Protestors Jump On Stage of Broadway Musical

ANTI-RACIST Protestors Disrupt Hillary Clinton

A Broadway musical about American suffragettes was being performed on Tuesday when self-described “radical” protestors interrupted, claiming the show was a “Whitewash” of history.

 

The Broadway production of “Suffs: The Musical,” which boldly explores the successes and failures of a fight for equality that is still far from over, “brings to life a complicated chapter in the ongoing battle for the right to vote: the American women’s suffrage movement,” and has Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and secretary of state, as a co-producer.

 

Using video captured on their phones, demonstrators in seats on the upper balconies close to the main stage on Tuesday night appeared to be unfolding a banner that said, “SUFFS IS A WHITE WASH” and shouting, “‘Suffs’ is a Whitewash! “Suffs!” should be canceled.

 

The group’s anti-Suffs website, which claimed that “‘SUFFS’ claims to teach history but really it’s a whitewashed, slanted, and ultimately dangerous version of history,” was displayed in the banner along with its URL. “SUFFS is a betrayal of the next generation of feminists,” the website added. This recycled white feminism is rejected. You are witnessing this action thanks to the independent efforts of radical, queer, anti-racist feminists.”

 

According to reports, the anti-musical demonstration lasted no longer than 20 seconds, during which time the show briefly stopped. The production’s spokesperson stated, “At no point was the safety of any company members or patrons at the Music Box Theatre compromised.” However, she did not address the protest’s message.

The fact that this was the second significant disruption of a Broadway musical by far-left demonstrators in recent months underscores a rising pattern in which radicals target cultural events to raise awareness of their concerns. The most recent instance highlights how these groups are becoming more and more willing to interrupt public events in order to spread their messages, no matter where they are.

 

The play “An Enemy of the People,” which starred well-known performers Michael Imperioli and Jeremy Strong, was unexpectedly stopped on March 15 when a group of climate activists started yelling, “No theater on a dead planet!” The group’s demand for immediate action on climate change is reflected in this motto, which also highlights their view that the entertainment and arts industries ought to be included in environmental activism and discourse.

 

The play’s themes of truth and morality in the face of societal corruption make the disruption of “An Enemy of the People” especially symbolic. The decision by the activists to halt this particular play could be interpreted as a calculated attempt to match their message with the plot, implying that society has to battle the impending climate catastrophe in the same way that the play’s protagonist fights against social evils.

 

These disruptions are growing more frequent and are a sign of the despair and frustration that climate activists are experiencing. They think that traditional protest techniques are insufficient to get the attention of the public and the government. They want to create a lot of media attention and public conversation around high-profile events, such as Broadway musicals, in the hopes of pressuring decision-makers to act more forcefully against climate change.