Saturday, March 25, 2017

A Wheelchair on Broadway Isn’t Exploitation. It’s Progress.; New York Times, March 24, 2017

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times; 

A Wheelchair on Broadway Isn’t Exploitation. It’s Progress.


"Sometimes, what seems a cheesy gimmick or instance of exploitation is really just the front edge of needed change. Some theatergoers were probably outraged the first time a black Juliet was cast against a white Romeo. Did that change how some of Shakespeare’s lines registered and imbue the play with new meanings? Sure. Is race-blind casting now widely accepted and the theatergoing experience richer for it? Yes."

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