"Soon" may mean two years from now, or 25 years from now, but there is a growing awareness of the need for, and absence of, inclusion. Younger staff that are in assistant admin positions at theatres recognize the gaps in programming, and will rise to prominence, creating opportunities for the savvy but under-represented artists they are building connections with right now. The roadblock is that the people who can make the most change as far as diversity is concerned are the least qualified to make it happen.
Darquegk,
No! You are NOT clutter! Please keep creating! You are one of a slew of non-white artists who have important things to say that doesn't revolve around a specific ethnicity or culture. But you also say that your heritage doesn't have a "huge" impact on your writing, so I can only assume that it has at least a touch...a little can go a long way in terms of mould-breaking.
Darquegk, you'd be hard pressed to find many Latino, Asian or Middle Eastern playwrights/composers/librettists/lyricists/directors on Broadway today, regardless of whether their art is about "social issues" or not. I get what Blactor is saying in that it'd be nice if there was some kind of surge in this regard.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
There is also a dearth of women in the creative fields. It is, sadly, still very much a boys' club.
My wish list:
Fun Home transfers to Broadway We get more Shakespeare from the Globe-because it's like being back in the Elizabethan era and it's a neat experience Women and other groups underrepresented in theater find a voice and are represented A revival of Anyone Can Whistle starring Donna Murphy-who was utterly incredible as Cora
It would be great to see more female composers / lyricists. There are only a few well known women in those fields currently, and they have been few and far between in the past as well.
Hoping the horrible Disneyfication of Broadway shows stops. There are way too many Disney shows showing, coming, and being developed. I know they have all the money in the world, but it's obnoxious and screws the original, smaller, and better shows who can't compete financially.
"There is also a dearth of women in the creative fields. It is, sadly, still very much a boys' club."
But 2013 did see women sweeping the Tony's as directors of both plays and musicals, as well as winning as both composer and lyricist, for the first time. Plus there is a new woman director at the Metropolitan Opera, while they are underrepresented in orchestras globally. These are reasons to be proud of theater in New York, as are George Wolf, Lin Manuel Miranda, and many others.
There is progress (even if not quick enough), and hope. Updated On: 1/1/14 at 11:59 AM
1. Aladdin to live up to it's full potential. 2. Hello, Dolly revival. 2. LCT King & I revival. 4. A big name to join After Midnight for the spring/summer. 5. Steve Kazee to return to Once.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
And there is a Donmar Warehouse Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston showing in London at the moment. I think this could be just as successful in a Broadway transfer