Well, I just need to point out that nontraditional casting only works if you're not casting against a main theme of a show. Casting a 30-something in Follies wouldn't work obviously. Casting a white girl as Effie wouldn't work. But casting a black Velma Kelly, or a white Gypsy Queen would work fine.
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