Encouraging story in New York Times about growing demand for Asian actors on Broadway. Credit is being given to more shows with roles for Asian actors (from new ones like Here Lies Love to the upcoming Broadway revival of The King and I, which will also be produced independently by Dallas Summer Musicals next season), plus more casting of Asian actors in non-traditional roles. Fascinating quote: “Asians are used to being the third actress to the right of the star,” said Ruthie Ann Miles, a Korean-American who spent 10 months in a blond wig on the road in “Annie” before landing the role of Mrs. Marcos. “The wig,” she added, “was supposed to make me fit in with my two white sisters. Those were the things a lot of us did to get work.”
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 22:24:37 +0000
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