Thursday, July 14, 2022
Actors’ Equity says it will place Broadway producer Garth Drabinsky on its “Do Not Work” list just as soon as his financially troubled musical Paradise Square ends its run with a matin…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:25PMTuesday, August 17, 2021
Broadway musicians have overwhelmingly ratified a return-to-work agreement with the Broadway League. “The agreement allows theatregoers to enjoy the excitement of live music while prioriti…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:25PMWednesday, August 11, 2021
Actors’ Equity and the Off-Broadway League have reached an agreement for a new three-year contract that includes significant pay raises; Covid protocols; new provisions that strengthen div…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:07PMFriday, October 9, 2020
UPDATED with SAG-AFTRA response at bottom: The war of words in the increasingly bitter jurisdictional dispute between SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity continued today with Equity president Kat…
SOURCE: Deadline at 07:55PMThe usually fractious SAG-AFTRA national board of directors unanimously has approved a resolution reaffirming the union’s jurisdiction over the taping of live theater productions, accusing…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:28AMThursday, October 1, 2020
UPDATED with statement from fund’s trustees: Actors’ Equity is calling on union trustees of the Equity-League Health Fund to withdraw their support from a plan that will make it more dif…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:12PMWednesday, August 26, 2020
The American Guild of Musical Artists and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society on Wednesday issued a detailed “playbook” for the safe return to work for opera and choral singer…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:12PMMonday, June 29, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Leaders of IATSE, which represents thousands of theatrical stage workers across the country, today acknowledged the union’s role in failing to upend “systemic racism in the ar…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:58PMFriday, June 19, 2020
Kate Shindle has been re-elected president of Actors’ Equity, the union representing more than 51,000 theatrical actors and stage managers. She was first elected to the post in 2015, havin…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:57PMThursday, June 18, 2020
Ten years ago, only two black stage directors – and no black choreographers – were hired on Broadway under the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society’s contract. During the last Br…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:13PMThursday, May 21, 2020
Leaders from a cross-section of entertainment and sports spoke today in a town hall on SiriusXM about the devastation the COVID-19 shutdown has had on their industries. The get-together was …
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:52PMWednesday, April 15, 2020
Actors’ Equity says it’s heard “troubling reports” that some live theaters are looking to begin production as soon as May 6. Legit theaters across the country shut down last month to…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:48PMTuesday, March 24, 2020
Actors’ Equity Association has launched an emergency “Curtain Up Fund” and issued a grant to the Actors Fund to help get members who lost work because of the COVID-19 shutdown of legit…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:14PMTuesday, March 17, 2020
With Broadway shuttered, the union that represents its stagehands also has closed its doors to its members and to the public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “In light of the fur…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:00PMTuesday, March 3, 2020
IATSE has reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year “Pink Contract” covering behind-the-scenes workers employed on Broadway and in national touring productions. The union reached…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:04PMMonday, December 18, 2017
The Casting Society of America is hosting a first-of-its-kind open casting call for performers with disabilities to showcase their talents in front of professional casting directors in citie…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:39PMWednesday, October 4, 2017
This Is Us, the cast recordings from Hamilton and KPBS San Diego will be this year's recipients of the third SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards. The honor goes to "work that exemplifies equal a…
SOURCE: Deadline at 07:41PMTuesday, May 16, 2017
Hollywood responded en masse today to President Trump's threat to eliminate federal funding of the arts and humanities. In a letter sent to Congress, the MPAA and numerous other groups ̵…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:19PMFriday, October 28, 2016
Teamsters Local 817, which represents New York’s film and TV drivers and casting directors, is seeking a contract for Broadway’s casting directors.
"Did you know that casting dir…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:22PMSaturday, December 19, 2015
In today’s glut of original scripted series — FX just pegged the number at 409 for 2015 — it would seem like a golden age for actors, with more opportunities in television than ever. I…
SOURCE: Deadline at 06:07PM 
