Color Blind Casting
Question: Say you’re casting a national tour of the famous Lerner and Loewe musical, Camelot. You need someone to play the role of King Arthur who can compare wiith the likes of Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Robert Goulet. Who is your first choice?
Answer: Lou Diamond Phillips, of course. I’m glad color blind casting has gotten to the point where you can cast a guy who is of Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese, Spanish, Scottish Irish and Cherokee Indian decent to play the King of England. It’s the same with the Debbie Allen revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Just as long as they don’t cast LL Cool J as Brick, I think it has a chance.
Answer: Lou Diamond Phillips, of course. I’m glad color blind casting has gotten to the point where you can cast a guy who is of Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese, Spanish, Scottish Irish and Cherokee Indian decent to play the King of England. It’s the same with the Debbie Allen revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Just as long as they don’t cast LL Cool J as Brick, I think it has a chance.
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