The Broadway League opposes a proposal to open a Caesars Palace in the area, but developers are trying to line up restaurants and unions to lobby for it. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Actors Equity Assn”
Patti LuPone Says She Resigned From Stage Actors’ Union
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2022
The actress left months ago, and revealed her exit on Monday after her name arose during discussion of the errant reprimanding of a “Hadestown” patron who was using a captioning device. Source: New York Times
On Broadway, One Show Decides to Keep Masks. No, It’s Not ‘Phantom.’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2022
“American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, is sticking with masking till it closes, July 10, citing the “proximity of the audience to the actors” and “the staging in the round.” Source: New York Times
The Twisting Trail to the Tonys: ‘Can You Believe That We’re Here?’
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
At times it felt like a game of survival. But during a Broadway season unlike any other, productions showed their resourcefulness while learning how to live with Covid. Source: New York Times
After Nude Jesse Williams Video, Theater Takes Additional Security Measures
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2022
Despite an attempt to ban smartphones in the theater, a video of the actor’s nude scene in the Broadway production of “Take Me Out” circulated widely online. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
Union Insists Actors Shouldn’t Work Till Epidemic Is ‘Under Control’
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2020
Actors’ Equity Association, which represents 51,000 theater performers and stage managers, lays out guidelines aimed to keep its members safe. Source: New York Times