The musical “The Great Immensity” did about as well as any piece of propaganda billed as entertainment would: It flopped and ended its tour early. The National Science Foundation sunk $697,177 into “The Great Immensity,” which is, in the words of NSF, “a touring play with songs and video that explores our relationship to the environment, with a focus on critical issues of climate change and biodiversity conservation.” It’s easy to see why. It’s song lamenting the end of the passenger pigeon is dull and flat compared to, say, the song about joyously killing pigeons sung by Tom Lehrer. More…