Actors’ Equity President Kate Shindle has announced that she will not seek re-election when her nine-year tenure ends May 23.
Shindle, who revealed the news in an interview with The New York Times, said she will remain active in the labor movement but intends to focus on resuming her acting career. She told The Times that her position as Equity president – an unpaid volunteer position – left her with so little time for her acting career that she hasn’t been able to clock enough professional hours to quality for Equity health insurance.
In a statement posted on her Instagram account, Shindle said, “It’s been one of my greatest honors to serve as the top officer of our union since 2015, and it sure has been a hell of a ride. Since March 2020, the vast majority of my creative energy has gone into solving our collective problems – sometimes successfully, sometimes making frustratingly incremental gains.
Shindle, who revealed the news in an interview with The New York Times, said she will remain active in the labor movement but intends to focus on resuming her acting career. She told The Times that her position as Equity president – an unpaid volunteer position – left her with so little time for her acting career that she hasn’t been able to clock enough professional hours to quality for Equity health insurance.
In a statement posted on her Instagram account, Shindle said, “It’s been one of my greatest honors to serve as the top officer of our union since 2015, and it sure has been a hell of a ride. Since March 2020, the vast majority of my creative energy has gone into solving our collective problems – sometimes successfully, sometimes making frustratingly incremental gains.
- 4/5/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway will dim its marquee lights next week to honor the late, great Chita Rivera, the two-time Tony-winning star of the original West Side Story who died January 30 at the age of 91.
The dimming of Broadway marquees will occur for the traditional one minute on Saturday, February 17 at 7:45 p.m./Et.
“Chita Rivera was Broadway royalty, and we will miss her with all our hearts,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “For nearly seven decades she enthralled generations of audiences with her spellbinding performances and iconic roles. The triple threat actor, singer, and dancer leaves behind an incredible legacy of work for which she was honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.”
Rivera’s Broadway career began in 1950 with Guys and Dolls. Her signature role came in 1957 when she played the original “Anita” in West Side Story. Other Broadway credits include Bye Bye Birdie,...
The dimming of Broadway marquees will occur for the traditional one minute on Saturday, February 17 at 7:45 p.m./Et.
“Chita Rivera was Broadway royalty, and we will miss her with all our hearts,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “For nearly seven decades she enthralled generations of audiences with her spellbinding performances and iconic roles. The triple threat actor, singer, and dancer leaves behind an incredible legacy of work for which she was honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.”
Rivera’s Broadway career began in 1950 with Guys and Dolls. Her signature role came in 1957 when she played the original “Anita” in West Side Story. Other Broadway credits include Bye Bye Birdie,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Charlotte St. Martin, whose 18-year leadership of the Broadway League has included both good times – record-setting revenue – and bad – the historic 18-month Covid shutdown – will step down from her role as President effective February 16.
In its announcement today, the League said St. Martin has “decided to retire” from the organization, but will continue to serve in an advisory capacity for special events through the 2024 Tony Awards.
Jason Laks, The League’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will serve as Acting President while the Board conducts an official search.
“While there is never a good moment for an executive who has spent a great deal of time in their role to resign, it is the appropriate time for me,” St. Martin said in a statement. “It is truly the most difficult decision as I love the League, the staff, and of course, the industry that we have supported. I am...
In its announcement today, the League said St. Martin has “decided to retire” from the organization, but will continue to serve in an advisory capacity for special events through the 2024 Tony Awards.
Jason Laks, The League’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will serve as Acting President while the Board conducts an official search.
“While there is never a good moment for an executive who has spent a great deal of time in their role to resign, it is the appropriate time for me,” St. Martin said in a statement. “It is truly the most difficult decision as I love the League, the staff, and of course, the industry that we have supported. I am...
- 1/16/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has reached an agreement with the Broadway League on a new four-year contract that covers associate directors and choreographers for the first time.
The contract applies to directors and choreographers working on Broadway and on Broadway League tours in North America and the British Isles. Sdc had been working to bring associate directors and choreographers, who had been one of the rare non-unionized groups on Broadway, under their umbrella for several years.
The League granted voluntary union recognition of the associate directors and choreographers, whose duties can include leading rehearsals for understudies and swings, taking over long-running shows and helping launch other productions. In February 2022, the two parties were working to finalize an interim agreement to cover the associates, ahead of negotiating the longer-term agreement.
The new agreement includes health and pension benefit contributions for the associates, as well as increases in compensation and benefits for directors and choreographers.
The contract applies to directors and choreographers working on Broadway and on Broadway League tours in North America and the British Isles. Sdc had been working to bring associate directors and choreographers, who had been one of the rare non-unionized groups on Broadway, under their umbrella for several years.
The League granted voluntary union recognition of the associate directors and choreographers, whose duties can include leading rehearsals for understudies and swings, taking over long-running shows and helping launch other productions. In February 2022, the two parties were working to finalize an interim agreement to cover the associates, ahead of negotiating the longer-term agreement.
The new agreement includes health and pension benefit contributions for the associates, as well as increases in compensation and benefits for directors and choreographers.
- 1/3/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The national union of stage directors and choreographers has reached an agreement with producers on a new four-year pact being called a landmark for some theater workers, the groups announced today.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and The Broadway League, the national trade association for producers in the Broadway and touring industry, said in their announcement that the agreement, which covers directors and choreographers on Broadway and League productions in North America and the British Isles, now includes associate directors and choreographers.
Considered a major agreement for its coverage of associates working on Broadway and companies across North America, the pact provides union protections including health and pension benefit contributions for the associate directors and choreographers.
Additionally, the agreement includes increases in compensation and benefits for covered directors and choreographers; new compensation structures for co-directors and co-choreographers; modified terms for recognized activity in the British Isles; and language codifying...
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and The Broadway League, the national trade association for producers in the Broadway and touring industry, said in their announcement that the agreement, which covers directors and choreographers on Broadway and League productions in North America and the British Isles, now includes associate directors and choreographers.
Considered a major agreement for its coverage of associates working on Broadway and companies across North America, the pact provides union protections including health and pension benefit contributions for the associate directors and choreographers.
Additionally, the agreement includes increases in compensation and benefits for covered directors and choreographers; new compensation structures for co-directors and co-choreographers; modified terms for recognized activity in the British Isles; and language codifying...
- 1/3/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
While Broadway shows are attracting a more racially diverse audience and tourism from outside the U.S. is fairly strong, the New York theater industry has been slow to recover from Covid-19: Admissions totaling 12.3 million for the 2022-23 were nearly 17% lower than the record-breaking pre-pandemic levels of the 2018-19 season.
The good news: Broadway audiences were more diverse than ever last season, with 29% of attendees identifying themselves as Black, Indigenous or People of Color. The figure compares with 26% in the 2018-19 season.
The numbers are included in the Broadway League’s latest annual demographics report, released today.
A comprehensive analysis of the theatergoers who attended Broadway shows during the 2022-23 season, the report covers the first complete season since Broadway reopened in September 2021 following the 18-month industry-wide pandemic shutdown. The League’s 23rd annual report is its first since the 2018-19 season.
“While we are not yet back to pre-Covid attendance levels,...
The good news: Broadway audiences were more diverse than ever last season, with 29% of attendees identifying themselves as Black, Indigenous or People of Color. The figure compares with 26% in the 2018-19 season.
The numbers are included in the Broadway League’s latest annual demographics report, released today.
A comprehensive analysis of the theatergoers who attended Broadway shows during the 2022-23 season, the report covers the first complete season since Broadway reopened in September 2021 following the 18-month industry-wide pandemic shutdown. The League’s 23rd annual report is its first since the 2018-19 season.
“While we are not yet back to pre-Covid attendance levels,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway will dim its lights on Saturday, June 17, to honor the memory of Robin Wagner, the triple Tony Award-winning scenic designer who died May 29 at age 89.
The traditional memorial marquee dimming will last for exactly one minute beginning at 7:45 p.m. Et.
Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League, said in a statement: “Generations of theatergoers can fondly look back and think of certain productions and along with poignant storylines and exquisite performances, they can recall the beautiful grand sets and intricate details of the stage all thanks to the creative genius of Robin Wagner.
“His keen eye for design and innovation,” she continued, “was responsible for some of Broadway’s most memorable sets — from On the Twentieth Century and City of Angels to The Producers — and we wish to pay tribute to his legacy on Broadway by dimming the lights in his honor.” Wagner won Tonys for those three productions,...
The traditional memorial marquee dimming will last for exactly one minute beginning at 7:45 p.m. Et.
Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League, said in a statement: “Generations of theatergoers can fondly look back and think of certain productions and along with poignant storylines and exquisite performances, they can recall the beautiful grand sets and intricate details of the stage all thanks to the creative genius of Robin Wagner.
“His keen eye for design and innovation,” she continued, “was responsible for some of Broadway’s most memorable sets — from On the Twentieth Century and City of Angels to The Producers — and we wish to pay tribute to his legacy on Broadway by dimming the lights in his honor.” Wagner won Tonys for those three productions,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The casts of Tony Award-nominated musicals and revivals taking the stage for the 76th Annual Tony Awards hosted by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) have been announced. CBS confirmed Camelot, Into The Woods, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street casts are set to perform on this year’s awards show.
Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, A Beautiful Noise, and Funny Girl will entertain viewers at the 2023 Tony Awards. Plus, the broadcast will include a special performance for the 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients Joel Grey and John Kander.
The show will air live on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from the historic United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights.
“CBS has been home to the Tony Awards for more than 40 years,” stated Jack Sussman, executive vice president of specials,...
Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, A Beautiful Noise, and Funny Girl will entertain viewers at the 2023 Tony Awards. Plus, the broadcast will include a special performance for the 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients Joel Grey and John Kander.
The show will air live on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from the historic United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights.
“CBS has been home to the Tony Awards for more than 40 years,” stated Jack Sussman, executive vice president of specials,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Tony Awards broadcast this Sunday will feature performances from the casts of Tony Award nominated best musicals and revivals including Camelot, Into The Woods, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
And Funny Girl.
Though that 2022 musical revival starring Lea Michele is a year past any Tony eligibility, producers apparently couldn’t resist the possibility of the popular Michele performing on the broadcast. Easy bet: “Don’t Rain On My Parade.”
In addition, the show will feature performances from Joaquina Kalukango, the Paradise Square winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. The cast of A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond musical that did not score any nominations, also will perform.
Also scheduled is a special performance for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients Joel Grey and John Kander.
And Funny Girl.
Though that 2022 musical revival starring Lea Michele is a year past any Tony eligibility, producers apparently couldn’t resist the possibility of the popular Michele performing on the broadcast. Easy bet: “Don’t Rain On My Parade.”
In addition, the show will feature performances from Joaquina Kalukango, the Paradise Square winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. The cast of A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond musical that did not score any nominations, also will perform.
Also scheduled is a special performance for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients Joel Grey and John Kander.
- 6/8/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion.
Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance for the season that ended just two days ago was 12,283,399, about 17% off from the pre-pandemic 2018-19 season, the highest grossing and best attended season in Broadway recorded history.
The box office numbers indicate a slow if steady return from the gloomiest days of the Covid pandemic. The 2019-20 season, cut short a couple months by the Covid shutdown in March 2020, recorded total grosses of $1.4 billion and an attendance of 11 million. The 2021-22 season, which saw Broadway reopen after the dark 2020-21 season, took in just $845 million (6.7 million in attendance), a reflection of the 10-week start-up delay and numerous cancelations.
Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance for the season that ended just two days ago was 12,283,399, about 17% off from the pre-pandemic 2018-19 season, the highest grossing and best attended season in Broadway recorded history.
The box office numbers indicate a slow if steady return from the gloomiest days of the Covid pandemic. The 2019-20 season, cut short a couple months by the Covid shutdown in March 2020, recorded total grosses of $1.4 billion and an attendance of 11 million. The 2021-22 season, which saw Broadway reopen after the dark 2020-21 season, took in just $845 million (6.7 million in attendance), a reflection of the 10-week start-up delay and numerous cancelations.
- 5/24/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, will be the recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award, the Tony administration committee announced today.
The award, based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, is accompanied by a $25,000 grant.
“Pasadena Playhouse has made a significant impact, on both a local and global level, by developing some of the most innovative and inspiring works and artists,” said Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League, in a joint statement.
The playhouse’s Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman called the award “a defining moment for our community,” adding, “This most prestigious award honors every person who has played a role in making and continuing to make Pasadena Playhouse one of the great cultural institutions in America.”
Pasadena Playhouse, the official State Theater of California, has staged thousands of original productions since...
The award, based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, is accompanied by a $25,000 grant.
“Pasadena Playhouse has made a significant impact, on both a local and global level, by developing some of the most innovative and inspiring works and artists,” said Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League, in a joint statement.
The playhouse’s Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman called the award “a defining moment for our community,” adding, “This most prestigious award honors every person who has played a role in making and continuing to make Pasadena Playhouse one of the great cultural institutions in America.”
Pasadena Playhouse, the official State Theater of California, has staged thousands of original productions since...
- 5/23/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway will dim its marquee lights on June 1 in remembrance of the late Roundabout Theatre Company artistic director Todd Haimes, who died April 19 at age 66.
“Todd Haimes was a force on Broadway,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “He led with an enthusiastic sense of imagination, determination, and compassion and his legacy will endure thanks to his incredible efforts in championing arts education and outreach as well as supporting emerging talent.”
Haimes, who served as a Board and Executive Committee member of The Broadway League for the last 15 years, guided the Roundabout for four decades to become one of the largest and most influential non-profit theater companies both on and Off Broadway. Under his leadership, 50 productions were nominated for Tony Awards, with 11 wins.
“As a colleague and friend to so many,” St. Martin said, “the loss to our community is almost immeasurable. But we celebrate all that...
“Todd Haimes was a force on Broadway,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “He led with an enthusiastic sense of imagination, determination, and compassion and his legacy will endure thanks to his incredible efforts in championing arts education and outreach as well as supporting emerging talent.”
Haimes, who served as a Board and Executive Committee member of The Broadway League for the last 15 years, guided the Roundabout for four decades to become one of the largest and most influential non-profit theater companies both on and Off Broadway. Under his leadership, 50 productions were nominated for Tony Awards, with 11 wins.
“As a colleague and friend to so many,” St. Martin said, “the loss to our community is almost immeasurable. But we celebrate all that...
- 5/18/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The striking Writers Guild of America denied a request for a waiver to allow for the Tony Awards to air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on June 11, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
This week, this season’s Tony Awards Management Committee — which is comprised of eight representatives of the Broadway League, including president Charlotte St. Martin and well-known producers Jordan Roth and Scott Sanders, and eight representatives of the American Theater Wing, including president Heather Hitchens — formally petitioned the Writers Guild for such a waiver, noting how much financially struggling Broadway shows depend on exposure from the Tonys telecast for a box office bump. (This season, shows hanging on in hopes of a Tonys bounce include the front-running musicals Some Like It Hot and Kimberly Akimbo and the play Leopoldstadt.)
The management committee has set an emergency meeting for Monday morning to determine the best path forward.
The two...
This week, this season’s Tony Awards Management Committee — which is comprised of eight representatives of the Broadway League, including president Charlotte St. Martin and well-known producers Jordan Roth and Scott Sanders, and eight representatives of the American Theater Wing, including president Heather Hitchens — formally petitioned the Writers Guild for such a waiver, noting how much financially struggling Broadway shows depend on exposure from the Tonys telecast for a box office bump. (This season, shows hanging on in hopes of a Tonys bounce include the front-running musicals Some Like It Hot and Kimberly Akimbo and the play Leopoldstadt.)
The management committee has set an emergency meeting for Monday morning to determine the best path forward.
The two...
- 5/12/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 76th Tony Awards are scheduled to celebrate the best work of the 2022-23 Broadway season on June 11 — but, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, a number of decisions over the next few days will determine if the ongoing writers strike will force the ceremony, which is supposed to air on CBS and stream on Paramount+, to move forward in a non-televised format or to be postponed.
According to multiple high-level sources, a script for the Tony Awards was completed before the Writers Guild of America declared a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, of which CBS and Paramount+ are member companies, on May 2. (The Tony nominations were announced just hours later.) But without a waiver from the Writers Guild granting special dispensation for the show, guild members would almost certainly show up to picket outside the venue: New York’s United Palace theater in Washington Heights.
According to multiple high-level sources, a script for the Tony Awards was completed before the Writers Guild of America declared a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, of which CBS and Paramount+ are member companies, on May 2. (The Tony nominations were announced just hours later.) But without a waiver from the Writers Guild granting special dispensation for the show, guild members would almost certainly show up to picket outside the venue: New York’s United Palace theater in Washington Heights.
- 5/12/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jay-Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation has published an open letter to New York City as part of its bid to operate a proposed casino in Times Square. In addition to tweeting it out, the company took out ads in the New York Post, New York Daily News, and Amsterdam News to run the letter, according to Billboard.
“The winning licensee must always put the well-being of New Yorkers at the top of their agenda and do right by its residents,” the letter states. “This is too important of a...
“The winning licensee must always put the well-being of New Yorkers at the top of their agenda and do right by its residents,” the letter states. “This is too important of a...
- 5/11/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The 2023 Tony Awards are presenting two theater titans with an honorary lifetime achievement award: original “Cabaret” collaborators Joel Grey, who starred as the Emcee, and John Kander, who composed the musical’s score.
To be presented at the live ceremony in New York City on June 11, these special Tonys add to two already sterling careers that have earned competitive Tonys, Oscars, Golden Globes and more upon their shelves.
“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights. John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York,” Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League, said in a statement.
Speaking Grey’s praises, Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, added: “As a legendary actor and director, Joel...
To be presented at the live ceremony in New York City on June 11, these special Tonys add to two already sterling careers that have earned competitive Tonys, Oscars, Golden Globes and more upon their shelves.
“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights. John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York,” Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League, said in a statement.
Speaking Grey’s praises, Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, added: “As a legendary actor and director, Joel...
- 5/3/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Broadway and film star Joel Grey and John Kander, composer of Cabaret, Chicago and more, will receive the 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
Grey was the original Amos Hart in the 1996 Chicago and the original Emcee in Cabaret on Broadway, for which he won a Tony Award. He later received an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for his performance in the film adaptation. Kander, who co-wrote those legendary musicals with the late lyricist Fred Ebb, is currently represented on Broadway with the musical New York, New York.
“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights. John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League.
“As a legendary actor and director,...
Grey was the original Amos Hart in the 1996 Chicago and the original Emcee in Cabaret on Broadway, for which he won a Tony Award. He later received an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for his performance in the film adaptation. Kander, who co-wrote those legendary musicals with the late lyricist Fred Ebb, is currently represented on Broadway with the musical New York, New York.
“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights. John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League.
“As a legendary actor and director,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander will each receive the 2023 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today
“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York.”
Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, said of Grey, “As a legendary actor and director, Joel Grey has made an everlasting impact, from Cabaret, to Goodtime Charley, The Normal Heart and his acclaimed Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Grey and Mr. Kander are true giants of the theatre, and we are honored to say Wilkommen as the recipients of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards.
“We are immensely thrilled to honor two legends in their own rights,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “John Kander has composed the soundtrack to all of our lives – meeting us in every decade – creating unforgettable scores for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his current Broadway hit New York, New York.”
Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, said of Grey, “As a legendary actor and director, Joel Grey has made an everlasting impact, from Cabaret, to Goodtime Charley, The Normal Heart and his acclaimed Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Grey and Mr. Kander are true giants of the theatre, and we are honored to say Wilkommen as the recipients of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards.
- 5/3/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Members of Actors’ Equity have voted to approve the new touring agreement with the Broadway League.
The union, which represents more than 51,000 stage managers and actors, had been negotiating with the League over the new touring contract since mid-January. On April 3, Actors’ Equity announced a strike threat against the Broadway League, which represents industry producers, presenters and general managers. The union announced that it had reached a tentative agreement on April 13.
The new contract will be in effect through Sept. 7, 2026.
This agreement replaces the previous touring production contracts, which cover bigger-budget shows, as well as short-engagement touring agreements, which cover shows with lower weekly sales guarantees.
In the touring negotiations, actors and stage managers were concerned about increasing per diem rates to cover the rising cost of food and housing on the road, increasing wages and getting greater coverage for actors and stage managers on tour, whenever a member is sick,...
The union, which represents more than 51,000 stage managers and actors, had been negotiating with the League over the new touring contract since mid-January. On April 3, Actors’ Equity announced a strike threat against the Broadway League, which represents industry producers, presenters and general managers. The union announced that it had reached a tentative agreement on April 13.
The new contract will be in effect through Sept. 7, 2026.
This agreement replaces the previous touring production contracts, which cover bigger-budget shows, as well as short-engagement touring agreements, which cover shows with lower weekly sales guarantees.
In the touring negotiations, actors and stage managers were concerned about increasing per diem rates to cover the rising cost of food and housing on the road, increasing wages and getting greater coverage for actors and stage managers on tour, whenever a member is sick,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ujpdated, 6:23 Pm: The 51,000-plus members of Actors’ Equity Association today ratified the touring agreement that was reached with The Broadway League two weeks ago. The new deal runs through September 7, 2026.
Actors’ Equity said the pact contains advances in equity, diversity and inclusion; paid sick leave; and safeguards for those who need reproductive and gender-affirming care.
“Creating a new, unified touring agreement has been a long-term goal, and it was a massive undertaking,” said Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity Association. “The new contract contains advances in equity, diversity and inclusion, paid sick leave for everyone in the Equity company and safeguards for those who need reproductive and gender-affirming care. Touring is hard, and living on the road full time presents unique challenges. We will continue to focus on improving quality of life for the actors and stage managers who commit to bringing world-class theatre to communities across the country.
Actors’ Equity said the pact contains advances in equity, diversity and inclusion; paid sick leave; and safeguards for those who need reproductive and gender-affirming care.
“Creating a new, unified touring agreement has been a long-term goal, and it was a massive undertaking,” said Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity Association. “The new contract contains advances in equity, diversity and inclusion, paid sick leave for everyone in the Equity company and safeguards for those who need reproductive and gender-affirming care. Touring is hard, and living on the road full time presents unique challenges. We will continue to focus on improving quality of life for the actors and stage managers who commit to bringing world-class theatre to communities across the country.
- 4/29/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Broadway League, representing theater producers and general managers, has formed a coalition of area restaurants and organizations to oppose a proposed casino in Times Square.
The No Times Square Casino coalition, which also includes famed theater eatery Sardi’s, as well as the Times Square Church and the Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association, is standing against the proposal from Caesar Entertainment and Sl Green Realty Corporation to build a casino at 1515 Broadway, called Caesars Palace Times Square. Roc Nation and Jay-Z have also pledged to partner on the casino.
The casino would include 950 hotel rooms, a live sportsbook, slots and table games and would be developed entirely within the existing building of 1515 Broadway, which counts the Minskoff Theater home to The Lion King as a tenant, among others.
This is one of several properties bidding for a permit to build a casino in downstate New York. The casino does have its supporters,...
The No Times Square Casino coalition, which also includes famed theater eatery Sardi’s, as well as the Times Square Church and the Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association, is standing against the proposal from Caesar Entertainment and Sl Green Realty Corporation to build a casino at 1515 Broadway, called Caesars Palace Times Square. Roc Nation and Jay-Z have also pledged to partner on the casino.
The casino would include 950 hotel rooms, a live sportsbook, slots and table games and would be developed entirely within the existing building of 1515 Broadway, which counts the Minskoff Theater home to The Lion King as a tenant, among others.
This is one of several properties bidding for a permit to build a casino in downstate New York. The casino does have its supporters,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A coalition of Broadway theater owners and producers, midtown Manhattan community and tenant organizations, and such well-known theater-district restaurants as Sardi’s and Joe Allen are among the members of a new coalition pledging opposition to a proposed casino in Times Square.
Citing such potential liabilities of a Times Square casino as traffic congestion, economic disruption and social harm including making the area “less welcoming to families,” the No Times Square Casino coalition is urging state gaming officials to reject any casino proposals for the neighborhood.
“After a decades-long turnaround that revitalized the neighborhood and turned it into a pre-eminent destination for locals, businesses and tourists, Times Square is one of the most vibrant areas in the country,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, the trade organization representing theater owners and producers. “We don’t want to see that progress jeopardized by a casino.”
The new coalition...
Citing such potential liabilities of a Times Square casino as traffic congestion, economic disruption and social harm including making the area “less welcoming to families,” the No Times Square Casino coalition is urging state gaming officials to reject any casino proposals for the neighborhood.
“After a decades-long turnaround that revitalized the neighborhood and turned it into a pre-eminent destination for locals, businesses and tourists, Times Square is one of the most vibrant areas in the country,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, the trade organization representing theater owners and producers. “We don’t want to see that progress jeopardized by a casino.”
The new coalition...
- 4/14/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ariana DeBose will return to host this year’s Tony Awards, the ceremony’s producers announced today.
DeBose, an Oscar winner (West Side Story) and Tony nominee (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), hosted last year’s broadcast to general acclaim. This year’s event, the 76th Annual Tony Awards, will air live from United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights on Sunday, June 11, on CBS.
“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back,” DeBose said in a statement. “So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen. Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards.”
Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League said in a joint statement that DeBose is a “force both on and off the stage,...
DeBose, an Oscar winner (West Side Story) and Tony nominee (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), hosted last year’s broadcast to general acclaim. This year’s event, the 76th Annual Tony Awards, will air live from United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights on Sunday, June 11, on CBS.
“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back,” DeBose said in a statement. “So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen. Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards.”
Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League said in a joint statement that DeBose is a “force both on and off the stage,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will return to host the 2023 Tony Awards ceremony.
DeBose, who hosted last year’s show, has several Broadway credits, including a leading role in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, for which she received a Tony Award nomination, and as an original cast member of Hamilton. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 11 at the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights. The show will be broadcast on CBS and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back! So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen. Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards!” DeBose said.
An Oscar winner for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, DeBose also stars...
DeBose, who hosted last year’s show, has several Broadway credits, including a leading role in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, for which she received a Tony Award nomination, and as an original cast member of Hamilton. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 11 at the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights. The show will be broadcast on CBS and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
“I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back! So looking forward to celebrating this incredible season and the people who make the work happen. Here’s to adding some uptown flavor to the magic of the Tony Awards!” DeBose said.
An Oscar winner for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, DeBose also stars...
- 4/12/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The long-awaited, pandemic-postponed 74th Annual Tony Awards will be a two-hour, streaming-only ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 26, available on ViacomCBS’ Paramount+ platform and followed immediately by a special two-hour CBS broadcast celebration of Broadway’s return.
The broadcast portion of the four-hour Broadway themed evening will include the live presentation of only three Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Revival of a Play and Best Musical. Though other winners will be celebrated throughout the broadcast, including performances from the three Tony-nominated Best Musical contenders, the awards ceremony itself will be livestreamed from an as-yet-unannounced Broadway venue at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt exclusively on Paramount+.
The two-hour CBS broadcast special, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, beginning at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt, is being described as a live concert event featuring Broadway entertainers and Tony Award winners performing “beloved classics” to “celebrate the joy and magic of live theatre.
The broadcast portion of the four-hour Broadway themed evening will include the live presentation of only three Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Revival of a Play and Best Musical. Though other winners will be celebrated throughout the broadcast, including performances from the three Tony-nominated Best Musical contenders, the awards ceremony itself will be livestreamed from an as-yet-unannounced Broadway venue at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt exclusively on Paramount+.
The two-hour CBS broadcast special, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, beginning at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt, is being described as a live concert event featuring Broadway entertainers and Tony Award winners performing “beloved classics” to “celebrate the joy and magic of live theatre.
- 5/26/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has been announced as the host of the 71st annual Tony Awards. The ceremony, which will be broadcast from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 11 on CBS, will benefit from the leading man’s talent on both stage and screen. Spacey was last seen on the Tonys stage as a winner in 1991 for best supporting actor in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers.” “I was their [second] choice for ‘Usual Suspects,’ [fourth] choice for ‘American Beauty’ and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards,” said Spacey in a statement, referring to his two Oscar-winning roles. “I think my career is definitely going in the right direction.” “We are thrilled to have Kevin, who has mastered the Broadway stage, the big and small screens, and the West End, host this year’s Tony Awards!” said Charlotte St. Martin and Heather Hitchens,...
- 4/18/2017
- backstage.com
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