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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. While discussions of transferring 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' to Broadway predated the protests, Moreland said the show's championing of diversity and inclusion fits perfectly in an era of Black Lives Matter and outcries over young Black deaths. Putting a Black-led play on Broadway is one of the most concrete steps toward a more inclusive theatrical community coming in the wake of the death of George Floyd and a summer of protests. The pandemic silenced several shows with Black-led casts, including 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,' the revival of 'A Soldier's Play' and 'Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations.' It was a work that was much larger than anything I've ever experienced,' said Moreland, whose producing credits on Broadway include 'Sea Wall/A Life,' 'The Lifespan of a Fact' and 'The Sound Inside.' 'I felt like it was something that needed to be seen. 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. It had its world premiere at Syracuse Stage in fall of 2019 and went on to play at Baltimore Center Stage later that year.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. The play weaves spoken word, slam poetry and rhythm into a mosaic of the inner lives of Black men. Thoughts of a Colored Man takes place over the course of a single day in the pulsing heart of Brooklyn, where the hopes, sorrows, fears, and joys of seven men reverberate far beyond the barbershops and basketball courts of their community. The cast of the play includes Dyllón Burnside, Bryan Terrell Clark, Da’Vinchi, Grammy nominee Luke James, Tony nominee Forrest McClendon and Grammy nominee Tristan “Mack” Wilds. David for two seasons on Fox’s primetime drama Prodigal Son and currently has a recurring role on the STARZ drama Power: Book II Raising Kanaan.

THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN BALTIMORE FREE

Pritchett previously played Orphee in A Free Man of Color on Broadway.

Pritchett replaces the originally announced Keith David, a Tony nominee who departed the production due to a private family matter. Esau Pritchett has joined the cast of Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man, which is scheduled to begin performances on October 1 and officially open on October 31 at Broadway’s Golden Theatre.

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