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Let’s look at some cast photos, shall we?
There are more actors with red hair in this picture than black actors. In 23 people. https://twitter.com/whatsonstage/status/1260510105491181569?s=21 https://twitter.com/WhatsOnStage/status/1260510105491181569
The Phantom tour cast. Do you fucking notice anything here?
https://twitter.com/phantomopera/status/1236265817148448769?s=21 https://twitter.com/PhantomOpera/status/1236265817148448769
https://twitter.com/phantomopera/status/1236265817148448769?s=21 https://twitter.com/PhantomOpera/status/1236265817148448769
The Les Mis concert from last year. A black Eponine is great, but we need MORE. It’s a show about fucking revolution, why the fuck is this cast mostly white, as per fucking usual?! https://twitter.com/realmattlucas/status/1201837851941462017?s=21 https://twitter.com/RealMattLucas/status/1201837851941462017
There are two black people in this show. One is THE OTHERS UNDERSTUDY. https://twitter.com/marypoppins/status/1215709895648927745?s=21 https://twitter.com/MaryPoppins/status/1215709895648927745
Les Mis tour. White. https://twitter.com/lesmisofficial/status/1231209151205908481?s=21 https://twitter.com/lesmisofficial/status/1231209151205908481
Les Mis in town. White. As if all the fuckin’ slave prisoners are gonna be white and yet they still whitewash it are you fucking with me https://twitter.com/lesmisofficial/status/1235648777450450944?s=21 https://twitter.com/lesmisofficial/status/1235648777450450944
Another one https://twitter.com/bigthemusical/status/1195448708399321088?s=21 https://twitter.com/BigTheMusical/status/1195448708399321088
Of course wicked is racist we’ve known that for years https://twitter.com/wickeduk/status/1265591198732947457?s=21 https://twitter.com/WickedUK/status/1265591198732947457
WHITE Christmas indeed https://twitter.com/whitexmasshow/status/1202548189628424192?s=21 https://twitter.com/whitexmasshow/status/1202548189628424192
Awards season. Plain to fuckin see, no? https://twitter.com/ellieleeee/status/804361840650289152?s=21 https://twitter.com/ellieleeee/status/804361840650289152
Chicago. Do fucking better for the tour. https://twitter.com/whatsonstage/status/1268531692165349376?s=21 https://twitter.com/WhatsOnStage/status/1268531692165349376
42nd street. Massive cast. Notice something? https://twitter.com/nick_butch/status/1273894979249766400?s=21 https://twitter.com/nick_butch/status/1273894979249766400
Dear Even fuckin Hansen, what’s up with this pish? FOUR entire casts with FOUR black actors. Not good enough. @DearEvanHansen @DEHWestEnd
The Billy Elliot 2014 live recording.
Don’t give me any of that “there’s hardly any black people in Country Durham pish” because it is T H E A T R E. One of the best Billy’s I ever saw was a young Asian lad who embodied everything about the character.
Don’t give me any of that “there’s hardly any black people in Country Durham pish” because it is T H E A T R E. One of the best Billy’s I ever saw was a young Asian lad who embodied everything about the character.
Here we go, kids. The first casting announcement, and it’s a doozy. Just cause @MousetrapLondon is an older show, doesn’t mean the casting needs to be DECADES BEHIND with an ALL WHITE CAST. https://twitter.com/BazBam/status/1278799310512152576
