Whose Bodies Does Broadway Cast, and Whose Does It Cast Aside?

In the new book, “Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity," Ryan Donovan looks at Broadway musicals and casting from 1970 to 2020 and the bodies that Broadway has historically excluded from its stages, based on size, gender, disability, and how that intersects with race and ethnicity, and the shows that are not making an effort to be more inclusive. 

Ryan Donovan, an Assistant Professor of Theater Studies at Duke University joins the show to talk about his new book, “Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity."