
Last week alone, Cat sold $700,000 in tickets, a large number for a non-musical, and the audience is about 75 percent black. Stephen C. Byrd, the producer behind the show, sees dollar signs. Next up, he has plans for a multiracial version A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman and an stage adaptation of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room. Just five years ago, industry insiders doubted that anything would bring a major black audience to Broadway. No one should ever doubt how hungry diverse entertainment options.
okay. when streetcar and giovanni's room get produced (with black casts), i am taking up permanent resident in The City.
please let this happen.
And to go along with these revivals — how about some original / new minority productions?