opportunity in lighter-toned Ericka and a reflection of herself in determined and darker Paulina.

Is it terribly trite if I say “the human condition”? That’s not to say that what you’re going through is a universal stage of emotional development, but betrayal and shame and self-loathing are all recognizable recurring themes in human relationships.

Mr. Platt and Universal Stage Productions are among the producers of the long-running musical, which had its premiere in San Francisco in 1998.

The musical is one of only three shows ever to reach that milestone — the others are “The Lion King” and “The Phantom of the Opera” — and the fastest to get there, according to a statement from the show’s producers, who include Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, the Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.