Who says black people don’t love musicals?
Well, according to algorithms last week – both digital and universal – many people, including income.
Through the conversations with friends personally and on social media, and through the curate feed feed feeds, this point often occurred in June in June. But a counterargument is equally widely; Teaching that music theater has roots and branches of whole black history and culture, as many other aspects of American pop culture. Those roots are up to about a century worth of music films, which criticize the theory above; Black people truly love musicals.
Sunday (June 22), Bob the drag queen posted a YouTube video where the popular Dragging the race Veteran asks the question “Why do black people hate musicals?” In both a roundtable panel of commentators and people in the real world, a “man in the parts of the road”. In the video intro, Bob remembered the experiences where friends, family, neighbors, and the people who were in the musical were … ‘some people who were musical musicals …’ Some people who were to go to be musical musicals … ‘some You are black people who believe that musical homes in America are … ‘Some people who believe that Broad People Sh * t’. “
While Bob’s joke explicitly meant to be a light heart, forming the tongue-apso, however, a number of comments in the double definition of “great white manner,” including The New York Times and Broadway Trade Publication Playbillfound the more lack of representation of traditional products. Either one of the most successful productions in the last decade, Hamiltonemerged from riding near exclusive people in color as a rejection and relating pattern.
Have an informal, however Despite meaningful polls Teaching the belief that most black people at least claim to dislike musicals, often citing all usual concerns. They say the songs break their immersion in the story, which is “unrealistic” for people “sponography dance to attack strong feelings.
These concerns are not exclusive to black people; The ringer It was noticed a few years ago, as the Hollywood musical progresses, which studios returned the old industry, their sales departments with many characters to sing and dancing. Consider the rollouts for the films like The mean women,, Wonkaand most related here, The purple color. It seems afraid that if the music aspect is played by the trailers, no one goes to see the movies.
But here’s where that fear falls; people – especially Black people, as we can see at one time – perfect love musical. They are an uncontrollable part of our cultural history and one of the bonds that bind us. The wiz Always cited as one of the lovely families watching traditions by nostalgic commenmers in social media apps, such as Dreams. Movies made by the stars in some of their shown companies; Michael Jackson’s a young man was widely considered a standout in the past, while one might argue that Jennifer Hudson’s disadvantage, never happened without the last.
How many of us have been growing in the animated films at Disney Renaissance: The little mermaid,, Beauty and creature,, Aladdinand The King King? Yes, that films and other staples in ’90s may show traditional songwarding songwarding, but when the release time of their hit versions, black singers are like peebo bryson (Aladdin“A New New World” with Regina Belle and “beauty and creature” with Celine Dion) and Vanessa Williams (Pocahantassa‘”Wind colors”) Turned to give them a happy fire.
Disney Plus has a full documentary about the impact of culture of A goofy moviewith newly motivated urge to pop star in Jack sit star star stated by Tevin Campbell; Donald Gover’s Atlanta Dedicated an entire period of the last period of the same concept (to take into account inspiration for more official version issued this year). And even if the new musical version of The purple color fallen short commercial expectations, those who come to see it, fall in love with it; The listeners sprayed by Cinemascore owners gave an average grade of “A”, and 92% of filmgaers gave a positive score according to the posttrak.
More contemporary, BAD Not only turned fifth highest film 2024, with similar audience responses, but it also the subject of the pop-culture meter seeing the poor cynthia erivo Great to Reproducts All to his “violation of gravity” “Warcry.” The song was chosen for a bet on his award, and Evi’s performance got his best actress on that award show; Obviously that black people love BAD.
Another musical audience – Main Blacks – Loved: sinners. Maybe that introduces ninth highest film 2025 surprised you, but with a riveting crama drama and a truly striking terrible film, sinners also a hell of a musical. As a writer and critique critic Jason Pargin explained on his gear (Months after film release, consider you, proving to maintain power for all kinds of audience), sinners structure as a musical; He designed that the film center, showing musical landscape hit the hour mark – just like any other musical.
Like many stereotypes – maybe even most of them – seem to be less than this one more than the stereotype keeps repeating (and maybe some people don’t want to do a little self-examination). Then, almost all of us have at least one song that drives our heads from a music stage show or hollywood film. For me, this is “good morning” from “singin ‘in the rain,” but I know the song before I see the movie. As long as I remember, the unforgivable chorus is used as a jingle for local hip-hop station Big boy in the morning Radio Show. If you think black people don’t like musicals, think about this wake up call.
