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August 21, 2026

At The Movies: Sunny Sandler is sweet in theater-kid dramedy ‘Don't Say Good Luck'

By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer

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A teenager named Sophie navigates high school stardom after unexpectedly landing the lead role in her school's musical, all while privately coping with the heartbreaking news that her mother’s cancer has returned.

“She is gone, but she used to be mine,” go the words of Sara Bareilles' poignant and powerful anthem from “Waitress,” the quintessential Broadway 11 o'clock number. For musical theater fans, the mere sound of those opening chords is enough to send tear ducts into overdrive.


 
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