The Extra Burdens of "Midnight" & "Wanted
Everyone knows that creating a musical is hard work, but I’ve begun to wonder if creating a black musical carries an extra heavy burden. Now I know I’m heading into uncomfortable territory here but the reviews for two recent shows created largely by talented black people —Midnight and Wanted—have gotten a lot of lukewarm reviews. And history suggests that this isn’t unusual. The original 1975 production of…