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re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them.
Last Edit: singleticket 07:21 pm EST 02/16/22
Posted by: singleticket 07:20 pm EST 02/16/22
In reply to: re: NYT: Yes, Some Musicals Are Unwoke. That’s Not a Writ to Rewrite Them. - Pokernight 07:16 pm EST 02/16/22

I love FINIAN'S RAINBOW as well but I wouldn't say it was un-woke... I would say it is an anti-racist musical from 1947. Blackface has been historically used by a lot of white left critics of racism in theater pieces... whether that's an appropriate thing to do is another question.
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