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It reminded viewers that the world might not be as meanspirited and dour as our politics leads us to believe.

He made the comments pushing back on his critics in response to a question about working in a world that seems meanspirited.

“This is a man!” the freaked-out Teamster shouts in “Dead Outlaw,” a mischievous but never meanspirited ghost story of a musical about McCurdy from the creators of “The Band’s Visit.”

Mr. Gruters accused the governor of retribution, calling him “meanspirited” and saying he had chosen to “punish ordinary Floridians” because of a political disagreement.

Opponents of the Florida law say it stands out for being “particularly meanspirited,” as the Human Rights Campaign described it.