Tag: theater diversity
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Six-year-old Jules Zion makes history as the first Black and Latino actor to play Troy Bolton in High School Musical at Los Angeles’s Black Box Theater. Show opens December 7.
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Adrienne Warren makes history as the first Black woman to star in Broadway’s The Last Five Years. Learn why this casting is a game-changer.
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Audra McDonald becomes the first Black actress to play Mama Rose in Broadway’s Gypsy revival, redefining representation in theater.
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