By Ethan Krasnoo and Anna Beckelman In May 2023, in the RPJ website post ”Will NYC’s New Employment Discrimination Bill Restrict Casting ‘In The Heights’?” we discussed New York City’s new law prohibiting employment discrimination based upon height or weight and how this legislation might affect casting decisions in New York theater, including on Broadway. As weContinue reading “Taking a “Look Back” at Hadestown’s Journey Way Down to Court: A Significant Case Opinion Paves the Way for Defenses to Claims of Discrimination in Casting”
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Hadestown’s Journey Way Down to Court: Race-Based Casting’s Intersection with Employment Discrimination Laws
Ensemblist Kimberly Moore has taken Hadestown from Broadway to lower Manhattan, having filed last month a lawsuit in federal court against the Broadway producers of the Tony Award-winning show. In the lawsuit, Moore alleges race discrimination and retaliation under federal and New York law. According to the complaint, Hadestown, a self-proclaimed “beacon of diversity,” merelyContinue reading “Hadestown’s Journey Way Down to Court: Race-Based Casting’s Intersection with Employment Discrimination Laws”
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