A Minnesota theater has canceled an upcoming performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” over concerns regarding the cast’s lack of diversity.
In a release, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres said its staff and leaders “believe unapologetically” in their decision to replace the performance with one “Footloose!”
“It was 98 percent white,” Michael Brindisi, the theater’s artistic director, told the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. “That doesn’t work with what we’re saying we’re going to do.”
The statement said the theater is still “looking forward to bringing it to our stage in the future.”
“But we as a company decided our original casting didn’t go far enough in our commitment, and instead of waiting another full year to implement these important changes, we chose now,” it said.
The theater also announced new diversity protocols it will be implementing going forward, including bringing Black, Indigenous and other artists of color to analyze future productions before they begin the casting process.
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Minnesota theatre cancels "Cinderella" production due to "98 percent white" cast https://t.co/wQ5YmHEP5X pic.twitter.com/rlTDp0dnW9
— The Hill (@thehill) March 26, 2021
So now we have to have quotas in entertainment.
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