Confronting racist stereotypes in Princeton’s high school musical
Princeton High School's production of "Anything Goes" featured racist stereotypes of Asians that sparked a debate about how to handle older plays.
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When Princeton High School performed the 1934 musical “Anything Goes” this spring, students complained about the show’s racist stereotyping of Asians. The incident sparked a debate about how to handle older plays some people are fond of, but that include offensive language or characters. WHYY’s Alan Yu and Steph Yin explain why some theater directors are rethinking the way they stage the classics.
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