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| s0nicfan 12/15/20 3:35:37 PM #106: | Ivynn posted... Broadway is different because there you cast based on singing ability. And how many old white rappers do you know? >_> It's worth noting that Hamilton did get called out for race restricted casting but nobody cared. They called it a "semantic issue" when they put out a call for non-white actors but then the producers said that they weren't planning on changing their casting priorities anyway because it was essential to their vision that the founding fathers be black. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/29/hamilton-casting-call-non-white/ As CBS2s Tony Aiello reported, the controversy was sparked by a casting notice posted by the producers of Hamilton, which specifically seeks non-white performers. Funny enough, there actually was a case of a white man on Broadway playing Martin Luther King Jr and it led to a thousand signatures strong petition from playwrights to abandon colorblind casting. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/hamilton-casting/476247/ Earlier this year, following a few incidents where supposed colorblindness led to white actors playing parts written as non-whiteincluding a portrayal of Martin Luther King, Jr. more than 1,000 playwrights signed a column published in American Theatre arguing for color-conscious casting instead. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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