WATCH: Sign language interpreter axed from Broadway show for being white sues

Published November 14, 2022 12:00am ET



A sign language interpreter was fired from Broadway’s The Lion King because he is white. Now, he’s suing.

Keith Wann is an ASL interpreter and was set to fill in on the hit Broadway show in the spring. However, soon after being offered the gig, he says he was asked to back out due to his race.

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