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"I was repeatedly told that there isn't an African American woman who can open a show on Broadway. I ..." — Lynn Nottage
I was repeatedly told that there isn't an African American woman who can open a show on Broadway. I said, 'Well, how do we know? How do we know if we don't do it?' I said, 'I think you're wrong.'
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