Overview
- Producers said they temporarily limited access to the Broadway show’s X account after responses to recent casting crossed into bullying.
- Playbill reported a coordinated surge of bigoted comments following the announcement of Dylan Mulvaney as the show’s first openly trans Queen on Broadway.
- Mulvaney addressed the backlash in an Instagram video posted on her first rehearsal day, urging queer and trans youth to pursue their goals.
- The incoming company, featuring Mulvaney as Anne Boleyn and Abigail Barlow as Katherine Howard, is set to begin performances February 16 at the Lena Horne Theatre, with current leads departing February 15.
- Producers reaffirmed support for the company, noting returns by Adrianna Hicks, Anna Uzele, and Olivia Donalson, with casting for Jane Seymour still to be announced.