(l-r) Ben Wolfe, Sarah Fleming Walker, Lowell Bartholomee, and Sarah Zeringue in Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians (photo by Steve Rogers Photography) For decades, the vast majority of characters on Broadway who identified as LGBTQIA+ were portrayed by actors who did not. And for decades, the vast majority of mentally or physically challenged characters were portrayed by actors without those same challenges. Things have changed significantly on Broadway and locally in matters of inclusion and representation, thanks largely to social and political activism, the influx of minority-written, -directed, and -produced productions, and actors refusing to take on roles that take jobs away from those who are more authentically suited.

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