Several theater companies - including The Public Theater, Second Stage Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company and Lincoln Center Theater - have appointed or elevated theater artists of color. The theater community has made other steps toward inclusivity, including the launch of The Industry Standard Group, the first commercial theater investment and producing organization In the country run completely by people of color. “To have a young playwright - a young Black male - be able to speak truths about a neighborhood and an experience and a point of view in life, to share hopes and dreams - it’s revelatory.” It just made people ready to listen,” he said. “It made this show so much more ready for the world to hear these men, for the world to hear Scott’s voice. Moreland said Scott’s play was something he instantly felt belonged on Broadway. Broadway remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic at least until June 2021. The play made its world premiere last year at Syracuse Stage and also was produced at Baltimore Center Stage. It’s a predominately Black list with what will be a mostly Black cast, both rarities on Broadway. In addition to Moreland, the producing lineup includes Ron Simons, Diana DiMenna, Samira Wiley and Sheryl Lee Ralph. “They will laugh, they will cry, and they’ll be able to ask questions that they’ve never been able to ask before.” There’s so much laughter in this show, but there’s also so much revealed about the Black male experience in America,” producer Brian Moreland told The Associated Press.

“I think people can expect to be moved and to laugh. “Thoughts of a Colored Man” is made up of related vignettes and set over the course of a single day in Brooklyn, where seven Black men discuss gentrification, violence, racial and sexual identity and what it means to be part of a community. Both playwright and director are Black and will be making their Broadway debuts. The play will be given a Shubert theater and will open whenever Broadway restarts. NEW YORK (AP) - Playwright Keenan Scott II’s play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is heading to the bright lights of Broadway.

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