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We Endorse! Whoopi Goldberg Has A New Nickname for Broadway: 'The Great Bright Way' by Lindsey Sullivan

The nation is engaged in challenging conversations about racism, which have reached the lights of Broadway. "The Great White Way" has been a longtime nickname for the New York City theater district, first coined in the early 1900s to pay homage to the dazzling lights of the marquees. But in 2020, the original meaning is lost, with the phrase no longer reflecting the diversity audiences demand on Broadway.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 4:24pm on June 25, 2020 ☆ ⚑

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