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“Being multiracial has allowed me to feel comfortable walking in all different circles,” he shares. Diggs is half white and Jewish, and half black. “It wasn’t hard for me to find common ground with [my characters], just because I don’t happen to have the same skin tone.”

“Broadway is speaking to American stories right now—stories that are inclusive of all parts of America,” says Diggs. “I hope [the diversity we’re seeing] in theatre starts ringing bells for executives in charge of [what gets produced] in all art forms.“ 

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