![]() Of course, there are other marginalized communities that also need more representation in leadership positions the Black community is a place to start. This series, Spotlight on Black Broadway Producers, highlights them. Though, there are not enough producers of color on Broadway, there are a select few who have broken down barriers. The current demand for more Black (and Indigenous and POC) producers is a rallying cry for inclusion at every level. Producers at a lower level have varying degrees of creative input and varying degrees of financial commitment, depending on the show. Most importantly, a lead producer controls the message-how to market and advertise, final approvals on anything to do with the show. They put together the creative team for a production, often pairing writers with composer-lyricists or composer-lyricist teams and directors. Typically, a lead producer is not only a primary investor or moneyraiser but the creative lead on the show. ![]() “Producer” is a term that can mean many things. If you want more Black directors, designers, choreographers, and casting directors, you need Black producers. Amber Iman, one of the founding members of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, noted during one of three June re-education sessions “Broadway for Black Lives Matter Again” that while some show casts are more inclusive than those of productions past, “it starts from the top.” If you want more Black artists onstage and backstage, you need Black directors, designers, choreographers, and casting directors. ![]() This led the theatre community at large to reconcile with acts of racism on its stages, as well as the diversity, equity, and inclusion (or lack thereof) on Broadway and across the nation. In response to the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and the false accusation by Amy Cooper in Central Park this past May, the Black Lives Matter movement returned to the fore of the national stage.
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