Overview
- The suit was filed December 22 in the Southern District of New York by Kevin Lynch, who alleges unlawful race-based pricing for a November 6 performance of Practice.
- The complaint says Lynch, who identifies as white, paid $90 per ticket while seats were offered for $39 to patrons who identified as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.
- Claims are brought under 42 U.S.C. §1981 along with New York State, Civil Rights, and City human-rights laws, asserting theaters are public accommodations barred from race-based terms.
- The filing seeks class certification, declaratory relief, compensatory and punitive damages, statutory penalties, attorneys’ fees, and a jury trial.
- Reporting identifies Consovoy McCarthy as counsel and notes Edward Blum’s involvement, while the theater’s statement rejects the allegations and no court rulings have been issued.