Phamaly’s ‘504: The Musical’ Makes a Sit-In Sing

Denver’s Phamaly Theatre Company is presenting 504: The Musical to dramatize the historic 1977 San Francisco sit-in by disabled activists and allies who successfully protested for the implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The production highlights the critical intersectionality of the movement, illustrating how coalitions among Black Panthers, unions, and LGBTQ groups sustained the protest and resolved internal differences to achieve civil rights victories.

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