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Executive Director Mary McColl addresses the crowd at 2017's Rally to Save the Arts at NY City Hall

Equity in the News

  • NEW YORK TIMES: BROADWAY DEAL OVER RUDIN SHOWS WILL LIMIT NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS

    NEW YORK TIMES: BROADWAY DEAL OVER RUDIN SHOWS WILL LIMIT NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS

    Performers and stage managers were released from agreements they signed to work on four shows that were produced by Scott Rudin after their union, Actors' Equity, filed complaints.

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    • Harassment
    • New York Times
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: BROADWAY ACTORS, STAGE MANAGERS IN MULTIPLE SCOTT RUDIN SHOWS RELEASED FROM NDAS

    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: BROADWAY ACTORS, STAGE MANAGERS IN MULTIPLE SCOTT RUDIN SHOWS RELEASED FROM NDAS

    The productions impacted include 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'West Side Story,' 'The Iceman Cometh' and 'The Lehman Trilogy,' with the nondisclosure agreement release effective immediately.

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    • Harassment
    • The Hollywood Reporter
  • BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AUDITING AND 990 INFORMATION RETURN SERVICES

    BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AUDITING AND 990 INFORMATION RETURN SERVICES

    All proposals are due by June 30, 2022.

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    • BroadwayWorld
  • NBC NEWS: THE BACKWARD THINKING BEHIND REACTIONS TO JESSE WILLIAMS’ LEAKED NUDE BROADWAY IMAGES

    NBC NEWS: THE BACKWARD THINKING BEHIND REACTIONS TO JESSE WILLIAMS’ LEAKED NUDE BROADWAY IMAGES

    Praises for the actor's body ignores the fact that he had every right to feel safe while he was at work — and someone violated that.

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    • Harassment
    • NBC News
  • ASSOCIATED PRESS: UNAUTHORIZED VIDEO OF JESSE WILLIAMS OSNTAGE PROMPTS OUTRAGE

    ASSOCIATED PRESS: UNAUTHORIZED VIDEO OF JESSE WILLIAMS OSNTAGE PROMPTS OUTRAGE

    Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the producers and the union that represents actors and stage managers.

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    • Associated Press
    • Harassment
  • NEW YORK TIMES: AFTER NUDE JESSE WILLIAMS VIDEO, THEATER TURNS CAMERA ON AUDIENCE

    NEW YORK TIMES: AFTER NUDE JESSE WILLIAMS VIDEO, THEATER TURNS CAMERA ON AUDIENCE

    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.

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    • New York Times
  • PEOPLE MAGAZINE: ACTORS' EQUITY CALLS JESSE WILLIAMS' NUDE VIDEO LEAK 'SEXUAL HARASSMENT' AND A 'BREACH OF CONSENT'

    PEOPLE MAGAZINE: ACTORS' EQUITY CALLS JESSE WILLIAMS' NUDE VIDEO LEAK 'SEXUAL HARASSMENT' AND A 'BREACH OF CONSENT'

    "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the creation and distribution of photographs and videos of our members during a nude scene," said Kate Shindle, president of Actors' Equity Association

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    • Harassment
    • People Magazine
  • DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY BLASTS AUDIENCE MEMBER WHO VIDEOED JESSE WILLIAMS’ NUDE SCENE IN ‘TAKE ME OUT’ & TWEETED IT

    DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY BLASTS AUDIENCE MEMBER WHO VIDEOED JESSE WILLIAMS’ NUDE SCENE IN ‘TAKE ME OUT’ & TWEETED IT

    Actors’ Equity is blasting an audience member who secretly videotaped Jesse Williams’ nude scene while performing in Take Me Out at the Second Stage Theater in NYC and then released it on Twitter.

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    • Deadline
    • Harassment
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: ACTORS’ EQUITY EXPANDS ‘WAITRESS’ UNIONIZING FIGHT TO ENTIRE BROADWAY TOURING INDUSTRY (EXCLUSIVE)

    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: ACTORS’ EQUITY EXPANDS ‘WAITRESS’ UNIONIZING FIGHT TO ENTIRE BROADWAY TOURING INDUSTRY (EXCLUSIVE)

    "They should all be union," said Actors’ Equity executive director Alvin Vincent, Jr. as the guild takes a closer look at the relationship between the Broadway producers and non-union touring producers.

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    • The Hollywood Reporter
  • NEW YORK TIMES: EQUITY DROPS ‘WAITRESS’ UNIONIZATION EFFORT AND FILES GRIEVANCE

    NEW YORK TIMES: EQUITY DROPS ‘WAITRESS’ UNIONIZATION EFFORT AND FILES GRIEVANCE

    The union said it was withdrawing the petition because the producers of the nonunion tour now plan to end its run in June.

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    • New York Times
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