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Hey Donald, There’s No Such Thing as a “Non-Woke” Musical

“Musical theatre has always been about progress. It’s about seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. It’s about imagining something better. That’s why the idea of a “non-woke” musical is absurd. It doesn’t exist. It never has.”

That show literally stops the action to deliver a lesson about how racism is learned, not inherent. Fast forward a bit— West Side Story is about racial prejudice, Fiddler on the Roof is about refugees and tradition in the face of oppression, Cabaret warns against ignoring the rise of fascism. It asks audiences to reflect on their biases and reminds us that redemption and compassion should always defeat judgment.

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