#blacklivesmatter and Broadwayworld

Thank you Broadwayworld team for showing your solidarity and support for #blacklivesmatter and justice for George Floyd below.

https://www.facebook.com/126634689416/posts/10158279666879417/?d=n

I know our community unfortunately has some members who might be uneducated on and/or spread unnecessary backlash to the movement but I think it is so important for us as a community to support our fellow black artists, administrators and audiences.

I hope to see more shows, theater publications, and theater companies make statements and show their support as well.

Theater is inherently political. We have spoken up for and fundraised for the queer community (And still do) in support and now it is time to support the many Black men and women who are also essential in the storytelling we do!

Thank you BROADWAYWORLD! lets all keep speaking out and donating!

Yes- Hadestown with a powerful statement.



And wicked...Really not reading the room. Wouldn't want to make those midwestern tourist mad by referencing Black lives at all!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1RQPslotN/

broadway213 said: "Yes- Hadestown with a powerfulstatement.



And wicked...Really not reading the room. Wouldn't want to make those midwestern tourist mad by referencing Black lives at all!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1RQPslotN/"

Did Wicked delete the post? What’d they say?

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Any chance you wanna share what it said?

OH SHIZZZZZ!

Am I the only one who feels like these shows shouldn't be praised for doing the right thing, especially considering most of these shows waited quite a long time to say something? I mean jagged little pill put out a direct, clear message two days ago, that said their names! Shows like Hamilton and the Lion King who employ large numbers of black and non-black poc performers have yet to say anything. I appreciate what some other shows are doing, but as a woman of color, I can tell when it is performative.

Sutton Ross said: "I think they don't want to get politicaland possibly lose ticket sales in the future. It's gross as hell."

I think it's more that the shows aren't paying the ad agencies, who in turn laid off the majority of their staff. Back when things were "normal" there were several people who needed to approve a social media post and that took a while. Now that a lot of those people aren't there anymore it's not that easy to post something asap. It's not like the producer has the login to the Twitter account.

LizzieCurry said: "The same thing they said for a totally different issue:

https://twitter.com/theryanhallett/status/1266914441632919552"

Good lord, who the hell is running their social media?

Good comments here in LaChanze's public FB post:

https://www.facebook.com/lachanze/posts/10222934279209877

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Update: Found a screenshot. I haven't verified this, but it appears that this isn't the first time they've used this image. Tone deaf for sure.

If stars of shows want to address BLM but I don't have any expectation for a show to provide a statement. Wicked used what they had on hand, without having to hire their marketing team to hire an artist to create something. Yes it failed but they meant well. That said, I love what Company did:



"alone is alone, not alive."

To be silent is to be complicit.

Black lives matter.

You are not alone.



https://twitter.com/CompanyBway/status/1266834399384997888

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As a black person, I get what WICKED is saying. I notice that on twitter practically all of the negative comments are coming from white members. With that said, it does come off a bit as an ad for the show using the song lyrics. But the book and the show deal with what would be considered racism against the green girl. I look at the overall message it is sending. I am assuming young girls still love this show. A perfect way to get the message to these young girls.

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WiCkEDrOcKS said: "TDF, Playbill, The Actor’s Fund, BroadwayWorld, TheaterMania, TodayTix, etc. have all made statements or social media posts.

Where the **** is Broadway.com? Another reason to not give them a single click."

Are these statements on Twitter? I don't see them on their websites. (I don't do twitter or IG)

If possible, can you post them for those few of us who are not on Twitter?

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