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A musical about Luigi Mangione sells out theatres - and raises eyebrows

By Lauren Frayer,

Fatima Al-Kassab

Published September 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM EDT

The UnitedHealthcare CEO's alleged killer was in the same Brooklyn jail as Diddy and Sam Bankman-Fried. A satirical comedy about their jailhouse vibe is selling out theaters and raising eyebrows.

Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.

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Fatima Al-Kassab

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A mass grave, an unwed mothers home, and the Catholic Church in Ireland

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