Australian Premiere Of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’ Cancelled After ‘Whitewashing’ Casting Controversy

“Matt Ward Entertainment, the Australian producing entity behind the production, came under fire last week when a series of character posters were released online revealing that a cast of predominantly white actors had been hired for the production. … Some protesters questioned the creative team’s decision to move forward with the musical once it became apparent that they were unable to authentically cast the production.”