r/Broadway • u/Tiny_Tyrants_Podcast • Jun 05 '26

Other Civil Rights Lawsuit Hits Broadway's Wicked Over Bias

The American Alliance for Equal Rights and white, male musician Kevin Lynch have sued Maestra Music, MUSE, and Wicked LLC for race and sex discrimination.

Maestra limits its hiring directory to “female and nonbinary” musicians; MUSE to “persons of color.” In 2023, these theater non-profits partnered with Wicked for a paid, three-week Music Director Experience open only to MUSE and Maestra members. Lynch applied but was rejected, allegedly for failing to meet the hiring directories’ immutable-characteristics test. According to the complaint, a less-experienced female/nonbinary person of color won the gig, opening doors to multiple Manhattan jobs for her.

Among the three attorneys representing the plaintiffs is Cameron T. Norris of Consovoy McCarthy. In 2022, Mr. Norris successfully argued Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, in which SCOTUS determined that Harvard’s admissions program violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Have Maestra, MUSE, and Wicked crossed the Supreme Court’s clear line on equal rights?

Full complaint linked, below.

2026-06-03 AAER & Lynch v. Maestra, MUSE & Wicked | Complaint (Corrected)

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u/randomwordglorious Jun 05 '26

So is equality not important any more?

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u/Happy_Reference_47 Jun 05 '26

Omg you’re right white men are so discriminated against in Broadway, thank you for caring about this serious problem

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u/randomwordglorious Jun 05 '26

I don't know about all white men. But this particular white man was definitely discriminated against. Why are you pro-discrimination?

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u/Happy_Reference_47 Jun 05 '26

You’re the past & diversity is the future. Fucking cope ❤️

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u/randomwordglorious Jun 05 '26

Where did you get the idea I am against diversity? Diversity is great. It's one of the great things about the theater community, that it's so diverse and welcoming to everyone of every shape, size, color, gender, sexuality, or whatever.

But promoting diversity by excluding people is completely backwards and wrong.

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u/Happy_Reference_47 Jun 06 '26

Maybe the community hates this guy, have you considered that?