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Keeping #TonysSoDiverse Beyond the 2015-2016 Season by A.j. Muhammad, Librarian, Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference

Much has been written about the diversity reflected in the 2015-2016 Broadway season.  A recent Playbill.com article states "Of the 40 acting nominations in eight categories, 14 went to actors of color, and there's a strong possibility that all four acting categories on the musical side could be won by a nonwhite actor."   The diversity represented on Broadway and the recognition of these performances by the a…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:37PM on June 9, 2016

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