NYC composer allegedly cheated out of ‘Wicked’ Broadway gig because he’s a white man: lawsuit

Cristiana Gigina

He would have had a better chance of joining “Wicked” if he was green. An NYC-based composer claimed he was cheated out of a Broadway directing opportunity with the iconic musical “Wicked” because he’s a white man. Kevin Lynch wasn’t even considered for a three-week paid apprenticeship with the show because the nonprofits behind the program only hire racial minorities, women and nonbinary people, which is against the law, he said in a Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit. “Broadway is known for