Report finds New York writers, stages remain extremely white
NEW YORK โ A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing โ there remains an over-representation of white actors, writers and directors. Over 61% of all roles on New York City stages went to white actors, a rate double the population of white people in New York City (32.1% of residents). According to the study, 23.2% of roles went to Black actors, 6.9% to Asian American actors and 6.1% to Latino actors. That represents a slight improvement from the previous season, which had 67% white actors, 18.6% Black actors, 7.3% Asian actors and 5% Latino actors. Overall, nearly 80% of Broadway and off-Broadway showsโ writers were white and 85.5% of directors during the 2017-18 season.