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Trans Star Dylan Mulvaney Defends Broadway Role Amid Right-Wing Backlash

4/29/2026

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Dylan Mulvaney, a performer, posted a Get Ready With Me video to condemn harsh online remarks about her voice and demand respect.
She is playing Anne Boleyn in the Broadway musical Six.
Right-wing groups called the casting “woke” and argued the role should go to a cisgender female.
Mulvaney noted most songs stay in the original key and said she will heed feedback from viewers who saw the full show.

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Story summary

Dylan Mulvaney, a performer, posted a Get Ready With Me video to condemn harsh online remarks about her voice and demand respect.
She is playing Anne Boleyn in the Broadway musical Six.
Right-wing groups called the casting “woke” and argued the role should go to a cisgender female.
Mulvaney noted most songs stay in the original key and said she will heed feedback from viewers who saw the full show.