Whitewashing backlash shuts down Australian production of Lin-Manuel Miranda play

An Australian production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In the Heights has been cancelled, after severe backlash over the company’s whitewashing of a cast of Latinx characters.

The Hamilton creator’s Tony Award-winning musical celebrates Latin-American culture in Miranda’s own New York neighbourhood of Washington Heights, with a full cast of characters for Latinx performers.

However, a Queensland company fell short here, with a recent Brisbane production of the musical sparking outrage about the number of white performers, including the casting of the show’s lead character, Usnavi de la Vega, a Dominican immigrant originally played by Miranda himself. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Whitewashing backlash shuts down Australian production of Lin-Manuel Miranda play