creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in theaters across the country with a new initiative announced Thursday.
” in 2021, negotiated between Black Theatre United and Broadway shows and their touring productions. The Miranda Family Fund provided the seed money to build RISE Theater Network and will help support the directory, which is free for those looking to work and looking to hire. Robb Nanus, executive director of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a nonprofit that fights racism through storytelling, said his group supports RISENetwork’s efforts because it provides the connections needed to create change in theater hiring practices.