Meanwhile other producers have been calling Mr. Byrd, who, unlike Mr. Binder or Mr. Sanders, is black. They’re curious about his future projects, he said.
“Where were you when I was laboring in the vineyard?” Mr. Byrd asked. “The heavy lifting has been done.”
I totally underestand where Byrd is coming from - you struggle to get work up and seen, and nobody cares until you have a bona fide hit.
More at the NYTimes about the black-audience hit CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.