Broadway's 'Jagged Little Pill' Producers Apologize for Erasing Non-Binary Character, Lauren Patten Speaks Out Too
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justjared.comThe producers of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill are apologizing in a formal statement for the erasure of a non-binary character.
The character Jo, played by Tony nominee Lauren Patten, was played as a non-binary person during the show’s pre-Broadway run in Boston in 2018.
When the show moved to New York City the next year, all the references to the character being non-binary were removed. Lauren also stopped referring to Jo as “they” or “them” and started using “she” or “her” to describe the character, according to Deadline.
Now, both the show’s producers and Lauren are speaking out to apologize for the erasure of the non-binary character.
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