'Artists must pick a side': How Israel's assault on Gaza is shifting the culture on Broadway

'Artists must pick a side': How Israel's assault on Gaza is shifting the culture on Broadway Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 10/02/2026 - 13:55 Despite a growing insistence on Palestinian rights in the theatre industry, Palestinian performers remain without a seat at the table Six months into Israel's assault on Gaza in March 2024, when more than 120 Palestinians were being killed in air strikes each day, Broadway performer Allie Trimm was approached by the writer of a project she had just been fired from. "