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Monday, September 07, 2020
Get to Know the Organization Women of Color on Broadway
Playbill: In May 2018, Alexia Sielo conducted an experiment. As she was preparing to graduate from the Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre at New York Film Academy, she asked her classmates, “What kind of roles do you think I should pursue after graduation?” The answers included the usual characters assigned to Black women studying contemporary musical theatre—Rent's Joanne Jefferson, The Color Purple's Celie, and any of the Hamilton's Schuyler sisters.
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BIPOC,
Diversity,
Diversity in Theatre,
Women in Entertainment
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