GettyIn the year since calls for racial justice echoed through nearly every sector from fashion to Wall Street, New York’s theater district has remained dark. But a pointed reckoning with systemic racism and gross abuses of power in the industry has gained tremendous traction off stage.Some of it has unfolded in the public square. “We See You White American Theater,” an open letter published in June 2020 calling for anti-racist theater systems, has amassed over 100K signatures and recently reported that more than 100 theatre institutions have responded to its demands.#BwayforBLM Was a Powerful Call to Account for Anti-Black Racism in TheaterKaren Olivo shocked fans by stepping back from her lead role in Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! with a call to accountability. Adrienne Warren, star of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, said at a recent Broadway for Racial Justice March in Manhattan, “I ain’t going anywhere, but I’m not signing my name on any c
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