Do we care that 'Love Story' blurs fact with fiction? And, the country musical 'Shucked'
19 March 2026

Do we care that 'Love Story' blurs fact with fiction? And, the country musical 'Shucked'

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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People can’t stop talking about ‘Love Story,’ a Ryan Murphy dramatization about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks to television critics Michel Ghanem and Lainey Liu about what the show gets right and wrong, the endless fascination with the couple and the risk of fictionalizing real people. 


Plus, the musical comedy 'Shucked' really is just about corn. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit is now on its first national tour, and recently made its Canadian premiere in Toronto. Theatre critic Aisling Murphy unpacks the appeal of the musical comedy.