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Best friends Emily and Philip are obsessed with the smash Broadway musical Aurora, which they've seen countless times. After finding out that the show is closing, the two go to great lengths to obtain tickets; this includes lying to parents, going heavily into debt to Emily's grandmother--and worse. Aspiring thespians will be charmed by this heartfelt and humorous valentine to musical theater.