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The Top Theatre Stories of 2020, From Zoom to Zazz

Broadway Says Black Lives Matter
As the country confronted its long-upheld systems rooted in white supremacy in the wake of the losses of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black lives, the theatre industry faced a reckoning of its own, challenging members to question the systemically racist practices in place. Black artists and theatre workersâincluding performer-director Schele Williams, stage manager Cody Renard Richard, and composer Griffin Matthewsâshared their own accounts of experiences of racism in the theatre. Complicit artistic leaders were called out in pursuit of accountability, and change was demanded. The anonymous collective We See You White American Theater, on behalf of BIPOC theatremakers, released a 31-page document outlining the necessary redistribution of power and funding in the industry. Additional groups were founded and/or mobilizedâsuch as the previously formed Broadway Advocacy Coalition and Br ....

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Memorable Moments Still Shine Through in 2020

Dear Evan Hansen. Feldman not only made his Broadway debut at 16 years old, but this was his first professional acting gig and it marked the first teen to play the title role. “I’m really excited to bring authenticity to Evan,” he noted about his youth in an interview from 2019. “There are going to be differences in every Evan because we’re all just different people, as it is a reflection of who we are inside.” Jordan Fisher slipped into the arm cast and blue striped T-shirt for what was supposed to be a 16-week engagement starting January 28.
While we eagerly await the day we’re able to welcome audiences back to the show on Broadway, it was a thrill to be back at the Longacre Theatre with @Netflix. We can’t wait to share it with you! pic.twitter.com/X56ViOu0oS ....

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